Summary
About the position: This position will be assigned to the Resource Management Account Office on Offutt AFB.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.
Duties
Serves as the functional point of contact for day-to-day non-appropriated fund budget and financial issues. Works
with activity managers, FSS resource advisor, and budget office counterparts to obtain budget and funding information. Monitors and tracks organizations funds. Works closely with activity supervisors/managers and flight chiefs to obtain Non-appropriated (NAF) budget information for the purpose of establishing an accurate non-appropriated budget. Provides guidance in the development and preparation of Non-appropriated (NAF) operating budget, verifies accuracy and adequacy of data and analyzes trend and prior fiscal year data to ensure projected budget data in-line. Works closely with supervisors/managers and project managers in utilization of resources, resolving problems, and determining appropriated funding/resource requirements. Compiles findings and makes recommendations for development and implementation of procedures or financial management and budgeting functions in support of organization programs/activities. Makes recommendations on funded and unfunded priorities, preparing justifications, and defending requirements. Review and analyzes budget requests submitted by organizational activities to ensure their consistency, accuracy, historical trend, an adherence to instructions. Interprets source information and properly applies it to the budget.
Reviews organizational historical data and/or matches funding requests or projected costs of selected line items with past records to determine trends in spending and forecast for quarterly an annual funding need. Analyzes data to prior, current and future year in preparing quarterly and annual budgets and execution plans. Develops consolidated budgets for non-appropriated funds.
Reviews and drafts statements for justifying non-appropriated fund budgets. Reviews and drafts statements for justifying funding requests requiring the use of non-appropriated funds. Reviews all budget submissions for compliance with rules, regulations, and procedures. Provides advice on budget related matters such as types of funding available, effects of budgetary changes on related activities, and status and use of funds. Compiles, compares, and conveys information about the budget and programs of the organization. Prepares guidance and/or interpretation of standard procedures and regulations relating to the organizations budget and financial procedures/processes. Conducts budget-related training of organizational personnel on budget processes, procedures, requirements, etc. Assist in advising facility managers, flight chiefs, and senior leaders on regulatory of directive budget changes which may alter of affect the mission.
Performs a full range of accounting duties using double-entry accrual accounting methods. Classifies and verifies a wide variety of accounting documents in order to assure their mathematical correctness, completeness of information, and to prepare control sheets with appropriate accounting codes. Maintains double-entry bookkeeping journals and subsidiary ledgers, posting entries to establish accounts. Prepares monthly balances, reconciles accounts, and transcribes to general ledger for closeout of all accounts. Traces discrepancies, if necessary, to posting documents, computes operational expenses incurred by individual activities for accounting services provided, and assigns charges appropriately. Reports prepared may include profit and loss statements, financial statements, and miscellaneous financial reporting data. Performs other related duties as assigned.
If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12469939
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 07/10/2024
Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience:
Experience in accounting methods, procedures, and techniques used in maintaining and analyzing all classes of accounts encompassing a number of diversified activities; ability to prepare financial settlements and reports. Ability to interpret regulations and apply them in various situations. General understanding of the flow of funds from initiation through expenditure stages and to identify discrepancies in the system. Practical knowledge of the mission, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding of assigned budget activities in order to relate needs and accomplishments of the organization to anticipated and actual dollar figures in the budget. Knowledge of sources of factual information about the programs and finances of the organizations' budget, such as that found in accounting and data processing reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and sales data. Analytical skill is required to interpret the source information and apply it to the budget. Knowledge of schedules in acceptable budget formats (e.g., showing fund assets and liabilities). Knowledge of budget execution processes to determine whether obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within funding limitation in the approved budget. Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (i.e. Tier 1 Level) is required.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.
Required Documents
Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Diploma/ GED
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- Other (2)
- PCS Orders
- Professional Certification
- Proof of Marriage Status
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
How to Apply
To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/10/2024 to receive consideration.
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Next steps
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