Management and Program Analyst Job

Vacancy No. AEA-ATO-24-BKY-92320 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $45,591.00 to $80,781.00 Grade F to G
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 9/14/2024 Close Date 10/4/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
College Park, GABurlington, MANashua, NHQueens, NY


Job Description (Please follow all instructions carefully)

Summary

Position is in support of Facilities and Equipment, Operations and Reimbursables. Incumbent performs a combination of routine, multiple and varying assignments and serves as the expert for fiscal tracking and accounting procedures.

Duties

F Band: Incumbent performs basic, but progressively more difficult assignments for fiscal training and accounting procedures. Provides annual accounting classification/coding training to Group employees as well as feedback to employees on accounting errors. Reviews all Group's accounting, obligation documents and data before they are approved and entered into the accounting system. Reconciles Group coding errors and discrepancies. Maintains Group's fiscal data via various software systems including, but not limited to CWP, PRISM, PCard, Delphi, Regis and US Bank. Advises Group Manager and Group employees on areas requiring improvement and corrections required for errors in fiscal data or processes.
Maintains and analyzes statistical databases as required to identify and document problems and successes in fiscal management as a means to improve fiscal control, accuracy and efficiency. Using Regis, establishes and maintains tracking for Group's activity expenditures. Generates reports from available databases to support Group's performance and evaluates status of Group's metrics.
Responsible for funds certification for assigned Group. Provides status briefings to management. Serves as the Group's liaison to Logistics, Accounting, Business Services and others on fiscal issues.
Monitors and tracks programmatic and management actions and reports for completeness and responsiveness to guidance, to insure that commitments and milestones are met, and delinquencies are brought to the attention of the supervisor. Recommends changes to and/or solutions to routine procedural problems. Analyzes reports to ensure distribution, consolidation of comments and required follow-up action. Assures external and internally generated actions are assigned and properly logged. Provides coordination and action follow-up among management. Assists in the interpretation and implementation of policies, procedures and requirements governing program planning, cost control and budget formulation/execution, delegation of authority, staffing utilization, etc.
Researches, reviews and analyzes management and program directives and instructions from higher level offices concerning fiscal and accounting procedures for consistency, reporting requirements and background information. Gathers, extracts, reviews and consolidates budget narratives, cross-cuts and background information. Assists in the review and analysis of budget submissions for a few relatively stable programs and/or program support activities, ensuring overall consistency and accuracy. Consolidates detailed operational and financial data into specified formats, develops statistical charts and graphs and edits textual material for clarity.

G Band: Incumbent is responsible for funds certification and reconciliation of financial records. Reviews accounting, obligation documents, and data before they are fund certified and entered into the accounting system. Provides feedback to ES managers and employees on accounting errors. Corrects coding errors and discrepancies. Advises ES managers and employees on areas requiring improvement and corrections in fiscal data or processes. Maintains and tracks program fiscal data via various software systems, including but not limited to, CWP Portal, PRISM, Delphi, REGIS, US Bank and E2. Maintains and analyzes statistical spreadsheets or databases, as required, to identify and document problems and successes in fiscal management as a means to improve fiscal control, accuracy and efficiency. Generates reports from available databases to track and monitor ES performance and metrics and provides status briefings to management. Provides guidance to lower level FCO’s and administrative personnel. Serves as the ES liaison to Logistics, Accounting, Business Services, Planning and Requirements and others on fiscal data and processes. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.

Qualifications

TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-F (FG/GS 5-9) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least three years of progressively responsible general experience that demonstrates the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, recognize solutions, plan and organize work and convey information, with at least one year equivalent to the FG/GS-4 level.

OR

Successful completion of a full 4 year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university.

OR

Combination education and experience may be qualifying for this position.

TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-G (FG/GS 10/11) level, you must demonstrate in your application you possess one (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to FV-F (FG/GS 5-9) level. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE may include but is not limited to: Experience with fund certification and reconciliation, analyzing statistical fiscal data, and experience using REGIS/DELPHI.

OR

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

OR

LL.M., if related, from an accredited college or university.

OR

Combination education and experience may be qualifying for this position.

Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

Education Substitution:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, gained from an accredited college or university. A combination of education and experience may be qualifying for this position. Refer to OPM's Operating Manual Qualification Standards at, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/A/gs-admin.asp for more information.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Preview Job Questionnaire

Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

Locality will be added based on the duty location for the following:
College Park, GA - 23.45%
Burlington, MA - 31.97%
Nashua, NH - 31.97%
Queens, NY - 37.24%

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Some, none, or all candidates may be interviewed.

Position may be filled at the F or G level.

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACoreCompensation.htm

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Only supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents must be uploaded to your USAJOBS profile on or before the closing date of this announcement.

Persons with Disabilities and Persons with Targeted Disabilities Appointment: You must provide proof of disability documentation (i.e. Schedule A Letter) that:

1. May be a letter or other documentation on official stationery/letterhead with an official signature.
2. Clearly states that you are eligible for appointment under the PWD/PWTD hiring authority or a Schedule A appointment authority as outlined in 5 CFR Section 213.3102(u).
3. Does not need to detail the specific disability, medical history, or need for accommodation.



All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.

If you want consideration for one or more of the Special Hiring Authorities, documentation that must be submitted at time of application can be found at Direct Hiring Authorities | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Faxed, mailed and e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.


You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.

We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
  • Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

  • Duties (be specific in describing your duties)

  • Employer's name and address

  • Supervisor name and phone number

  • Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)

  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)

  • Salary


Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Agency contact information

Brenda K. Yee
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AEA Regional HR Services Branch
1 Aviation Plaza, Room 207
AHF-N610
Jamaica, NY 11434
US
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Next steps

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide.

Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.