Duties
***This is a Title 5 National Guard Employee position description.***
This position is located in the Army Comptroller Division in the US Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO). The purpose of this position to serve as a supervisor (Branch Chief) with technical and administrative supervisory responsibilities to include the oversight of subordinate staff performing work related to a wide spectrum of pay operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounts Payable and Travel Pay).
Work to perform, supervise, and/or manage administrative fiscal, financial management, accounting or budgetary nature. Provides analytical reasoning in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of financial issues and developing alternative solutions. Involves competencies in analysis, research, writing, and judgment typically gained through academic education or progressively responsible experiences. Requires knowledge and skill in the application of related laws, regulations, precedents, methods and techniques of budgeting. Competencies in self-management, resilience, teamwork, attention to details, creative thinking, integrity, honesty, and positive customer service skills. Work follows established methods and procedures; uses practical knowledge of the operations, procedures, and policies of specific program areas or functional assignment; and typically learns to do the work through specialized experiences.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Financial Management Certification Requirements:
The certification will not be used as a mandatory requirement in DoD hiring systems. A member who is not certified may still qualify for a position that requires DoD financial management certification as a condition of employment. The most qualified individual will be selected for a position.
Members of the financial management workforce are required to participate in the Financial Management Certification Program; therefore, achieving certification is a condition of employment. Members of the financial management workforce must achieve the appropriate certification level for their positions within 2 years of notification of applicable certification requirements or the period of any extension.
The financial management certification program supports the professional development of the financial management workforce and provides a framework for a standard body of knowledge across all DoD financial business programs.
The financial management certification requirements will vary for positions dependent on the complexity and responsibility of the positions' financial management supervisory and non-supervisory business programs.
Financial management certification requirements are in the conditions of employment and notes in the position description.
Supervisors of financial management coded positions coordinate with the component administrator and component certification authority to determine financial management certification requirements of employees occupying financial management coded positions.
Qualifications
AREA OF CONSIDERATION (AOC): This is a Title 5 "Excepted Service " position under the authority of Title V, P.L. 114-328, Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA)", and is open to US citizens interested in helping the Department of the Army meet our mission requirements.
Area of Consideration: This position is open to Area 1 Only.
Area 1: Current employees (Tenure 1 and 2 / internal to the Agency)
Area 2: All other applicants (external to the Agency)
GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
In addition to OPM general experience, evaluate applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities for:
- Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately;
- Skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material;
- Skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings;
- Ability to prepare reports and presentation formats.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: All personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level. Experiences gained through military technical training schools are included in the one-year on-the-job experience. Must have fundamental working experiences with a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade. The applicant's educational degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience.
Supervisory Positions, add the following Specialized Experience:
Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:
1. Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance of the position.
2. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
3. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; comp-time and/or overtime may be required.
4. May be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportation as appropriate to perform temporary duty assignments.
5. This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG. This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1).
Education
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of, or a combination of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management. Apply the education requirement for qualification using the Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions.
Additional information
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement,
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
~ Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Finance, Control of Funds, Fundamentals & Operations of Finance, and Integrity/Honesty
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed- REQUIRED. Resumes that do not sufficiently show the required experience in detail, as well as resumes that list accolades and not relatable experience may not be considered.
2. Other supporting documents: DD-214's, Transcripts, Standard Form 50s (SF 50), Etc.
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.