About this role
Job SummarySecuring Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
QualificationsTo qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Analyzing spend plans, fund execution, obligations, purchase requests, and accounting reclassifications to support accurate, timely, and compliant use of funds. Preparing financial reports, briefings, policies, and budget recommendations to support management decisions, fiscal compliance, and effective internal controls. To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-I or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Leading analysis of spend plans and overseeing fund execution to ensure proper use of funds, compliance with fiscal requirements, and effective internal controls. Overseeing complex obligations, purchase requests, and accounting reclassifications to support accurate, timely, and compliant use of funds. Developing financial reports, executive briefings, policies, and budget recommendations to inform senior leadership decisions. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Major DutiesThis FINANCIAL SPECIALIST position is located in the Financial Management Branch, Real Estate Management Division (REMD), Facilities and Administration (FA), Mission Support (MS), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Performs financial analysis on spend plans and works with multiple Divisions/Branches in distributing and/or monitoring spend plans to ensure proper execution and fund controls are being exercised and may act as lead for large projects/programs/activities. Reviews and prepares detailed briefings, receives, and responds to questions-for-the-record and reports for the assigned program office, PPA, and appropriation requested by TSA, DHS, OMB, and Congressional Committees. Analyzes the effect of continual changes in program plans and resources and develops recommendations for new financial actions, budgetary goals, timetables, milestones, methods, approaches, and procedures and to assure that estimates and submissions conform to OMB regulations and DHS guidelines. Serves as a Funds Certifier and/or Approver for purchase requests ensuring the use of the proper line of accounting, object class, and accuracy of the Office's financial reporting. Reviews program operating plans and justification for conformance with program requirements. Monitors and reports on the rate of expenditure of funds. Prepares and analyzes financial reports on commitments, obligations, and expenditures for office/program, PPA, and appropriation. Designs and implements new and changing financial management programs and priorities to address changes to laws, regulations and finance central to TSA's mission, and performs assignments that regularly require interpretations of internal and external policies and extrapolations from precedents. Interprets and assesses the impact of new and revised Congressional legislation on the formulation and execution of budgets. Defines objectives, interprets policy and determines their effect on program needs. Serves as liaison between office and the CFO Budget Office ensuring that all budget taskings from CFO are completed timely and resolve most problems and work issues. Maintains control figures for financial allocations and adjustments and applies changes in accordance with applicable law, OMB and DHS prescribed regulatory formats.RequirementsYou must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI). Selective Service registration is required. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.