Financial Management Analyst (FMA)

About the role

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze. Performs financial management functions including accounting, budgeting, and reporting; reviews and monitors expenditures, ensures the proper supporting documentation is valid, applies reconciliation processes to align funds with congressional intent and the FBI mission; extracts financial data, applies statistical logic across transactions, maintains internal controls, audits accounts, and ensures compliance with policy.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of financial management work to include accounting, budget, and financial reporting.
• Classifies expenses; monitors expenditure rates; and maintains records of obligations and expenditures within budgeted funds for specific accounts.
• Applies reconciliation techniques toward budgets and ensures monies are utilized in a manner consistent with congressional intent and the FBI's mission.
• Extracts financial data from various reports; and/or applies statistical logic necessary for budget formulation of requests.
• GS-9: Performs various budget analysis activities, using efficient and effective methods to reconcile accounts and formulate costing. Conducts monthly reconciliations of undercover accounts and program specific funding. Establishes and maintains effective internal controls over financial reporting methods which include safeguarding of assets and complying with appropriate laws and regulations.
• GS-11: Formulate strategies regarding the interpretation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives and circulars; extracts financial data from various reports. Monitors and analyzes expenditure activity; recommends solutions to management regarding account discrepancies; and/or performs various audits of program budget accounts. Prepares monthly reconciliations of revolving confidential advances and program specific funding.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings and/or conferences.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process. The five competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below. Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies: Initiative, Communication, Flexibility/Adaptability, Problem Solving/Judgment, Financial Management.

Education

• All degrees must be from an accredited college or university.
• Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
  • GS-7: Applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education.
  • GS-9: Applicant must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
  • GS-11: Applicant must have a 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.

Required Documents

• Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates.
• Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.
• Other supporting documents (if applicable):
  • College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
  • Former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG).
  • Formerly employed civilians must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG).
  • Former military personnel must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later
  • Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i.e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation: Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties. The month/year work began Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.) Specific duties performed