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. Responsibilities 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 We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. 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. 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