Financial Specialist - Transportation Security Administration - Arlington, Virginia - EXPIRED

This Financial Specialist is located in the Budget and Finance Branch, Mission Support Division, within the Office of Security Capabilities (OSC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will be performing a wide variety of analytical duties associated with the formulation, review, justification, presentation, and execution of the budget. You will be reviewing, evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting financial and program performance data, existing and proposed legislation, appropriations language and other statutory requirements, and Executive Orders. You will be providing expert advice and recommendations for budgetary actions including formulating budget and staffing estimates. Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Developing cost-benefit analysis of proposed budgetary and program actions and advising management on the most advantageous courses of action.
• Monitoring the execution of TSA\'s budget through the review of financial documents, examination of accounting records, and information provided by managers.
• Reviewing legislation rules, regulations, and departmental guidelines for impact on financial management systems.
• Developing the Office\'s responses to proposed legislation, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and General Accounting Office (GAO) requirements that impact the department\'s financial management systems.
• Identifying, researching, evaluating, and recommending options on proposals for solutions to difficult financial and budgetary problems.
• Assisting in the preparation of one or more OSC division\'s budget submissions, capital investment plans, and OMB-300 cost and schedule data.

To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H Pay Band 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 particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes utilizing financial principles, concepts, regulations, practices, and analytical methods and techniques to resolve budget, and financial program issues; developing cost and schedule data; formulating budget and staffing estimates; and providing advice and recommendations for budgetary actions.

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.

NOTE: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour work week. 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.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.

You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).

You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.