Summary
The position serves as the Director for the Center for Innovation Finance Support and Cost Analysis, reporting to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In this capacity, the incumbent is responsible for strategically directing and building the capacity of the agency-wide financial management discipline by providing executive-level compliance solutions, authoritative knowledge management resources, highly complex process improvement, and cross-organizational collaboration nationwide.
Duties
As a Supervisory Financial Management Specialist, you will: Serve as an authoritative advisor and consultant to all levels of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) management on highly complex, precedent-setting issues within the financial management discipline. Provide expert information and authoritative advice to program office and division office leadership and finance personnel regarding highly complex laws, regulations, policies, and procedures impacting financial management within FHWA. Address agency-wide and national level knowledge/skill gaps by directing the development and implementation of job aids, targeted training, and continuous learning programs. Direct staff performing a wide range of highly complex activities to ensure FHWA's entire Financial Management Discipline is adequately staffed, skilled, and supported to safeguard public funds and maximize fiscal integrity. The ideal candidate for this position is a senior-level Finance professional who has demonstrated experience leading teams that address agency-wide and national level financial skill gaps. Strong understanding of and functional knowledge of Financial principles for various business activities. The candidate is detail oriented with excellent organization, prioritization, and time management skills. The candidate has expert knowledge of how financial guidance such as generally accepted accounting principles, financial and accounting theories, practices, etc., and other federal financial requirements should translate into training. The candidate has knowledge of organizational and/or program practices sufficient to accomplish a variety of financial assignments while providing direction, program level policy and guidance related to financial management within a federal agency. The candidate will be skilled in performing complex duties in the area of financial management, management analyses, training and financial workforce development. In addition, ideal candidates will possess strong interpersonal skills to build consensus with internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT: Permanent Change of Station (PCS), Relocation, and Recruitment Incentive authorization varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
How you will be evaluated
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Eligible Federal employees also seeking consideration for noncompetitive reassignment for this position, must indicate interest in the assessment. Noncompetitive federal candidates must have competitive status on a SF-50, meet minimum qualifications, have served at the same grade or higher, and held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position. Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy.