Summary
This position is in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Financial Management and Transit Benefits Programs, Working Capital Fund. The position has responsibilities for the oversight and broad program management for all functions within the Office of Financial Management and Transit Benefits Programs, Working Capital Fund including planning, budgeting, reporting and resource management.
Duties
As a Supervisory Financial Management Specialist, you will: Oversee WCF financial planning, reporting, and resource management processes. Establishes goals, objectives, and initiatives for all phases of the financial planning, reporting and resource management, processes including strategic and annual operating plans. Evaluates effectiveness of the process and, when required, recommends new or improved processes. Tracks initiatives resulting from the financial planning and resource management process and provides periodic reports. Provides oversight on complex financial and accounting operations, and program matters. Establishes annual accountability processes throughout the organization with a formal performance measurement program. Identifies, assesses, and monitors management controls for all offices within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and ensures A-123 requirements are met. Monitors financial execution and reporting policies that support the goals and objectives of the annual plans. Oversee and directs WCF technical staff to accomplish all aspects of financial reporting to include financial statement audits, accounting operations, year-end close out and functional systems owner support. Ensures coordination with all organizational elements of the Department. Develop improvement plans. and implement policy changes as necessary. Develops and implements policies, instructions and procedures for financial management and billing for multiple interrelated segments of the WCF ensuring that they are consistent with published guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Treasury, and other central management organizations of the Federal government. Coordinates administrative programs, policies, and procedures among the WCF, the Operating Administrations, the Office of the Secretary and other Federal agencies which may be impacted as a customer of the WCF. The ideal candidate would be a results-oriented financial manager with experience leading complex fiscal operations within the Federal sector. Expert in aligning budget formulations with agency-wide strategic goals, ensuring 100% compliance with OMB, Circular A-123 and Treasury standards. Proven leader in navigating high-stakes fiscal environments and implementing innovative financial technologies to drive enterprise efficiency.
Requirements
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. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: 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. 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. 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.