Financial Specialist

This position is located with the Office of the Secretary of Interior, Office of Self Governance in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Vancouver, Washington; Washington, District of Columbia. The incumbent will assist higher graded financial analysts, accountants and other bureau financial management employees in providing accounting and financial management services to the bureau. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards) GS-07: To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level you must have one year experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent performing the following: experience preparing, entering, or reviewing financial system transactions; experience resolving errors in financial transactions or reports; experience providing customer service. OR 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. GS-09: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level you must have one year experience at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent in all of the following areas: experience preparing, entering, or reviewing financial system transactions; experience resolving errors in financial transactions or reports; experience providing outstanding customer service; experience providing training to financial system users; experience testing updates to an integrated and automated financial system. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree; two (2) full years of higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; a LL.B. or J.D. degree; or a combination of experience and education. GS-11: To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year experience at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent in all of the following areas: experience assisting with financial management, accounting, or budgetary services. This includes planning and conducting financial studies or reviews; evaluating financial systems or internal controls to identify processing weaknesses; analyzing automated financial reports to identify anomalies and prepare corrections; and assisting in the preparation of recurring regulatory financial management reports and justifications. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. #J-18808-Ljbffr