Financial Management Specialist

U.S. Secret Service•Washington, DC

7d•$102,415 - $158,322

About The Position

The Financial Management Specialist serves in the U.S. Secret Service, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Financial Management Division. The role processes financial source documents for payment and records transactions in the financial system, and supports the control and maintenance of fiscal records involving general ledger accounts that reflect financial transactions and the status of appropriations. The position examines, certifies, and documents payment actions and oversees pre-audit and post-audit processes. It manages agency imprest/confidential funds, the purchase card program, and the third-party draft program, ensuring internal controls, fiscal accountability, and compliance with governing requirements. The specialist performs complex financial analysis and works with branch and CFO leadership to improve the travel management framework through policy, plans, systems, and procedures. The position is offered at the GS-12 level, with promotion potential to GS-13. The salary range starts at $102,415 (GS-12, step 1) and reaches $158,322 (GS-13, step 10).

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Tier 5 clearance.
Submit to a credit check after accepting a conditional offer of employment.
Complete a pre-appointment drug test and random drug testing while occupying the position.
Submit a financial disclosure report.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period.
For GS-12: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including independently reviewing complex financial issues and applying laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; evaluating financial operations, accounting data, reconciliations, and internal controls to identify risks and improvement opportunities; and advising management on financial program requirements and resolving significant issues through improved policies, procedures, reports, analytical tools, or corrective actions.
For GS-13: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including leading complex financial management analyses; advising senior leadership and coordinating solutions to complex or high-visibility financial issues involving multiple stakeholders; and developing or evaluating financial policies, controls, performance measures, and corrective actions, including executive-level recommendations.
Current or recent federal employees applying under applicable merit promotion or VEOA procedures must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade where applicable.
Current or former federal employees must provide SF-50 documentation demonstrating status and time-in-grade eligibility, as applicable.
Qualifications must be met by the announcement closing date.
Education cannot substitute for the required experience.
Current or former political appointees within the specified categories and time period must disclose that information to the Human Resources Office.
Employees must comply with Secret Service restrictions on visible body markings on the head, face, neck, hands, and fingers, subject to the stated ring-tattoo exception.

Responsibilities

Examine, certify, and document payment actions, including administering and overseeing pre-audit and post-audit processes.
Manage the agency's imprest/confidential fund program, purchase card program, and third-party draft program, maintaining internal controls, fiscal accountability, and compliance with governing requirements.
Analyze travel obligations, relocation expenditures, vendor payments, IPAC transactions, travel card activity, abnormal balances, advances, receivables, and financial transaction reconciliations within agency financial systems.
Represent the Branch Chief in meetings, briefings, and internal engagements.
Collaborate with branch leadership and CFO management to develop, formulate, and implement policies, plans, systems, and procedures that improve the efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of the travel management framework.
Review financial documentation for completeness, validity, authorization, supporting documentation, accounting classification accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Control and maintain fiscal records involving general ledger accounts that reflect financial transactions and the status of appropriations for the U.S. Secret Service.