Financial Management Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

This position is located in the DEA San Diego Field Division and supports the Domestic Division Financial Procurement Unit (FPU). The role processes accounting transactions, analyzes financial information, and provides customer support within assigned Division offices.

Typical duties include processing and reviewing a broad range of accounting transactions; reconciling accounting information and validating obligations; preparing recurring and special budget performance reports for management; explaining accounting information and procedures to customers; analyzing and resolving complex financial issues involving Division-wide programs and accounting systems; reviewing vouchers for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance; and using invoice-tracking tools to help resolve duplicate payments and incomplete or incorrect data.

The position requires U.S. citizenship, successful completion of a background investigation, the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, and random drug testing. The incumbent must pass E-Verify, meet applicable Selective Service requirements, and maintain required certifications and access to necessary systems. Qualifications are provided for GS-09 and GS-11 levels through specialized experience, qualifying graduate education, or a combination of education and experience. Applicants must also meet applicable time-in-grade requirements. Foreign education may qualify if shown to be comparable to U.S. accredited education; transcripts or other specified education records must be submitted when claiming education. Multiple positions may be filled, and relocation incentives may be considered if conditions and funding permit.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Successful completion of a background investigation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
• Maintain required certifications and access to systems needed to perform the work.
• Meet the applicable GS-09 or GS-11 qualification requirements through specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience.
• GS-09 specialized experience must include at least three specified financial, budget, accounting, transaction-monitoring, or funds-safeguarding tasks; alternatively, qualifying graduate education or a combination may be used.
• GS-11 specialized experience must include at least five specified financial operations, accounting systems, financial analysis, customer guidance, issue resolution, transaction monitoring, or funds-safeguarding tasks; alternatively, qualifying graduate education or a combination may be used.
• Meet time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Submit transcripts or other specified education records when claiming education as part of qualifications; foreign education must be shown comparable to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Review and process accounting transactions, including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditure vouchers, and rejected transactions.
• Reconcile accounting information and ensure the validity of obligations.
• Prepare special and recurring reports on budget performance, including status reports on Division funds.
• Provide customers with accounting transaction information and explanations of account procedures.
• Analyze and resolve complex financial issues related to Division-wide programs and accounting systems.
• Review routine vouchers for completeness, accuracy, internal consistency, and agreement with basic authorization, ensuring compliance with regulations and procedures.
• Use invoice-tracking tools to help resolve duplicate payments and incomplete or incorrect data.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families subject to position eligibility.
• Relocation incentives may be considered and approved if the position is determined difficult to fill and funding is available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level