Financial Management Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Lakewood, CO

About The Position

This position is located in the Region 8 Mission Support Division. The Financial Management Specialist provides financial management advice and support to regional leadership, program managers, field personnel, and Federal, State, and local partners. The work includes budget formulation and review, funds execution and control, financial reporting, internal controls, and support for emergency operations. The position may be filled at the GS-09, GS-11, or GS-12 level, with future promotion potential dependent on performance, continuing organizational need, and administrative approval. All FEMA employees have recurring emergency management responsibilities and may be recalled at any time to support operations. Emergency assignments may involve irregular work hours, duties outside the regular position description, extensive travel with little advance notice, and extended relocation to physically austere or operationally challenging locations. The position requires the ability to deploy to locations in the United States and its territories for extended periods. If selected, the employee must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses. The position requires a moderate-risk background investigation and a government credit card. A one-year probationary period may apply to new Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors or managers.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a moderate-risk background investigation; this may include a credit check and review of financial issues and certain criminal offenses or illegal drug use.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07 assisting with budget preparation, funds tracking, accounting, financial reporting, or internal controls; reviewing financial documents, transactions, payroll data, or reports for routine errors or funding issues; or using financial policies, procedures, or automated systems to manage financial information. Education may substitute as specified in the announcement: a master's or equivalent graduate degree, at least two years of progressively higher graduate education toward such a degree in a related field, or a qualifying combination of experience and graduate education.
GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-09 providing financial management support or guidance; analyzing budgets, spending plans, obligations, expenditures, or reports to identify or resolve funding issues; or applying financial policies, procedures, or automated systems to monitor balances, reconcile records, prepare reports, or support audits. Education may substitute as specified in the announcement: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, at least three years of progressively higher graduate education toward such a degree or an LL.M. in a related field, or a qualifying combination of experience and graduate education.
GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-11 managing budget formulation or execution involving multiple appropriations, programs, funding sources, or organizational components; advising managers or senior officials on funding availability, appropriations law, budget execution, financial controls, or proposed funding decisions; and analyzing financial reconciliations, internal-control reviews, or corrective-action efforts.
Applicants qualifying through education must submit transcripts with the application; official college transcripts are required before appointment. Foreign education must be shown to be comparable to education from accredited U.S. institutions.
Applicants' resumes must be no more than two pages and include job titles, employers, employment dates, detailed duties and accomplishments, relevant skills, and hours worked per week. Federal positions must also list grade level, occupational series, and dates at each grade. Relevant FEMA Reservist or DAE deployment dates, titles, and duties must be included when applicable.

Responsibilities

Provide authoritative financial management advice, guidance, and recommendations to regional leadership, program managers, field personnel, and Federal, State, and local partners.
Formulate and review regional budgets and spending plans covering multiple appropriations, programs, budget object codes, grants, salaries, travel, procurement, and emergency operations funding.
Monitor funds execution, allocations, obligations, expenditures, payroll, and financial reports to identify discrepancies, shortfalls, overages, compliance issues, and corrective actions.
Certify the availability of funds and review obligation documents for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, spending plans, and approved funding levels.
Coordinate financial support for disaster and emergency operations, including year-end closeout, field office support, financial systems assistance, deployment-related cost tracking, and internal controls.
Support emergency management operations when recalled, potentially working irregular hours, traveling extensively with little notice, relocating to emergency sites, and performing duties beyond those in the regular position description.