Financial Program Specialist

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Financial Program Specialist position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Chief Financial Officer, Office of Financial Management. Positions are located in Irving, Texas; Washington, District of Columbia; or Williston, Vermont, and are non-bargaining-unit positions. The position is full-time and permanent, with a Career or Career-Conditional appointment. A one-year probationary period may be required. At the GS-12 level, the specialist works with financial databases and automated systems to support reporting, improve financial processes and systems, and provide timely, reliable financial information to ICE customers. The role also supports implementation of requirements across ICE and efforts to achieve a clean fiscal-year audit opinion. Duties include examining, verifying, and maintaining financial accounting data; classifying accounting transactions; and confirming the accuracy and completeness of accounting data. The announcement also describes GS-11 qualification pathways: one year of qualifying specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent, qualifying graduate education, or an appropriate combination of experience and graduate education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen. The salary depends on duty location and applicable locality pay. A student loan repayment incentive may be available with a service agreement.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass a background investigation.
Successfully pass a drug screen.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with Selective Service.
Meet qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
Limit the resume to two pages; only the first two pages will be reviewed if more are submitted.
For the stated GS-11 qualification pathway, possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent, such as preparing cost reports, balance sheets, and recommendations; recommending policies to improve an agency’s financial condition; preparing reports from varied sources and identifying problem areas; or providing analyses, projections, and interpretations to maintain efficiency and effectiveness.
Alternatively for GS-11, possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M., with education demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the work.
Alternatively for GS-11, combine appropriate specialized experience and successfully completed graduate-level education to meet 100% of the requirement.
Current or former political appointees within the specified categories and timeframe must disclose that status to the Human Resources Office.

Responsibilities

Understand subsidiary and financial databases and automated systems so reports can be generated using automated tools.
Enhance business processes and systems to provide timely and reliable financial information to ICE customers.
Implement requirements across ICE.
Take appropriate steps to achieve a clean audit opinion in the fiscal year.
Examine, verify, and maintain financial accounting data.
Classify accounting transactions.
Verify the accuracy and completeness of accounting data.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance
Retirement plan
Thrift Savings Plan
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program
Personal leave days
Paid federal holidays
Flexible work schedules
Tuition reimbursement
Transportation subsidies
Uniform allowance
Health and wellness programs
Fitness centers
Employee training and developmental opportunities
Potential student loan repayment incentive, subject to a service agreement
Disabled veteran leave for eligible veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more