Financial Specialist (Business Manager), School of Engineering and Cyber Systems

U.S. Coast Guard•New London, CT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Specialist (Business Manager) serves in the School of Engineering and Cyber Systems at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. The position manages the School’s day-to-day financial, mission-support, and executive-level administrative activities, and serves as a liaison to Coast Guard Academy Mission Support and Business Operations offices on financial, budgetary, and logistics matters. The role supports faculty, staff, and cadets and helps manage academic activities and affairs. Work includes executive planning and scheduling, procurement, travel support, budgeting, financial analysis, and academic administration. The Business Manager monitors, interprets, and implements internal policies for the School related to budget and financial operations, procurement, travel, and personnel management, consulting with the Academy Superintendent, Provost’s Office, Business Operations Division, Mission-Support Division, and other experts as needed. The position also manages and coordinates the School’s travel-support capability. Applicants must meet the GS-11 qualification requirements by the announcement closing date. Qualifying experience must include one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to GS-09, or qualifying doctoral-level education, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The position does not have a positive education requirement. Appointment is subject to a background investigation, and a one-year probationary period may be required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
For GS-11 experience qualification: at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, including maintaining funding, commitment, and obligation records; verifying funds availability and account postings; monitoring accounting and budget regulations; using an automated accounting system; preparing monthly and quarterly financial statements under generally accepted accounting procedures; executing annual budgets and monitoring expenditures, contracts, and procurement.
Alternatively, qualify through a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Successfully pass a background investigation.
Federal salary payments must be made by direct deposit.
Current or recent covered political appointees in the Executive Branch must disclose that status to the Human Resources Office.
Applicants qualifying based in whole or in part on education must submit required transcripts by the announcement closing date; foreign education requires evidence of U.S. equivalency.

Responsibilities

Manage the School’s day-to-day financial, mission-support, and executive-level administrative activities.
Provide executive planning, scheduling, procurement, travel support, budgeting, financial analysis, and academic administration.
Monitor, interpret, and implement internal policies concerning budget and financial operations, procurement, travel, and personnel management.
Consult with the CGA Superintendent, Provost’s Office, Business Operations Division, Mission-Support Division, and other experts on School operations.
Manage and coordinate the School’s ability to support travel for academic activities.
Maintain funding, commitment, and obligation records for assigned accounts; verify funds availability and proper posting of data to accounts.
Monitor and interpret regulations and guidance regarding accounting and budget operations.
Use an automated accounting system to maintain financial records and generate monthly and quarterly financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures.
Execute annual budgets, ensure accurate and timely execution of approved expenditures, and follow up on contracts and procurement activity to monitor spending.