Supervisory Financial Management Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Winchester, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in Winchester, Virginia. The employee serves as a supervisor in the Financial Management Division and directs and manages financial services performed by a functional work group in one or more financial management areas, including travel and vendor payments, bank card management, payment certification, mission assignments, interagency agreements and reimbursables, accounting reconciliation and analysis, accounting interfaces and reporting, debt establishment and collection, receipts, or debt management. The supervisor advises agency managers on accounting data and fiscal management of program operations, supports efficient distribution and use of funds, ensures the validity of accounting data, reviews processes to improve accounting services and reporting, prepares written materials, and supervises staff. The position also carries responsibilities for implementing equal employment opportunity policies and ensuring fair, high-quality decisions regarding personnel qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards. FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. All positions are subject to recall at any time for emergency operations, which may involve irregular work hours, duties outside the official position description, and work away from the official duty station. Emergency travel may be extensive, with little advance notice, and may require extended deployment to physically austere and operationally challenging locations. The position requires a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal government, or comparable experience in state or local government or the private sector.
Experience analyzing, approving, and researching accounting data and transactions; reconciling transactions to source documents to verify accuracy; and reporting on findings.
Experience interpreting fiscal laws or regulations and advising agency managers on fiscal management of program operations and efficient distribution, reallocation, and use of funds.
Experience researching problem areas and taking steps to resolve financial management issues.
U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion and maintenance of a Public Trust High Risk background investigation.
Selective Service registration, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Ability to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
New Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers must complete a one-year probationary period.
If selected, ability to attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading a team in accounts payable, bank card program administration, accounts receivable, or accounting analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

Direct and manage financial services performed by a functional work group in one or more designated financial management areas.
Advise agency managers on the relevance of accounting data to program operations and on fiscal management of program operations.
Promote efficiency in the distribution, reallocation, and use of funds.
Ensure the validity of data entered into basic and specialized accounts integrated into a complex accounting system.
Review processes and identify operational improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting services and reporting.
Prepare memoranda, operating instructions and manuals, training materials, briefings, and related documents.
Supervise the staff of a designated functional activity.
Carry out EEO policies and ensure quality and fairness in decisions about qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards.
Support emergency management operations as required, including deployment with little or no advance notice.