Financial Systems Analyst

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a Financial Systems Analyst to the Chief, Transportation Working Capital Fund (TWCF)Accounting Division, Headquarters, US Army Transportation Command (ARTRANS), Office of theDeputy Chief of Staff, G8 Resource Management Directorate.

Duties

• •Monitor the planning, designing, coordination and implementation of financial management system changes and enhancements with Command personnel and other system stakeholders.
• •Make recommendations to management regarding performance evaluations as project team leader involving the design and evaluation of financial management systems.
• •Develop data requirements, functional descriptions for required changes, and/or coordinate changes with financial management system stakeholders.
• •Review, modify and update Command procedures, policies and principles ensuring policies and practices pertaining to financial management systems satisfy system development requirements and GAO Standards.
• •Serve as liaison with other agencies which interface with financial management systems to ensure that all requirements are identified and addressed.
• •Representing the Command at meetings and conferences with other governments and military agencies to discuss and resolve issues or problems pertinent to Command’s resource management systems.
• •Develop/coordinate responses to audits, internal control reviews, reports, and/or inspections of operational activities as they pertain to financial management systems or procedures.
• •Educate and/or train end users on implementations of new/updated accounting and financial procedures.
• •Provide professional expertise regarding financial management systems and recommend solutions to complex accounting and operational problems utilizing advanced accounting techniques.
• •Provide guidance and/or instructions regarding policy matters, interpretation of law, regulations and instructions/procedures applicable to accounting/budgeting functions of the financial management systems
• •Perform Software Acceptance Testing for financial management system enhancements and upgrades.
• •Determine the need for systems changes/enhancements, evaluate system recommendations and developing data requirements for financial management systems.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Experience providing professional expertise regarding financial management systems and development of changes/enhancements applicable to accounting and/or budgeting functions of the financial management systems, and 2) Experience resolving issues or problems involving financial management systems This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above) Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.