Supervisory Financial Specialist (Branch Chief)

To qualify for the SV-K Pay Band (equivalent to GS-15), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-J or GS-14 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as: Planning, managing, and overseeing a financial operations program (i.e., working across an agency at leadership levels and with senior financial management and internal control stakeholders at a Department level to develop and implement goals and objectives); and Applying advanced financial management & internal control principles, concepts, regulations, and analytical methods to internal management control activities; and Analyzing and evaluating financial & internal control information and reports to suggest improvements and identify risks (either executing internal audits or managing financial statement audits); and Providing oversight of day-to-day reporting development activities to include training lower-level staff, recommending corrective actions, providing expert advice to senior-levels, and/or developing guidelines for preparing financial products; and presenting to various level staff and/or audience; and Communicates progress on actionable items to agency leadership (e.g., status reports, organizational performance measure, etc.) and/or other stakeholders, to ensure responsiveness to stakeholder needs. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Securing Travel, Protecting People – At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting Americas transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.