Financial Administration and Program

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GS-0501

Financial Administrators manage, allocate and monitor financial resources to help the agency ensure transparency, compliance, effectiveness and accountability in financial management. They assess risk: detect fraud, waste and abuse; and, analyze accounting data to recommend solutions supportive of program goals.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Education

Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Bureau of Reclamation

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

National Park Service

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Office of the Inspector General

Office of the Secretary

Office of the Solicitor

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

The ideal candidate has strong quantitative analysis skills and can identify trends in data. She or he communicates well and can think strategically while effectively managing details.

Work is performed in an office setting.

Please see the Administrative and Management Group Qualification Standard on the OPM website.

Career Level Requirements

Responsibilities by Level

Entry:
- Entering and processing data into various accounts
- Examining financial management documents for proper classification and authorization
- Performing reconciliations
- Preparing routine financial management reports
- Analyzing financial and statistical data from various sources
Mid:
- Supporting the planning and performance of financial management studies
- Reviewing, analyzing and reconciling financial system reports
- Testing and evaluating financial system software
- Reviewing and analyzing financial reports to identify problems and address weaknesses
- Preparing routine financial reports and statements
Journey:
- Planning, developing and coordinating financial management improvements
- Advising program managers on financial policies and data interpretation
- Analyzing process flows and recommending improvements to reduce costs or improve operations
- Devising new methods to identify financial trends and patterns
- Developing financial policy and providing policy interpretation
Senior:
- Formulating major financial management policy and providing authoritative interpretation/decision-making on financial management policy
- Administering the development of organizational responses to OMB, GAO, Treasury proposals
- Defining specifications and overseeing the development of complex financial systems that produce critical accounting and financial information

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Strengths by Level

Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15

Accountability

Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Attention to Detail

Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Decision Making

Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Interpersonal Skills

Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Oral Communication

Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Problem Solving

Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Reasoning

Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Self-Management

Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Teamwork

Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Technical Competence

Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15
Writing

Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

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Entry 5-7

Mid 9-11

Journey 12-13

Senior 14-15