Financial Administrators

Financial Administration and Program

GS-0501

Position Overview

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.

This position is represented at the following bureaus

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

Candidate Description

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 Environment

Work is performed in an office setting.

Minimum Education Requirements

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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    Mid 9-11
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  • Attention to Detail
    Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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Common Pathways

Candidates who made this career change most commonly held these occupations...

17.3%

Accounting Technician

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14.3%

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13.7%

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