For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

Duties include (but are not limited to): Enters obligations, amendments, delivery and all actions into the official financial system. Runs reports as appropriate to research obligation errors and anomalies. Monitors and tracks obligations and expenditures for the district. Verifies that obligations and expenditures occur on a timely basis in accordance with regulatory controls and within the amounts programmed. Alerts supervisor to potential problems. Enters and assists with authorizations, vouchers and other actions in the official travel system. Runs reports as appropriate to research troubled authorizations, overdue vouchers, travel card issues and other anomalies. Monitors and tracks travel vouchers and travel card usage for the district. Promotes timely processing in accordance with regulatory controls. Alerts management to potential problems. Reviews obligations, expenditures, unobligated orders and available balances to ensure they are properly maintained, supported, and documented. May serve as Certifying Officer in the payment of bills. Conducts periodic reviews, identifying any problems or issues involving the obligation process. Suggests solutions and procedural changes to correct problems. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-09 To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must meet one of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service that involved performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates knowledge of budget and finance principles, practices, and methods to perform budget execution, formulation, financial reporting, and internal control functions. Examples of specialized experience include routine and recurring budget administration duties which facilitate more complex and detailed review and analysis functions; comparing figures in current estimates of funding needs by line item or object class with prior years expenditures; or preparing preliminary budget estimates and reviewing justifications for program support activities. Education One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Accounting, Financial Management, Public Administration, Business Administration): a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree (such as a JD or LLB); or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Combining Education and Experience Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. To qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. (Only graduate education in excess of the first full year may be used in this calculation.) GS-11 To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates an intensive knowledge of budget and finance policies, principles, and practices sufficient to manage the budget process. Examples of specialized experience include compiling and presenting financial data into work sheets, budget schedules, and other supplemental reports needed for budget and funding reviews; preparing analyses of financial data in support of requests for apportionments or revisions of apportionments; preparing analyses of proposed allotments to determine consistency with program and financial policies and plans; or preparing special reports on budgetary issues or budgetary planning. Education One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Accounting, Financial Management, Public Administration, Business Administration): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Combining Education and Experience Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Eastern District of Michigan 211 W. Fort Street Suite 2001 Detroit, MI 48226 US
• Name: Kayla Nabors
• Phone: 313-226-9130
• Email: [email protected]