Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia
Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year
Job Summary: This position is in the Revenue and Disbursement Group (RDG), Financial Operations Center (FOC), Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Washington, DC. Relocation expenses will not be paid. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.
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Qualifications: Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic, committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 in the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes the following: 1. Experience coordinating and managing daily operational activities related to agency disbursements, vendor payments, and inter-agency transactions. 2. Experience serving as the principal authority for all FCC vendor disbursements, ensuring payments are processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with Treasury, OMB, IRS, and agency regulations. 3. Experience resolving discrepancies and complex issues requiring in-depth financial analysis and coordination with external agencies. 4. Experience investigating, analyzing, and resolving complex, high-dollar, or time-sensitive payment issues, mitigating late payment interest penalties and ensuring proper stewardship of appropriated funds. 5. Experience providing authoritative Commission’s Core Financial Management System guidance on matters such as system issues, enhancements, configuration changes, and/or functionality related to disbursement processing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID 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. Subject matter experts will review your application to determine if you meet the following required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's): Expert knowledge of federal financial management principles, policies, systems, and practices sufficient to serve as the authoritative technical lead for agency-wide disbursement operations. Expert knowledge of Treasury regulations governing federal payments, including Fedwire, IPAC, and other Treasury-mandated payment mechanisms. Comprehensive knowledge of IRS regulations governing information reporting, including 1099-MISC requirements. Comprehensive knowledge of Federal charge card programs (purchase, travel, fleet), including compliance, misuse prevention, and dispute resolution. Comprehensive knowledge of financial system functionality, controls, and integration within a Core Financial Management System environment. If you are deemed to be qualified by the Subject Matter Experts, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for hiring consideration. Alternatively, if your application is not deemed as qualified by the Subject Matter Experts, your application will not be referred to the hiring manager for hiring consideration.
How to Apply: To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?a=FC00&k=Federal%20Communications%20Commission As outlined in the "Required Documents Details" section of the announcement, resumes must meet be no longer than two pages in length and must meet the resume formatting requirements. Your application, including resume, all supplemental documents, registration information and answers to job specific questions must be received no later than midnight U.S. Eastern time of the closing date. For more information on applying federal jobs, please check this webpage: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/process If applying online poses a hardship, you may contact either the HR Specialist listed on the vacancy announcement or you may contact the Monster Government Solutions help desk (prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement) via e-mail at mgshelp@monster.com or you may reach them directly at 866-656-6831. The Monster Help Desk is available Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm EST. Qualified applicants may be further reviewed and rated by Subject Matter Experts to determine the validity of on-line question. The Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) is designed to afford selection priority to well-qualified, internal FCC employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee. To be eligible for consideration under CTAP, you must be a current FCC employee who has received an official notice stating that your position is no longer needed, or that you will be separated by reduction in force (RIF). The following categories of candidates are considered displaced Employees: • Current or former career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II) competitive service employees who: 1. Received a specific RIF separation notice; or 2. Separated because of a compensable injury, whose compensation has been terminated, and whose former agency certifies that it is unable to place; or 3. Retired with a disability and whose disability annuity has been or is being terminated; or 4. Upon receipt of a RIF separation notice retired on the effective date of the RIF and submits a Standard Form 50 that indicates "Retirement in lieu of RIF", or 5. Retired under the discontinued service retirement option, or 6. Was separated because he/she declined a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area. In addition, the following categories of candidates are also considered displaced Employees: • Former Military Reserve or National Guard Technicians who are receiving a special Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disability retirement annuity under section 337 (h) or 8456 of title 5 United States Code. • Be applying for a position at or below the grade level of the position from which you have been separated. The position must not have a greater promotion potential than the position from which you were separated. • Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent. This must be submitted with your application package. (This requirement does not apply to candidates who are eligible due to compensable injury or disability retirement. • Occupy or be displaced from a position in the same local commuting area of the position for which you are requesting priority consideration.To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?a=FC00&k=Federal%20Communications%20Commission NOTE: To be considered for an announced vacancy in the area of consideration within which the employee is eligible to compete, the employee must apply online using the Commission’s automated recruitment system. Employees must submit all necessary application materials identified in the announcement by the specified closing date.
Application Deadline: 2026-01-16