Financial Operations Specialist

Financial Operations Specialist

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $85447 - $111087 Per Year

Job Summary: The incumbent of this position serves as a Financial Operations Specialist in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for a variety of work assignments that are financial, administrative, analytical and/or technical in nature in support of the office's responsibility in the day-to-day operations of the NTSB. Responsibilities include a variety of financial operations and administrative duties to assist the Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

Major Duties:

• As a Financial Operations Specialist, GS-0301-11, you will perform the following major duties: Manages the offices administrative operations in support of budget, accounting, internal controls, acquisitions, charge cards, and analytics programs. Initiates and participates in conferences, meetings, and trainings required to assist with development and communication of policy and procedures for new and changing mission related financial programs. Compiles technical/complex reports and composes policy type correspondence concerning operations. Reviews financial transactions and supporting documentation; analyzes data for accuracy and completeness; and reconciles any discrepancies. Performs other analyses, verifications, and reconciliations necessary to assure agreement and validity of credit card or other data. Recommend improvements in controls and procedures for effective and timely processing and reporting of all required documentation. Performs periodic analyses and evaluations of various financial programs, indicating favorable and questionable areas; identifies causes of unfavorable conditions and prepares appropriate analyses. Conduct studies, surveys, and interviews to gather information necessary to formulate recommendations and/revisions to policies, procedures, and strategies for the organization. Establishes internal procedures to ensure adequate control in terms of deadlines, progress reports, and directives and uses own initiative in developing procedures which will increase the general flow of information and overcome bottlenecks in the administrative process. Take independent action to secure the required administrative and managerial support to meet operating requirements.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following Basic Requirements: A. GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (experience may be gained in the private sector). Specialized experience is defined as: Performing financial operations and administrative functions that support agency budgeting, accounting, management controls and strategic management; Conducting studies, surveys, and interviews to gather information necessary to formulate recommendations and/revisions to policies, procedures, and strategies within the organization. OR B. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR C. Combination of Education and Experience. For more information see link: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. NOTE: If you have any additional questions, comments or concerns prior to the closing date please send those emails to include the vacancy announcement number, position title and your reason for contacting us to recruitment@ntsb.gov at least 1 business day before the closing date.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-12