TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Occasional travel - Some travel may be required.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED:
Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes Moving expenses will be paid in accordance with appropriate regulations.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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U.S. Citizenship is required.

Applicant subject to pre-appointment and random drug testing.

Selectee required to complete a Financial Disclosure Report.

The process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. To apply, please submit a resume which DOES NOT exceed 5 pages using a 12 point font and no less than 1 inch margins.

Submit a resume which demonstrates how you possess the 5 Executive Core Qualifications and the Technical Qualifications listed below in one document. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments, including results of your actions. Information exceeding 5 pages WILL NOT be considered.

Mandatory Technical Qualification (TQ1): Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a multifaceted financial and accounting operations support organization containing various financial disciplines.

Mandatory Technical Qualification (TQ2): Demonstrated ability in promoting the qualities of governance, risk, and compliance by developing and implementing processes, policies, and procedures relating to financial management, accounting, and internal controls that serve as the basis for organizational financial operations and internal control reporting.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Additional information regarding the ECQs can be found at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. Your resume must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Mandatory Technical Qualification (TQ1): Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a multifaceted financial and accounting operations support organization containing various financial disciplines.

Mandatory Technical Qualification (TQ2): Demonstrated ability in promoting the qualities of governance, risk, and compliance by developing and implementing processes, policies, and procedures relating to financial management, accounting, and internal controls that serve as the basis for organizational financial operations and internal control reporting.

Mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

In addition to having the skills and abilities outlined under Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications, you must meet the minimum education requirement for this job series, 0510. To meet the minimum education requirement, you must have:

A. Degree: accounting; or degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.

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B.  Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. Background must also include one of the following:

1. 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses of appropriate type/quality. May include up to 6 hrs of business law;

2. A certificate as CPA or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or

3. Completion of requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has worked at the full-performance level in accounting/auditing, or related field; (b) panel of at least two higher level professional accountants/auditors has determined the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting/related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Selectee will be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period in the SES, unless he or she is exempt based on previous successful completion of such probation.

Selectee must file an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) upon appointment in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Any required investigations and clearances or waivers must be completed before a selectee is placed in this position.

Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. At the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment.

DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify.

Moving expenses will be paid in accordance with appropriate regulations.

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 478-262-4577. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit http://www.opm.gov/disability/appempl_6-01-A.asp.

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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A preliminary review of the applications will be made by the Office of Civilian Human Resources to determine if candidates meet the minimum education requirements and mandatory TQs and ECQs. Applicants who meet the minimum education and mandatory TQs and ECQs will be considered minimally qualified for this position.

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Drug test required Yes