Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Housing Office of the DAS for Finance and Budget.

This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under Announcement 19-HUD-1211. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

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Responsibilities

As a Financial Operations Analyst, you will:
-Review and analyze financial reports and accounting data from various systems. Propose changes to systems operations that improve data reporting requirements.
-Responsible for input and reliability of output data based on knowledge of the operations included as well as the programming of systems data.
-Research information needed to establish new policies, systems, and procedures and or to make difficult program decisions. Data is obtained from a variety of systems and sources throughout HUD, and from the Department of Treasury and OMB.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
11

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

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• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
• Position requires successful completion of a background investigation.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

The Office of Housing provides vital public services through its nationally administered programs. It oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) , the largest mortgage insurer in the world, and regulates important parts of the housing industry. The Office of Housing also helps ensure consumers can access housing counseling and provides affordable rental housing through its Multifamily housing program. The Office of Housing is committed to helping all Americans obtain safe, decent affordable housing.

The DAS for Finance and Budget is responsible for the integrity of all Housing-FHA accounting records, the preparation of timely and accurate financial and management reports on all FHA activities. These positions are located in the DAS for Finance and Budget's Office of Financial Services. This Office's primary responsibilities include providing training and customer assistance to thousands of FHA-approved mortgagees; annually billing and collecting billions of dollars of mortgage insurance premiums from mortgagees; maintaining the financial records for millions of active and terminated FHA-insured loans; and annually paying billions of dollars in claims for insurance benefits to mortgagees.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience:

For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
-Applying financial management principles, concepts and techniques to analyze and evaluate program data and financial documents; AND
-Preparing servicing or accounting reports on programs for management; AND
-Providing financial-related customer service to external clients; AND
-Utilizing a variety of specialized information and database management applications and formats, as well as standard computer software; AND
-Conducting studies to evaluate programs and systems and make recommendations for improvement.

OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or an LL.M., in a related field.

OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

For the GS-9, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
-Applying financial management principles, concepts and techniques to analyze and evaluate program data and financial documents; AND
-Preparing servicing or accounting reports on programs for management; AND
-Providing financial-related customer service to external clients; AND
-Utilizing a variety of specialized information and database management applications and formats, as well as standard computer software.

OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D in a related field. (No Answer)

OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

Education

Additional information

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- Relocation expenses will not be paid.
- This is a bargainingunit position.
- This position is Nonexempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- Recruitment incentive may be offered.
- HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.

HUD employees are subject to a number of government-wide and HUD specific ethics laws and regulations, including restrictions on outside employment. To review applicable ethics rules, please visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/general_counsel/ethics

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Analytical, and Communication. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories: Best Qualified, Better Qualified, and Qualified (Good) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.

Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP )) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view résumé tips .

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see applicant guide for required documentation In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide .

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.