Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Division of Finance of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support related to the development of corporate plans, budgets, staffing allocations, and administration of a corporate cost management program.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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Responsibilities

As a Senior Planning and Financial Management Analyst, you will:

- Review and analyze proposed staffing and budget levels for divisions and offices throughout the Corporation; prepare briefings, including appropriate recommendations, for senior management officials.

- Develop policy guidance and procedural instructions and provide direction and guidance to FDIC divisions/offices on the development of required plans, budget and staffing requests; the preparation and submission of reports on budget utilization and operational performance; and requirements for accounting for their operational costs.

- Analyze differences between budgets and actual expenditures and prepare reports of results for senior management.

- Prepare a variety of complex financial reports and analyses concerning budgets and expenses.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.

Low Risk Position - National Agency Check Investigation (NACI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here .

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing complex financial studies/analyses of cost management programs, and staffing and budget requirements; formulating and executing an annual budget; and performing staffing and operational analysis used for reporting results and recommendations to senior management.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors - if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here .

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

Skill in analyzing proposed budgets and developing appropriate recommendations for senior management.

Ability to lead and direct broad comprehensive projects and studies of significant complexity and to serve as a technical analyst and financial management authority in developing and justifying corporate-wide financial management policies and practices.

Knowledge of the FDIC's cost management and cost accounting programs and processes, including its coding structure.

Skill in the use of spreadsheet software to perform financial analysis.

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:

FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable. If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

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.