Duties

As a Financial Analyst, you will:

• Collect, analyze, and validate cost data to manage section resources;
• Work with forfeiture program components to implement and monitor common program-wide transactions for seized and forfeited asset management and disposition transactions;
• Apply in depth financial expertise to specialized forfeiture disciplines including International Asset Recovery, Financial Investigations Team methodologies, information technology tools for investigative case management and Asset Tracking;
• Provide management with status/progress reports on a wide variety of financial issues and identify potential problems and recommend solutions; and
• Develop and maintain a tracking system for all funds budgeted and expended by MLARS, including, but not limited to, direct appropriations, Asset Forfeiture funds, and Department of State targeted funding streams for specific law enforcement purposes.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to qualify for this position.
• You must complete the online questionnaire and additional assessment(s).
• You must undergo a pre-employment security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• The Criminal Division participates in the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program. E-Verify helps employers to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please see "Next Steps" for additional information.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-13 level, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-12 federal grade level. This experience must include duties such as: using large data sets to develop reports and conduct financial or statistical analyses (e.g., using advanced functions in Excel, regression analysis, etc.); extensive knowledge of financial management programs, performing financial studies, analyses, and research of accounting operations, financial systems, policies, and procedures and experience using knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and both qualitative and quantitative analyses to assess and measure the effectiveness of financial management program operations; developing proposals for improvement, and presenting findings and issuing guidance and final reports on improvement strategies.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Additional information

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced federal competitive service employees with selection priority over candidates from other agencies for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority over other applicants who are not employees of the Department of Justice if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instruction in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility can be found at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ .

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the DOJ with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your DOJ component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility can be found at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ .

USA Hire Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments at https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire .