Funds Management Specialist

2 weeks ago


Washington, United States US Smithsonian Institution Full time

**Duties**:
The Funds Management Specialist exists to provide financial support and budgetary services to an office or department within the Museum.

**In this position, you will**:

- **Provide assistance to leadership, under close supervision, in all operations of the unit, and**those in association with the Museum, Smithsonian, or scientific community, financial**and administration support for unit research programs, budget preparation and allocation,**requests and justifications, etc.**:

- **Create basic budget, spending plans, and projections on various funds ranging from**Federal allocations to a variety of trust funds (grants, contracts, gifts, endowments,**discretionary).**:

- **Maintain accountability records for funds control of the various financial matters relating**to the work of the unit.**:

- **Provide guidance to department staff on administrative and procurement procedures and **required documentation.**:

- **Serve as liaison between leadership and other Smithsonian administrative offices in **performance of administrative and fiscal duties.**

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
- May need to complete a Probationary Period
- Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
- Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

**Conditions of Employment**

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

For information on qualification requirements, see _Qualification Standards Handbook for _General Schedule Positions_ on OPM website.

**Qualifications**:
**Experience**: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as managing the administrative information and tracking expenditures using computerized spreadsheets, and experience working in a museum or academic setting.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

**Or Education**:Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s or equivalent degree related to this position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements.

**Or Combination**:Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards.

**Education**:
Not applicable

**Additional information**:
**This position is included in the bargaining unit.**
- **Current or Former Political Appointees**:Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Office of Human Resources. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:

- Position title;
- Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
- Agency; and,
- Beginning and ending dates of appointment.

**Recruitment Incentive**: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

**Note**: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.
- Benefits

The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants for this position may be evaluated in multiple stages. The first stage is an evaluation of your responses to the online multiple-choice questions that assess your experience, education, and/or training



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