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Department of State - Agency Wide Supervisory Financial Management Specialist in Charleston, South Carolina
Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS/EFO/GC), Global Compensation Directorate, Charleston SC. This office is responsible for managing a highly complex compensation environment, including payroll, benefits and associated record keeping and reporting. Responsibilities Performs expert-level Financial Management Specialist functions related to all aspects of the Global Compensation Directorate's functions and operations. Ensures that bureau's duties and responsibilities are carried out in accordance with requirements set forth by Senior Management and as established in the CGFS Quality Management System Standard Operating Procedures and applicable Work Instructions. Manages Global Compensation's functions including Locally Employed Staff, American Payroll, Retirement Accounts/Annuities, Funds Control, Pay Intake and Executive Coordination and development of compensation policies. Ensures that Global Compensation operations properly maintain payroll records, promote full accountability of U.S. Government resources, and enable the full disclosure of financial and programmatic aspects of U.S. Government compensation programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience analyzing and resolving issues or problems affecting management of payroll or annuities services. Experience collecting data, analyzing findings, and making recommendations related to the planning of substantive operating financial programs. Experience evaluating automated financial systems/software to determine their effectiveness at meeting established standards. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through." Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at OAA@state.gov. If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in this Bureau for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.