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Summary This position is located in the Office of Budget & Financial Management (OBFM), Executive Office for Immigration Review, U. S. Department of Justice. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance. Responsibilities The Financial Manager serves as principal adviser, CFO, and consultant to senior management on budgetary and financial management matters, with the objective of assisting in maintaining balance, economy, and efficiency in accomplishing EOIR missions and program objectives. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Serving as the Chief, Office of Budget and Financial Management, providing agency level financial guidance, accounting and financial reporting and analysis, financial forecasting, budget execution/reporting, formulation of Congressional budget justifications, travel program management, and financial systems review and analysis. Formulating principles, policies, and procedures to identify, track and ensure the effectiveness of EOIR financial statements. Routinely communicate, collaborate and liaison with Department, OMB and Congressional Appropriations staff on various budget, financial and policy related matters. Serving as principle advisor and technical expert to senior management and key EOIR staff on financial management, budget, and other financial program matters. Reviewing, coordinating and analyzing program plans for and evaluation of budgeting, costs, finance and accounting, financial reporting and management analysis techniques in the exercise of staff and technical direction over resource management activities throughout EOIR. Directing the work of supervisors and attendant staffs in establishing priorities, work schedules, and assignment and evaluation of work that is concentrated in the complete range of resource management to include financial, budget, accounting, internal audit, management analysis, and personnel. Establishes overall program policies; provides guidelines for developing operational priorities, and delegates operational program responsibility to subordinate supervisors. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify for the Supervisory Financial Manager (Chief, Budget and Financial Management) position, you must meet the following time in grade requirements and minimum qualifications: TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-14 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information). FOR THE GS-15 LEVEL: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Providing direction and control over Financial Management operations such as budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting; Advising senior management on financial, budget and resource management program matters; Reviewing current and long-range program requirements to develop or update budget and financial management program plans to meet resource needs; Supervising a financial, accounting, or budget staff; and Developing guidelines or policy related to financial management operations. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience) Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here. Education Additional Information This position is open to Current DOJ Employees in the Competitive Service with Career or Career Conditional Tenure. Your SF-50 must reflect current employment with DOJ and career/career-conditional tenure (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1). Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. DOJ Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. The DOJ Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy Selective Service: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.