Financial Management Specialist

Located in the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS/GFO/PR/VC). The Office of Payables and Receivables, conducts the Department's Accounts Payable functions as the central domestic funded paying agent of the Department, and includes two financial divisions, Commercial and Employee Claims. This position serves as a Financial Management Specialist with responsibility for performing a full range of financial functions.

Perform invoice and transaction validation by reviewing fiscal data, confirming funding availability, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining thorough documentation and strong internal controls.

Identify, research, and resolve financial and operational irregularities across records, subsidiary ledgers, appropriations, and obligations to ensure accuracy, legal compliance, and uninterrupted program operations.

Evaluate and analyze financial systems and program performances to identify irregularities affecting reimbursements, recommend operational improvements, and develop comprehensive financial reports and analyses.

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements. Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study). The percentage of specialized work experience (for example, 6 months equals 50%) and the percentage of graduate study (for example, 9 graduate hours for a GS-07 equals 50% where 18 graduate hours constitute a full time year) must total at least 100%.