Financial Specialist

Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

This Financial Specialist position is located at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: If selected for this position, you will serve as a Financial Specialist at a large airport or at a hub operation providing administrative support within Security Operations (SO), Transportation Security Administration (TSA),Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties may include but are not limited to: Performing a variety of financial management operations to support TSA Operations at the airport and spokes, to include budget formulation, execution, oversight, and management of travel and acquisitions activity; and monitoring and ensuring compliance of budget and financial activities will all DHS/TSA policies and guidelines. Serving as a subject matter expert and team leader for projects involving complex business and financial disciplines, such as finance, accounting, budget, cost-analysis, and various management functions. Providing authoratative policy interpretations on a wide range of financial management issues and developing unprecedented solutions to critical financial management issues. Obtaining the cooperation of multiple customers who may initially be reluctant or resistant to reprogramming or transfer of funds amount multiple large budgets needed to address critical emerging tactical and strategic funding priorities. Other duties may include: Providing advice and guidance to more junior specialists, professionals, managers, employees, and external representatives to resolve problems not always susceptible to treatment by standard methods. Serving as a troubleshooter and data researcher for all budgetary and financial problems and issues. Identifying and proposing solutions to complex problems where previous studies and established techniques require modification and adaptation. Preparing budget estimates and consolidating the estimates into an integrated budget forecast. Providing budget justifications by compiling, comparing, and correlating information about current and future programs. Conducting financial reconciliation and record auditing.

You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI). Selective Service registration is required. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.