Financial Management Specialist

$70,448 - $110,803/Yr

United States Department of Justice - New York, NY

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - New York, NY

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The Financial Management Specialist position within the DEA's New York Field Division is primarily responsible for supporting the Domestic Division Financial Procurement Unit (FPU). This role involves processing various accounting transactions, analyzing financial information, and providing customer support to assigned Division offices. The position requires a strong understanding of financial operations and the ability to assist in managing financial data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and developing cost data for a broad operating program utilizing a variety of sources.
• Providing customer service to assigned Division office(s)/group(s), vendors, and financial analysts.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial reports and making recommendations to the Senior Financial Management Specialist as needed.
• Collecting, analyzing, and validating budget data to help monitor and track resources for assigned program areas.
• Conducting research, identifying, and analyzing trends in the use of funds, and recommending adjustments in programs that require the rescheduling of program workloads.
• Reviewing and processing accounting transactions for a broad and varied range of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditure vouchers, and rejected transactions.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Experience in performing a variety of financial and budget-related functions and administrative work in connection with financial and accounting systems.
• Ability to review documents for valid budget expenditure limitations and correctness of financial data.
• Experience in responding to basic financial and accounting issues and inquiries.
• Experience in monitoring and maintaining financial transactions.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full academic years of graduate level education leading to such a degree.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.