Management and Financial Analyst

About the role

This position serves as the Subject Matter Expert for the Office of Airports (ARP) regional levels on all aspects of ARP's financial assistance programs. The incumbent provides leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive.

May act as a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques or as a team leader to define and direct challenging projects/programs/activities.

What you will do

• Provides comprehensive technical services on the control and disbursement of grant-in-aid funds.
• Tasks include but are not limited to, independently tracking and providing guidance to Management and the Field Office on the Airport Improvement Program, Office of Airports Audit Program, and serves as the liaison between the FAA and the Office of Inspector General concerning Regional Audits.
• Independently to identify appropriate funds to ensure maximum utilization of each of the categories of funds available and determines eligibility while processing grants.
• Serves as the Regional Policy Expert and authority for the Office of Airports audit program and its implementation.
• Provides input to the Region¿s annual goals and objectives by suggesting possible areas for audit based upon problems uncovered during related audits.
• Serves as the Regional Audit Program Manager responsible for developing, maintaining, and coordinating the financial audit program.
• This includes the Office of Airports grant-in-aid quality assurance functions.
• Serves as the liaison between the FAA and the Office of Inspector General for all program audits in the Region.
• Participates in national teams to review current Airport Improvement Program policy and guidance.
• Makes recommendations for changes to national policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• At the FV-J Level: Incumbent is recognized as a subject matter expert for the Office of Airports (ARP) regional level on all aspects of ARP's financial assistance programs, consisting of the Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP), Airport Improvement Program (AIP), Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program and other aid programs.
• Also serves as region's senior specialist for the System of Airports Reports (SOAR) database used to manage these programs.
• Applies experience and expert knowledge to interpret legislation, regulations, orders, and national policies, procedures, and other guidance pertaining to aid programs in providing consultation and guidance to the ADOs, government agencies, consultants, aviation industry representatives and the public.
• Establishes regional policy pertaining to the ACIP, AIP, PFC, and other aid programs.
• Provides oversight and guidance to the Region/ADOs in developing the region's annual ACIP, including assigning planning ceilings, conducting review, and providing feedback.
• Manages the distribution of AIP discretionary funds to the Region/ADO's to ensure the funding of the highest priority projects on the region's ACIP.
• Provides consultation and guidance to Region/ADOs on grant management activities relating to obligations procurement, contract requirements, sponsor certification, project formulation, project application, project accomplishment, grant offer, grant agreement, amendments, payments, civil rights requirements and audits.
• May oversee the region's PFC program, including the processing of PFC applications, notices of intent and amendments; the monitoring of PFC collections, disbursements, and project implementation, and the closeout of PFC applications and notices of intent.
• Prepares the Final Agency Decision on PFC applications for small, medium and large hub airports.
• Provides expert guidance and instruction both internally and externally to address diverse, complex issues which often cross multiple projects, programs, and/or functional areas.
• Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues.
• Provides training and assistance to ADO and Regional personnel on ARP's financial assistance programs and the SOAR database, as needed or requested.
• May represent ARP and the region on matters pertaining to ARP's financial assistance programs at meetings and conferences.
• Participates in or leads national teams to review current policy and guidance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50 including Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.
• Applicants must apply on-line, through USAJOBS, to receive consideration; Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.
• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veteran's documents, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed under the Evaluation Criteria section.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Interviews: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. Moderate Risk (5): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Moderate Risk Background Investigation (Tier 2) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained.

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