Management Analyst

About the company

This position is located in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Associate Chief Financial Officer for Shared Services (ACFO-SS), Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division in Washington, DC. The purpose of the position is to lead the USDA compliance with Federal Financial Assistance (FFA) rules, regulations, and directives. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.

Your tasks

• Develops, maintains and opines on grants policy and processes for use by grant-making agencies within USDA
• Plans and develop revised procedures, instructions and guidelines that result in the improvement of grants administration, financial management planning and administration, performance measurement, and related policy implementation.
• Manages the publication of the USDA Assistance Listings and Notice of Funding Opportunities publication including the routing and approval workflows through OCFO, The Office of Budget and program Analysis and OMB.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for FFA including OMB and USDA guidance for grants and agreements found in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations as well as Executive Orders and other Administration priorities.
• Analyzes and monitors the various stages of the grant lifecycle including pre-award review, grant progress monitoring, and award closure to identify process improvements and efficiencies.

Requirements

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. GS-13 One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 level in Federal Service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform as a Management Analyst. Specialized experience is experience leading projects that assess and improve financial and grants management operations, processes, or policies; developing or revising program guidance, procedures, or tools that support consistent and effective financial or grant administration; and analyzing program data to identify issues, recommend solutions, and support management decisions. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Other

Requirements You must be a US Citizen or US National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. The U.S. Government utilizes Trusted Workforce 2.0 to implement Continuous Vetting (CV) as a-whole-of government approach to personnel security. If selected for this position, you will be subject to continuous automated record checks of criminal, financial, and public record databases throughout your period of eligibility or employment, replacing traditional periodic reinvestigations. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable. During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest The U.S. Government utilizes Trusted Workforce 2.0 to implement Continuous Vetting (CV) as a-whole-of government approach to personnel security. If selected for this position, you will be subject to continuous automated record checks of criminal, financial, and public record databases throughout your period of eligibility or employment, replacing traditional periodic reinvestigations.