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Summary This Financial Management Specialist is located in the Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management (BFA), Division of Financial Management (DFM). The primary purpose of the position is responsibility for monitoring and analytics functions in support of the Branch's mission. Responsibilities As a Financial Management Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Supports recurring (i.e., annual/quarterly/monthly), and ad hoc post-award monitoring initiatives for NSF's grant and cooperative agreement program. Recurring efforts include, but are not limited to, grant expenditure testing and accrual validation, monitoring of cancelling appropriations and unliquidated obligations, remittance and refund analysis, Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act (GONE Act) and program income reporting. Supports recurring and ad hoc initiatives related to compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA), OMB A-123 Appendix C, Requirements for Payment Integrity Improvement and subsequent government-wide payment integrity mandates and requirements. Specific support areas include, but are not limited to, conducting improper payment risk assessments across NSF's grant program and mission support functions (e.g., payroll, contracts, travel, and purchase card), conducting annual payment testing, developing High Dollar Improper Payment Reports, and compilation of payment integrity Annual Financial Report (AFR) exhibits required under OMB Circular A-136. Assists in researching existing or emerging government-wide guidance, such as policies established by OMB, General Services Administration (GSA) or United States Department of Treasury (Treasury) for applicability to PAB operations, compliance, and monitoring. Supports the compilation, review, and publishing of Provided-by-Client (PBC) items to the Financial Statement Audit SharePoint. Utilizes tools and techniques such as Tableau, SQL, Python, R, or other data processing and analysis tools to meet Branch data objectives and develop operational tools. Supports the Branch in the development of automations using UiPath or other Robotic Process Automation platforms. Develops code for automations and supporting documentation required for NSF's RPA deployment process, such as Technical Design Document, Process Design Documents, Standard Operating Procedures, and Deployment Risk Assessments. Performs data analysis on financial and operational data for PAB portfolio functions, such as payments, remittances, financial close-out. Supports the Accounting Operations Branch in data analysis and outputs related to grant and commercial accounts payable accruals for the annual financial statements, and monthly Fund Balance with Treasury cash reconciliations. Serves as the lead point-of-contact for vendor management, configuration and maintenance within iTRAK, including grantees, contract vendors, individual travelers, postdoctoral fellowship recipients, and other iTRAK supplier types. Serves as the expert and technical advisor for Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), to include running and analyzing all daily assurance reports, serving as the Agency POC with the Department of Treasury, serving as the first line of contact for outside vendor inquiries, creating and maintaining all NSF staff training, maintaining system configurations and coordinating all system enhancement testing. Consults with the Branch Chief to resolve any problems or impact of system changes. Supports DFM and the Division of Information Systems (DIS) in annual Service Recovery efforts for Branch systems and platforms, such as iTRAK, ACM$, and IPP. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a US citizen. Selectee will be required to have a background investigation prior to onboarding. Selectee may be required to serve a 1-year trial/probationary period. Additional Requirements: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade/equivalent. You must meet eligibility & qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date. You must answer all job-related questions in the NSF eRecruit questionnaire & any external assessment that is included. All online applicants must provide a valid email address. If your email address is inaccurate or your mailbox is full/blocked, you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. Qualifications To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in federal service in grants management, financial management, financial analysis and monitoring, data and analytics, or automating processes. Examples of specialized experience include conducting analyses over financial, grant, or procurement data; grants management, using software applications and technology to develop financial reports and analyses; using software application or technology to streamline and/or automate manual processes; supporting the preparation of audit responses or data items; monitoring financial transactions and summarizing issues for management; and resolving any data issues or problems. In addition to the specialized experience above, applicants must possess the Selective Placement Factor below: Experience developing queries, utilizing programming languages, or technologies to automate processes AND/OR create data visualizations (e.g. SQL, Python, VBA/macros, Power BI, MS Power Query, Robotic Process Automation, Tableau). Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) & other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, & skills & can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Education may enhance skills required for this position; however, no substitution of education for specialized experience may be made at this level. Additional Information Relocation Expenses will not be paid. This position is in the bargaining unit represented by AFGE Local 3403. It is NSF policy that NSF personnel employed at or IPAs detailed to NSF are not permitted to participate in foreign government talent recruitment programs. Failure to comply with this NSF policy could result in disciplinary action up to & including removal from Federal Service or termination of an IPA assignment & referral to the Office of Inspector General. Foreign Talent Definitions Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) ICTAP and CTAP provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP or CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP or CTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified you must meet the following: OPM qualification requirements for the position, all selective factors, where applicable; special OPM approved qualifying conditions for the position; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate, to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and receives a rating of at least "Very Good" on the questionnaire. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP or CTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information regarding ICTAP or CTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources Veteran's Preference: If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. For 5-point veterans' preference, please provide your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty, or other official documentation (e.g., documentation of receipt of a campaign badge or expeditionary medal) that proves your military service was performed under honorable conditions. For 10-point veterans' preference, please submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, DD-214, and the VA letter or other required documentation as specified on the SF-15. NSF has determined that all of its positions are eligible for telework. Work suitable for telework depends on job duties; therefore, employees must receive approval from their supervisor for telework and have a telework agreement in place. Entering into a telework agreement is voluntary. This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Science Foundation.