Summary As a Financial Analyst, Financial Technician, or early-career professional in a similar role, you contribute to financial management work that helps agencies plan, track, analyze, and manage resources. Your work may include financial planning and analysis, budget support, financial data review, ensuring compliance, reporting, customer service, and process improvements. Responsibilities Representative duties may include: Assist with financial planning, analysis, reporting, and support activities across assigned program areas. Research and process financial information using established procedures, operating manuals, and guidance. Support budget formulation, execution, expenditure tracking, and related financial planning activities. Help develop or maintain budgets, cash flow projections, financial models, or other planning tools under supervision. Support compliance reviews, audits, and quality checks to maintain accuracy and integrity in financial reporting. Prepare financial summaries, reports, communications, and briefing materials for review. Use spreadsheets, collaboration platforms, dashboards, automation, or approved AI-enabled tools, where authorized, to support research, drafting, summarization, data organization, reporting, and workflow improvement. Review digital or AI-assisted outputs for accuracy, completeness, relevance, and appropriate use before incorporating them into official work. Depending on the hiring agency, you may also use digital tools, dashboards, automation, and approved AI-enabled tools to support financial research, summarize budget or financial materials, identify patterns or anomalies in data, draft preliminary narratives or reports, and strengthen service delivery. Applicants do not need to be AI experts, but should be comfortable learning new tools, using technology responsibly, and adapting to a changing work environment. Requirements Conditions of Employment This is a pooled hiring action. Specific duty locations are not known at the time of this announcement. Positions may be located anywhere in the United States where federal agencies are located. Duty location will be determined at the time of selection based on the needs of the agency and the interests of the candidate. Applicants will indicate geographic preferences in the application questionnaire. These preferences may help participating agencies understand candidate location interests and potential future workforce needs, but they do not guarantee consideration, selection, or assignment to any specific location. After appointment, the employing agency may reassign employees to another federal duty location based on mission needs and applicable law, regulation, and agency policy. Any reassignment decision is made by the employing agency after appointment and is not guaranteed. Applicants must meet all conditions of employment listed in this announcement and any agency-specific requirements. Depending on the position, these may include: U.S. citizenship or nationality. Completion of the E-Verify employment verification process. Selective Service registration, if applicable. Background investigation and suitability determination. Security clearance, if required by the hiring agency. Drug testing, financial disclosure, or bargaining unit coverage, depending on the position. May require a pre-employment drug test and/or random drug testing during the period of employment. Direct deposit of salary payments. Current civil service employees selected will be given new appointments to the civil service and subject to a new probationary period; however, benefits, time served, and other Federal entitlements may remain the same. Specific conditions of employment may vary by hiring agency. Applicants should clarify duty location, telework eligibility, travel, security clearance, and other position-specific requirements with the hiring agency, if contacted for interview or selection. Qualifications Who we are looking for Strong candidates may bring experience through school, internships, work, military service, volunteer service, apprenticeships, community activities, or other relevant settings. Applicants do not need a linear background or a single @type of experience. Relevant experience may be paid or unpaid and may come from academic, community, technical, service, or professional settings. Strong candidates may demonstrate: Clear written and verbal communication. Sound judgment, reliability, and attention to detail. Comfort learning new systems, tools, and processes. Interest in public service and improving how government works. Ability to work with data, documents, collaboration tools, and digital systems. Responsible use of modern digital tools, including approved AI-enabled tools where appropriate to the role. Where supported by the position, evaluation may also consider the ability to use modern digital tools and approved AI-enabled tools responsibly to support assigned work. This may include organizing information, summarizing materials, improving workflows, verifying outputs, protecting sensitive information, and applying human judgment before incorporating tool-assisted work into official products. Grade-specific requirements Applicants must meet Minimum Qualifications for the grade level(s) for which they are applying. GS-7 Applicants may qualify at the GS-7 level based on one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 level that demonstrates at least three of the following: Assisting with financial planning or analysis. Following instructions or operating manuals related to past, present, or future financial information. Working with budget analysts or financial staff on budget planning or execution. Supporting compliance reviews or audits to maintain accuracy and integrity in financial reporting; OR One full year of graduate education; OR Superior Academic Achievement: A bachelor's degree, AND meet one of the following: Grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all undergraduate coursework or courses completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. Grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. Class standing in the upper one-third of your graduating class, college, university, or major subdivision. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies; OR A combination of qualifying education and experience. If you have some qualifying education and some qualifying experience, but don't fully meet either requirement on its own, you may be able to combine them. Only graduate education can be used in this calculation. Experience must be reflected in your resume, and transcripts are required. Divide your qualifying graduate semester hours by 18. That gives you your education percentage. Divide your months of qualifying experience by 12. That gives you your experience percentage. Add the two together. If the total is 100% or more, you qualify. GS-9 Applicants may qualify at the GS-9 level based on one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level that demonstrates at least three of the following: Performing financial analysis or support activities by reviewing financial data to ensure accuracy and compliance. Assisting with budget formulation or execution by tracking expenditures to support financial planning. Applying financial management principles or regulations to process financial transactions or resolve discrepancies. Providing customer service or support by communicating financial information to stakeholders; OR Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a master's, LL.B., or J.D.; OR A combination of qualifying education and experience. If you have some qualifying education and some qualifying experience, but don't fully meet either requirement on its own, you may be able to combine them. Only graduate education in excess of one year (18 semester hours or equivalent) can be used in this calculation. Experience must be reflected in your resume, and transcripts are required. Divide your qualifying graduate semester hours beyond the first 18 by 18. That gives you your education percentage. Divide your months of qualifying experience by 12. That gives you your experience percentage. Add the two together. If the total is 100% or more, you qualify. GS-11 Applicants may qualify at the GS-11 level based on one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level that demonstrates at least three of the following: Performing financial analysis by reviewing financial data to identify trends, discrepancies, risks, or compliance issues. Supporting budget formulation, execution, expenditure tracking, or financial planning for programs or projects. Applying financial management principles, policies, or regulations to resolve issues or support recommendations. Preparing financial reports, models, summaries, or recommendations for leadership, customers, or stakeholders; OR Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or a Ph.D., LL.M., or equivalent doctoral degree; OR A combination of qualifying education and experience. If you have some qualifying education and some qualifying experience, but don't fully meet either requirement on its own, you may be able to combine them. Only graduate education in excess of two years (36 semester hours or equivalent) can be used in this calculation. Experience must be reflected in your resume, and transcripts are required. Divide your qualifying graduate semester hours beyond the first 36 by 18. That gives you your education percentage. Divide your months of qualifying experience by 12. That gives you your experience percentage. Add the two together. If the total is 100% or more, you qualify. Experience may include paid or unpaid work, including internships, volunteer service, student leadership, military service, apprenticeships, or other relevant activities. Resumes must clearly describe duties, dates, and hours worked per week. Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP)? Your Federal position at the time you were displaced must be within the local commuting area for a location that a hiring agency plans to fill from this announcement. The definition of local commuting area varies based on duty location and hiring agency policy. To receive priority consideration, you must also be found well-qualified, which means you score 85 or higher based on this announcement's assessment rating criteria. Education If you are claiming education as any part of your Minimum Qualifications for this position: You must submit a copy of your college transcript. An unofficial transcript with the degree title, list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned can be used as a substitute for official transcripts at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, official transcripts will be required prior to entering on duty. (For GS-07) Note about Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Applicants usually cannot claim credit based on their overall GPA if more than 10 percent of their total credit was based on pass/fail or similar systems, rather than on traditional grading systems. However, if they can document that only their freshman-year courses (25 percent or less of their total credit) were credited on a pass/fail or similar system, they can use their overall GPA to claim SAA. If 10 percent or fewer credits or only freshman-year courses were based on pass/fail or similar systems, such credits can be ignored and the GPA can be computed from the graded courses. Applicants can, however, still claim credit based on their last 2 years if 10 percent or fewer credits were based on pass/fail or similar systems. Applicants who cannot claim credit under the GPA requirements may claim credit for SAA only on the basis of class standing or honor society membership. Note about Graduate Education: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicants' resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabus and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Provide all relevant transcripts, not just your most recent one. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet Minimum Qualifications, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This announcement is being used to recruit qualified individuals under the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. Therefore, veterans' preference and traditional rating or ranking of applicants do not apply to this public notice. Agencies across Federal government may hire from this cross-government announcement. Agencies with non-General Schedule (non-GS) pay plans or bands may hire from this announcement when the vacancy they are filling is equivalent to the GS grade(s) advertised. The hiring agency's servicing HR office must verify grade-equivalency alignment with the advertised GS grade(s). Selections from this announcement must be for GS grade(s) (or equivalent pay plan or band) included in the announcement. Final duty location and pay will be determined by the hiring agency. The salary range posted in this announcement is an approximation and subject to locality adjustment. Promotion potential varies by hiring agency. Some positions may have promotion potential to higher grade levels. Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be available, depending on the hiring agency's policy. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, non-career SES, or Presidential appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
