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Summary About the Position:This Supervisory Financial & Contracts Management Officer is located at U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, Command Staff S-8 (ACC) with duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (merit) Responsibilities Exercise delegated authority for areas such as planning, directing, supervising, and administering all technical and operational aspects of the financial and contracting management programs for United States Army Test Center Command. Interpret financial policies generated by higher headquarters such as implications of immediate and long-range management activities, plans and decisions. Develop test cost estimating for the test customers to validate test center resource requirements based on aggregate test workload projections. Perform operations such as planning functions and resolving problems presented by subordinate supervisors. Publish Command regulations by integrating the necessary staff elements in the coordination process to provide expert guidance. Serve as principal staff advisor and provides technical and policy expertise on all financial and contract management matters. Oversee analytical reviews of all contract scopes of work/proposals. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Interpret financial policies for an organization; 2) Develop organizational-wide regulations, directives, and procedures for financial and contracting management programs; 3) Perform long-range planning for programs and projects related to financial and contracting management programs; AND 4) Resolve issues related to financial and contracting management programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13/NH-03). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Concepts, Policies and Principles of Finance Decision Support Financial Management Analysis Leadership Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command has various incentives that may be available for highly qualified candidates. These include Recruitment Incentives, Relocation Incentives, Student Loan Repayment, Credit for Leave Accrual, and Permanent Change of Station Allowance. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Recruitment Incentive may be authorized. Relocation Incentive may be authorized. The Aberdeen Test Center's (ATC) mission statement: Provide test and test support services for authorized customers within and outside of DoD, including Government and non-Government organizations, domestic, and foreign. Perform comprehensive test and training, both real and simulated. Exploit emerging technologies. Develop leading-edge instrumentation and test methodologies. The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-04 is equal to the former GS-14 Step 01 through GS-15 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $191,900.00 including locality. Certification Level 3: THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 3 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.