CLEVELAND — The BLET has been notified that the Federal Railroad Administration is hiring a Director, Office of Financial Management.
The Director, Office of Financial Management serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and manager, integrator, consultant and advisor on all FRA financial management and budgetary matters, including the availability of appropriations and allocation of Federal aid and other railroad program funds, audit issues, financial management initiatives, and any matter that could affect the financial resources of FRA. The Deputy CFO assists the CFO in providing executive direction and leadership to a comprehensive financial management program for ensuring the effective operation of the budget process, proper utilization of and accounting for the FRA’s resources, and up-to-date information on the status of program funds. As a strategic business partner who is vital to agency operations, the Deputy CFO provides financial advisory services to all levels of FRA management that serve to ensure efficient and effective program delivery. In addition, the Deputy CFO will bring a business perspective to the table to assist program managers in making sound decisions and to ensure FRA’s mission is executed in accordance with its performance plan.
You must meet the technical and managerial qualification factors identified below. Your application must demonstrate that you possess these qualifications. Please provide examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and the complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. All qualified candidates will be evaluated on the relevance of their experience, leadership, accomplishments, recognition, education, and outside activities in relation to the following ten factors that are necessary to successfully perform the duties of this position. Interviews, qualification inquiries, and references may be required as part of the evaluation process.
Technical Factors:
1. Knowledge of, and experience in, Federal budgeting, financial concepts, practices and principles; and project management.
2. Knowledge of, and experience in, leading the development of annual financial performance plans and reports, including goal setting, performance measurement and accountability concepts as set forth by the Government Accounting Office (GAO).
3. Knowledge of, and experience in, addressing and resolving complex financial audit issues and findings.
4. Knowledge of, and experience in, Federal-aid funding mechanisms, including grants management.
5. Knowledge of, and experience in providing leadership, executive direction, supervision and mentoring of staff, and furthering equal employment opportunities throughout all areas of an Office, and including the effective management of diversity.
Managerial Factors: Additional information regarding the following five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s SES website at www.opm.gov/ses/index.html. (You must clearly demonstrate progressively responsible experience and proficiency in all five executive core qualifications listed below.)
1. Leading Change: The ability to develop and implement an organizational vision which integrates key national and program goals, priorities, values, and other factors. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to balance change and continuity; to continually strive to improve customer service and program performance within the basic Government framework; to create a work environment that encourages creative thinking; and to maintain focus, intensity, and persistence, even under adversity.
2. Leading People: The ability to design and implement strategies which maximize employee potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the organization’s vision, mission, and goals.
3. Results Driven: Stresses accountability and continuous improvement. It includes the ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.
4. Business Acumen: The ability to acquire and administer human, financial, material, and information resources in a manner that instills public trust and accomplishes the organization’s mission, and the ability to use new technology to enhance decision-making.
5. Building Coalitions/Communication: The ability to explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner and to negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally. It also involves the ability to develop an expansive professional network with other organizations and to identify the internal and external politics that impact the work of the organization.
How To Apply For This Position
• You must submit a current resume, an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), or any other application document you choose that includes sufficient information to demonstrate that you possess the quality and years of experience as specified under the qualification requirements. Required information is listed in the section below labeled “Here’s What Your Application Must Contain.”
• You must submit a narrative statement that briefly addresses each of the 5 technical and 5 managerial factors and in the same order as they are listed above. The narrative statement provides you an opportunity to relate your background to the specific demands of the position. Failure to provide the specific information in the narrative statement may result in your receiving a lower rating or no rating in the evaluation process.
• You must submit a performance appraisal or equivalent (if available).
Where To Send Your Application
• You may mail or deliver your application to:
Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Human Resources
1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20590.
• You may email your application package to nancy.coyle@dot.gov.
• You may fax your application to our fax number at 202/493-6169. We will not accept applications faxed from a Federal Government fax machine.
• ALL application forms and narrative statements must be in our office or postmarked by the closing date of the announcement.
Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Nancy Coyle, FRA Office of Human Resources, at (202) 493-6119, or at nancy.coyle@dot.gov.
All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 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 contact Marcella Mullins at (202) 493-6114, or TDD at (202) 493-6487 or 6488, or via email at marcella.mullins@dot.gov. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
For a copy of the FRA’s bulletin, go to: http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/hr/pdf/FRA_06_38N