Mission Support Specialist (finance)

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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Laredo Sector, Mission Readiness Operations, located in Laredo, TX. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. Experience: You qualify for the GS-7 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying basic administrative processes (such as staffing support, time and attendance tracking, and travel or logistics processing) to support day-to-day office operations; Reviewing and verifying recurring transactions or obligations for accuracy, identifying discrepancies, and assisting with corrective actions; Using standard office software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to create and maintain spreadsheets, reports, and presentation materials; Gathering, organizing, and summarizing data (such as staffing, procurement, or activity information) for use in estimates, reports, or justifications; Using an automated system to help prepare and review authorizations and supporting documents and to generate basic activity or status reports. Experience: You qualify for the GS-9 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying administrative and budget procedures (e.g., staffing, time and attendance, travel, relocation, and event planning) to manage and support day-to-day financial and operational activities; Analyzing and evaluating recurring financial obligations to verify accuracy, identify discrepancies, and recommend or implement corrective actions; Using standard office software (such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to develop and maintain electronic files, financial spreadsheets, and presentation or briefing materials for management; Collaborating with a budget team in a requirements-based budgeting process, including compiling and analyzing staffing, procurement, and travel data to develop or justify budget submissions; Using an automated travel system to prepare, review, and generate reports on monthly, quarterly, or annual travel activity and delinquencies, and communicating findings and recommendations to management. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Education Substitution: GS-7: Successful completion of one year of full-time graduate education from an accredited college or university may substitute for the experience required at this level. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise a year of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 18 semester or 27 quarter hours. -OR- GS-7: A bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may also substitute for the experience required. It is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average (i.e., GPA 3.0 or higher of a possible 4.0, excluding pass/fail credits. Pass/fail credits cannot be more than 10% of total credits), or (3) honor society membership. Review Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) to see if you qualify under this provision. Please see www.opm.gov for additional information. GS-9: A master's degree; or two full years of graduate education leading to such a degree; or a J.D. or an LL.B. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise a year of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 36 semester or 54 quarter hours. Combining Education and Experience:Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-9. More information on this qualification standard is located here. 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 cri

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