Associate Director/Director of Program Finance, MC-501-3B/3A

Description:

This position is located in the Financial Management Division (FMD), Department of Administration and Finance, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-14/15, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band MC-3B/3A which is generally equal to GS-14/15.

Requirements:

To qualify for pay band 3B, applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4A (GS-13) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as; serving as a technical resource on program budgeting and financial management issues; ensuring that appropriated funds are properly planned, budgeted, obligated, expended, and reported; experience with financial systems, data integration, documentation, and testing; and developing, writing, and reviewing policy documentation, procedural guidance, operational procedures, process manuals, etc. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

To qualify for pay band 3A, applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 3B (GS-14) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as; serving as a technical expert, resource and advisor to management officials and staff on program budgeting and financial management issues; ensuring that appropriated funds are properly planned, budgeted, obligated, expended, and reported; experience with financial systems, data integration, documentation, and testing; developing, writing, and reviewing policy documentation, procedural guidance, operational procedures, process manuals, etc.; and serving as a liaison with senior officials, and other government agency staff in order to coordinate, explain and present budget information. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to pay band 4A or GS-13 to be eligible for pay band 3B. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to pay band 3B or GS-14 to be eligible for pay band 3A.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience. MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band . See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure ( https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/.