Program Financial Specialist

Program Financial Specialist
ID:AAL-033Location:AuburnProgram:ACE
Wage/Hr:$20.00 - $38.50Hours/Week:24Minimum Age:55

Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment! The Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Agricultural support for individuals aged 55 and over to support the Department of Agriculture?s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a grant administered program awarded to National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise, and experience will truly be valued. The ACES program provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS staff who are doing important work every day. Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period. Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an "at-will" relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period. NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee. PLEASE NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? participates in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions. This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 15 year(s) of experience in Financial Management or Record Keeping. OR BA/BS Degree in Financial Management, Record Keeping, Business Administration.

  • Valid State Driver?s license.
  • Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
  • Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI).
Duties:

Duties will be performed from the NRCS State Office in Auburn, AL. This position is responsible for providing support to the State Financial Resource Specialist performing various duties related to program fiscal management and analysis. This position is responsible for the generation, retrieval, and review of financial reports and other data that represent the financial transactions for Farm Bill programs, grants, and agreements. Demonstrates and maintains knowledge, support, and awareness of the Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights policy. Performs all duties in a manner that consistently demonstrates fairness, cooperation, and respect toward co-workers, office visitors, and all others in the performance of official This position will assist with various professional capacity duties with program management and analysis. This position will develop spreadsheets, provide analysis of funding efforts, and assist with strategic operations efforts.

  • Assists with processing grants, agreements, and contracts.   15%
  • Review payment requests for completeness and accuracy before approval for grants, agreements, and contracts.   10%
  • Assists with gathering required data to support audits, budgets, or other financial-related transactions.   30%
  • Assists with various tracking databases to support timekeeping, state budgets, or other assigned databases.   35%
  • Assist with various file management tasks including SharePoint, Teams, and Shared drives.   10%

Other:
  • Annual information system security, anti-harassment, and civil rights training, etc.
  • Remote work arrangements are available for this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.