Forest Products Resource Specialist

This position provides subject matter expertise on the business administration and financial management functions for a Forest's product sales program, including manage Forest Products Financial System, program reviews/audits, manage/maintain databases for timber sales, and develop/conduct training. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Melany Glossa at melany.glossa@usda.gov. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Duties are listed are at the full performance level. Leads the business review of planned timber sale stewardship contract or agreement pre-sale packages after line officer approval and prior to advertisement for bid. Conducts audits of a wide variety of business and financial functions related to timber sale contract administration, permanent and trust funds, and cash management. Interprets and provides advice on laws and regulations concerning revenue accounting and use of federal funds. Provides expertise and advice on bonding and applicable agency core financial system transactions and reports. Routinely interacts with timber sale purchasers, contractors, partners, and permittees to interpret and explain all financial aspects of contract and permit administration. Prepares and interprets a variety of reports relating to forest product contracting, agreements or forest management issues. Supervisory duties 20% or less of the time. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Forest Products Resource Specialist Certification Requirements: For the GS-09 level: Incumbent must be a certified Level I Forest Products Resource Specialist in order to qualify for this position. Verification of Completed national task book for the position of Forest Products Resource Specialist with Final Evaluator's Verification page must be included with application. For the GS-11 level: A Level II Forest Products Resource Specialist certification is required for this position. Satisfactory completion of the national task book, along with a minimum of two additional years of experience, is required for Level II certification. Incumbents must complete the requirements for this certification within 1 year of appointment to this position. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Provided and maintained timber sale accounts and timber sale contracts; Maintained financial management of timber sales; Interacted with timber sale purchasers, contractors, and permittees to interpret and explain all financial aspects of contract and permit administration; and/or Ensured the financial system is applied in a manner to ensure accuracy and proper procedures. OR Two full years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or Master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position; OR A combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position (in excess of 18 semester/27 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Ensured the correction

Salaire : $61,722 – $97,087/Per Year

A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies. It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.