The Office of Financial Management (AFM) provides financial oversight and information on the use of agency financial resources.
Duties
The Financial Policy Branch, AFM-130 manages the FAA Financial Manual, the Financial Question and Answer (Q&A) System, and the development and delivery of financial management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training courses, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and briefings. Develops and maintains financially related SOPs, FAQs, desk guides, job aides, and web materials for the agency. Serves as liaison for FAA policy changes that touch on financial issues. Manages the Appointment of Funds Certification Authority (AFCA) Tool, provides customer support for AFCA, and ensures system conformance with AFCA and FAA’s transactional system. Manages the Financial Services (ABA) website, including the Q&A search feature, designs web pages and updates for the ABA website. Serves as liaison for financial management training delivery and maintains the Funds Certification curriculum in the agency’s training system. Ensures FAA’s funds certifier training requirements are met and provides logistical support.
The Gateways Training Specialist for Financial Management supports all aspects of the development and production of financial training materials, including conceptualization, message development and creative execution. Works closely with team members, team leads, and managers to execute education and communication concepts, within structured timelines, to meet the requirements of financial training projects.
Applies knowledge of and limited experience in the development and evaluation of training materials to accomplish assignments. Also applies knowledge of training principles, techniques, and methods to support the financial management projects/programs. Conducts research for inclusion of course curriculums, completes storyboards for training modules, and reviews draft curriculums for budget process modules that are used in agency-managed training courses. Responsible for fact-finding and information verification to keep curriculums updated and accurate.
The Gateways Training Specialist for Financial Management contributes to the effectiveness of financial management programs that are executed for the dissemination of knowledge required for the comprehension of the FAA’s Financial Policy, SOPs, and other valuable financial management content. Supports training instruction when necessary and can advise budget/financial management subject matter experts on the best tools to support the training objectives and content area of financial management. Analyzes training program needs and assist higher level professionals in developing strategies for implementing effective materials to meet the requirements of financial training projects. Identifies problems; and provides assistance to professionals in the day-to-day operations, development and production of financial training materials.
Internal contacts are typically managers and employees in more than one organizational branch, division, and/or line of business/staff office. External contacts are typically subject matter experts and other external personnel on matters related to financial training projects, including Department of Transportation employees and contract vendors.
The Gateways Training Specialist for Financial Management uses creativity and resourcefulness to execute tasks as assigned by the manager, team lead, or project lead. Responds promptly and appropriately to communications from team members and project stakeholders. Work is reviewed regularly to ensure timeliness, quality, and at completion of projects for policy compliance, and in terms of effectiveness in meeting the objective of the project.