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UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Attracting the Next Generation

Accountants

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• Governmentwide Perspective

• OPM Hiring Initiatives

• OPM/Chief Financial Officer’s Council Partnership

• Ten Actions You Can Take Today

• Workforce Planning

Discussion Topics

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Governmentwide Perspective

• The Federal Government is the largest employer in the nation

The Federal Government hires approximately 240,000

employees annually

• Approximately 21K (accountants/accounting techs)

• Approximately 23% of all Federal accountants/accounting techs are eligible to retire in 2009

• 18% of all hires used a variety of hiring flexibilities

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Governmentwide Perspective

• Direct hire authority usage increased by more than 1000% in the last 3 years

• Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) usage increased

by 250% in the last 3 years

• Total use of hiring flexibilities increased by 120% in the last

3 years

• Merit promotion principles and veteran’s preference are what set

the Federal Government apart – not a barrier– from the

private sector

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OPM Initiatives

• End-to-End Hiring Roadmap Initiative

Applicant focus

► 60 days from announcement closing until first day on the job

► Streamlined job announcements and elimination of written KSAs

► Four communication points

○ Resume received

○ Assessment

○ Referred○ Selected

• Business Analytics Requirements Document/Model -- data tracking, analysis, decision-making and reporting

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OPM Initiatives

• Streamlined Job Opportunity Announcements (JOA’s) 1102 - Contracting Specialist

201 - Human Resources Specialist

318 - Secretary

343 - Management – Program Analyst

510 - Accountant

525 - Accountant Technician

1224 - Patent and Trade Specialist

1810 - Criminal Investigator

1811 - Law Enforcement

2210 – Information Technology

• Plain language and reduced length by 75%

• Worked with acquisition, comptroller, information technology, law

enforcement and human resource communities

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OPM Initiatives

• Senior Executive Service (SES) Pilot

• Two tracks

Resume only—less burdensome application process, and more valid and targeted candidate assessment

Accomplishment Record—focused on executive competencies underlying Executive Core Qualifications

• Ten Federal agencies participating

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OPM Initiatives

• Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Pilot

DoD and Non-DoD

Acquisition brand – “Be America’s Buyer”

Centralized Register

Streamlined JOA’s

Streamlined and focused Administrative Careers with America Assessment (ACWA)

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OPM/Chief Financial Officer’s Council Partnership

• Streamlined job announcement

• Reviewed current college curriculum

• Private v. Federal—more in line with private sector

• Streamlined Administrative Careers with America Assessment (ACWA)

• Identified competencies

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# 1 Eliminate Your Red Tape

# 2 Use Plain Language in Job Announcements

# 3 Use Standardized Vacancy Announcement Templates

# 4 Recruit Veterans

# 5 Adopt an Accelerated Hiring Model

Ten Actions You Can Take Now

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# 6 Competing on Campus

# 7 Offer Incentives for Talent

# 8 Utilize Direct Hiring Authority

# 9 Leverage Other New Hiring Flexibilities

# 10 Fully Engage Your HR Staff

Ten Actions You Can Take Now

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Workforce Planning as an important tool

• Workforce planning is conducted in concert with other agency staff functions (budget, human resources, operations, logistics, facilities, information technology (IT), other)

• Workforce Planning provides the data and foundation for almost every human resource and human capital program and initiative

• Workforce planning is an ongoing process tied to budgetary decision making

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Workforce Analysis Process Overview

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Financial Occupations as Mission Critical Occupations (MCOs)

• 10 Agencies have identified financial occupations (500 series) as MCOs –

• Education• Energy• GSA• HUD• Labor• OMB• Smithsonian• State• Transportation• Treasury

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Percent of FM Resource Targets Achieved

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

FY2007 FY2008*

TargetResults

* 2 agencies have not

reported FY08 FM data yet