U.S. Department of Defense

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST


Pay$51332.00 - $96770.00 / year
LocationDenver/Colorado
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 803841200
      This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense using hiring authority in 5 USC 9905.

      DISA has delegated authority by the Under Secretary of Defense to directly appoint qualified candidates possessing a finance, accounting, management, or actuarial science degree, or a related degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study, or equivalent experience, related to the functions of the position to be filled.

      Duties


      • Prepares projections of customer requirements for budget submissions from customer sources, action officers, planning documents.
      • Performs financial analysis of customer tasks and projects from inception to close out.
      • Analyzes financial, procurement, and/or material management factors impacting special tasks or projects to identify program status with detail required for managerial decision-making.
      • Prepares recommendations on alternatives available and presents oral or written summaries for managers as required.
      • Assists with financial transaction analysis, difficult or unusual financial management issues, policies, procedures, interpretation of financial management terms.
      • Plans and organizes teams to accomplish various financial analyses.
      • Researches, identifies, coordinates, and initiates corrective action for financial transactions and taking corrective actions in order to resolve customer service problems.
      • Provides training on financial and project management systems and internal business process by analyzing data flows and relationships.
      • Participates in meetings and conference to provide management officials with advice and assistance.
      • Conducts independent studies and analyses and coordinates development of statistics, reconciliation, and extraction of data from automated reports to develop and maintain a variety of diversified special and recurring reports.

      Requirements


      • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
      • This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
      • Security Clearance level may be Secret or Top Secret.
      • Financial Management (FM) Certification Position.
      • The position may require the selectee to hold a current DoD Top Secret security clearance based upon a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
      • Drug Testing may be required.
      • Salary to be determined based on grade and duty location after selection.

      Qualifications


      Basic Requirements:

      Specialized Experience:

      For the GS-09, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-07 if outside the Federal service, is required.

      Specialized experience at the GS-09 level is defined as experience performing day-to-day control and management of the formulation, execution, and/or analysis of an Agency's budget and funding requirements.

      For the GS-11, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-09 if outside the Federal service, is required.

      Specialized experience at the GS-11 level is defined as experience assisting in providing financial administration services; and experience resolving financial discrepancies and recommending solutions.

      For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 if outside the Federal service, is required.

      Specialized experience at the GS-12 level is defined as experience assisting in providing financial administration services; experience resolving financial discrepancies and recommending solutions; experience developing, reviewing, and analyzing budget acquisition plans and multi-year programs; and experience analyzing work throughout the budget cycle to ensure financial practices are in compliance with financial management rules and regulations.

      In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of knowledge, skills and abilities, or competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing KSA's or competencies are required.

      Qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
  • About the company

      The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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