Financial Management Analyst

Position: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

• Analyzes, plans, and evaluates directorate functions to determine validity, propriety, accuracy, and adequacy of work processes.
• Applies financial management analysis knowledge of automated systems and related regulatory and statutory requirements to identify financial management problems.
• Develops formalized reports to include recommendations and identification of suggested changes from analysis.
• Interprets applicable guidelines and regulations to assist in implementation of approved/directed internal procedural changes.
• Finalizing, processing or submitting a wide variety of documents, records, and related reports, and transactions, to determine whether performance has been in accordance with applicable procedures and appropriate regulation.

Duties

• Analyzes, plans, and evaluates directorate functions to determine validity, propriety, accuracy, and adequacy of work processes.
• Applies financial management analysis knowledge of automated systems and related regulatory and statutory requirements to identify financial management problems.
• Develops formalized reports to include recommendations and identification of suggested changes from analysis.
• Interprets applicable guidelines and regulations to assist in implementation of approved/directed internal procedural changes.
• Finalizing, processing or submitting a wide variety of documents, records, and related reports, and transactions, to determine whether performance has been in accordance with applicable procedures and appropriate regulation.

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.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment:
  Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Qualifications To be hired at the GS-7 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a GS-05 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

• Specialized experience is defined as:
  Applying financial laws, principles, systems, policies, methods, and practices to provide routine technical guidance to managers, employees and/or customers; gathering data from financial systems; researching financial policies and laws to resolve common financial issues.
• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR GS-7 SPECIALIZED
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  One full year of graduate level education or Superior Academic Achievement (Grade point average of a 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale or class standing in the upper third of the graduating class or major subdivision) or membership in a national scholastic honor society may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

To

be hired at the GS-9 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a GS-07 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

• Specialized experience is defined as:
  Researching and interpreting financial regulations, policies, and laws to provide substantive recommendations and advice to managers; analyzing and evaluating reports and data from financial systems to identify issues and discrepancies; researching and interpreting financial policies and laws to resolve financial issues.
• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR GS-9 SPECIALIZED
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  A Master's or equivalent graduate level degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

To

be hired at the GS-11 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a GS-09 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

• Specialized experience is defined as:
  Analyzing financial and accounting operations to recommend…