LEAD Financial Management Analyst Jobs

Senior Financial Management Advisor

You will serve as a senior advisor and technical expert to resolve complex, sensitive, or unprecedented financial management matters across multiple organizational components.

You will execute full-lifecycle resource management for assigned programs, encompassing long-range program planning, budget formulation, execution monitoring, and final financial closeout.

You will formulate supportable courses of action, budget exhibits, and impact statements to justify and defend funding requirements before senior leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.

You will operate with broad independence to interpret vague, incomplete, or conflicting financial guidelines and design new internal procedures or business practices to ensure compliance.

You will coordinate with functional specialists, project teams, or comptroller staff to reconcile differing priorities, obtain consensus on resource strategies, and ensure the successful delivery of mission-critical financial products.

You will perform a variety of other fiscal, accounting, or financial management duties and responsibilities.

You will distribute and balance workload among employees considering skill level or specialization, time frames for completion, and priorities train or arrange for training of employees.

You will communicate clearly both orally and in writing for the purpose of providing information and guidance to team members led and to management or customers at all levels.

Must be a US Citizen.

Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

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Generally, current federal employees applying for STRL jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower pay band. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the

Functional Area

and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established time frames.

This is a Financial Management Level 2 certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DA-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following:
1) Utilizing financial management systems to independently review, validate, and resolve complex transactions, including commitments, obligations, accruals, and funds distribution;
2) Leveraging analytical dashboards to extract and transform data, maintain data integrity, resolve systemic problems, and support internal controls and audit readiness;
3) Applying financial management concepts, internal controls, and compliance regulations to assess policy impacts, evaluate proposed actions, and mitigate financial risks;
4) Formulating, allocating, and executing budgets across diverse funding sources while analyzing financial execution trends, overhead performance, labor execution, and cost recovery; and
5) Preparing, reconciling, and defending complex financial reports, execution reviews, and variance explanations to advise senior leadership and support strategic resource decisions.