Summary

The Deputy Comptroller for Standards, Technology, and Reporting serves in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) as a primary technical advisor to the Assistant Secretary Equivalent Comptroller on all matters relating to financial standards, audits, governance, and data analytics. The incumbent directly manages the activities of the Chief Information Officer and Financial Governance, Reporting and Standards Directorates enabling America's global diplomacy.

Duties

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The Deputy Comptroller for Standards, Technology, and Reporting serves in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) as a primary technical advisor to the Assistant Secretary Equivalent Comptroller on all matters relating to financial standards, audits, governance, and data analytics. The incumbent provides guidance to and coordinates the Department's domestic and international programs for these activities. The incumbent directly manages the activities of the Chief Information Officer Directorate and the Financial Governance, Reporting and Standards Directorate. CGFS safeguards and optimizes the Department of State's financial resources, delivering trusted and effective financial management services and programs that enable America's global diplomacy.

The incumbent reports directly to the Assistant Secretary Equivalent Comptroller and is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing financial management systems, financial reporting, financial policies, data governance, analytics innovation, and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies for the Department's worldwide financial organization. The incumbent ensures compliance with key financial laws and regulations, delivers timely and data driven insights, and empowers the financial management community with trusted data and analytical tools. The incumbent provides technical expertise and expert direction of personnel resources to meet the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and other statutory and regulatory requirements. This position is distinguished by its unique combination of systems ownership, policy-setting authority, and compliance oversight spanning the entire Department's financial management enterprise. Specifically, the incumbent will execute the following:

• Administers key federal financial management statutes (e.g., CFO Act, FMFIA, GMRA, Reports Consolidation Act, and Federal Financial Management Improvement Act), ensuring compliance while overseeing the ethical and effective use of advanced analytics and AI to enhance financial reporting and decision-making.

• Develops short- and long-range plans for the Department's financial reporting, policies, and accounting/financial systems. Responsible for coordinating the annual financial statement audit and ensuring the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of the Department's financial data and reports.

• Provides executive leadership over two Managing Directorates, setting strategic priorities and performance standards, overseeing workforce planning and development, resolving complex personnel issues, and exercising budgetary and organizational authority to ensure mission-critical objectives are met.

• Supports the Comptroller's participation on the Chief Financial Officers Council and engages with OMB, GAO, Treasury, other federal agencies, Congressional committees, and senior private/public sector officials to advise, coordinate, and interpret the Department's financial management goals, policies, reporting, systems, and initiatives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Verification of Employment Eligibility in the United States is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.

Qualifications

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

The application process to recruit for this position is the RESUME BASED method. You must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications ( MTQs) related to this position withinyour resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed and will be disqualified. If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. Please submit your 2-page resume as an additional attachment. It is strongly recommended that you submit your 2-page resume in PDF format.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing ECQs or MTQs. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

YOUR RESUME (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE OF YOUR ECQs :

ECQ 1 - Commitment to Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding.

This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4 - Leading People.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5 - Achieving Results.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

NOTE: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ)s:

IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ):

Your responses to the MTQ should be embedded/addressed within your resume not to exceed two pages.

MTQ 1

Expert knowledge and demonstrated ability to provide executive-level oversight and governance of large-scale information technology organizations and operations with a globally dispersed customer base. Demonstrated ability to set strategic direction for IT leadership (such as a CIO), ensure alignment of IT initiatives with organizational mission and policy priorities, manage IT budgets and resource allocation at the enterprise level, and hold senior IT executives accountable for performance outcomes. Experience overseeing IT modernization programs, cybersecurity risk management, and digital transformation initiatives while balancing operational requirements, security imperatives, and mission needs across a complex organization.

MTQ 2

Expert knowledge and demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-level financial management operations for large, complex organizations with multi-billion dollar budgets and geographically dispersed operations. Demonstrated ability planning, developing, and implementing financial reporting systems, financial standards, and financial policies that ensure compliance with applicable financial management laws, regulations, and industry standards, including generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), internal control frameworks (such as COSO), and regulatory requirements. Proven ability to coordinate and successfully complete annual financial statement audits for organizations with billion dollar revenues or budgets, working with independent auditors and oversight bodies (such as boards of directors, audit committees, or regulatory agencies) to achieve unmodified audit opinions. Experience leading enterprise financial system implementations or modernizations that improve financial reporting capabilities, internal controls, and compliance.

NOTE: Your demonstrated leadership ability and the evidence of the ECQs and MTQs must be clearly shown in your resume. A separate narrative statement will not be accepted.

A sample 2-page resume that incorporates ECQs and MTQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 16 - 17), "Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications" and "Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies".

YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION IF YOU FAIL TO FULLY DEMONSTRATE EACH ECQ AND MTQ AND IF YOUR RESUME EXCEEDS TWO (2) PAGES.

Current or Former (within last 5 years) Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee, please indicate this in your resume. Serving in a Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.