Summary

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement.

Duties

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The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads IC-wide efforts to develop, determine, and present the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence. The IC CFO also leads IC resource, performance, and financial management as well as procurement oversight and facilities activities. Additionally, IC CFO, through the CFE, provides oversight of ODNI resources, managing formulation, justification, execution, contracts, manpower, financial audits, and ODNI budget matters in coordination with the IC, OMB, DoW, and Congress. The IC CFO serves as the single point of integration for all performance- and budget-related activities across the 18 NIP elements.

Major Duties and Requirements:

Provide oversight of complex Intelligence Community (IC) facilities programs ensuring alignment with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Administration priorities and objectives; lead the scheduling and prioritization of work tasks and prioritize critical activities for facilities programs.

Develop and monitor facilities financial forecasts and annual facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization budget assessments; make structured recommendations for new space allocation, construction, and occupancy to meet IC mission-critical requirements.

Monitor the development and obtain approval for annual facility capital construction and minor maintenance/repair (M/MR) budgets for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the DNI, the Department of War (DoW) and Congress; monitor and control facility-related expenditures within the ODNI.

Lead, develop, interpret, and enforce ODNI facility policies and building operation guidelines and manage the preparation of reports and information required by ODNI, Office of Management Budget (OMB), Congress, and other government agencies.

Leverage automated facility management and financial forecasting tools to collect, analyze, and synthesize data on space utilization, project costs, and operational performance, and translate those insights into actionable recommendations and data driven decisions for budget allocations, construction priorities, and policy updates.

Develop structured recommendations on facility operational improvements that comply with applicable Executive Orders, regulations, and statutes.

Provide communication with customers ensuring that customer expectations are consistent with realistic time and cost projections, and solicit customer feedback to assess customer satisfaction.

Lead groups of IC peers through applicable facilities working groups and communities of practice to advance collaboration and promote efficiencies across the IC.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.

Qualifications

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

Mandatory Requirements:

Expert knowledge and experience working with DoW information needs and reporting requirements, capital projects, policies, processes, and procedures, as well as extensive knowledge on space management, programming, building design, construction, and maintenance.

Superior ability to oversee and manage Military Construction Program (MILCON) execution; expert knowledge and experience working on complex engineering/construction facilities programs with experience in architecture studies, facilities management, and building operations.

Expert knowledge of Congressional and OMB information needs and reporting requirements, capital projects, policies, processes, and procedures, as well as expert knowledge of space management, programming, building design, construction, and maintenance.

Expert knowledge of Computer Automated Facility Management Systems as well as Building Automated Systems for multi-site locations.

Superior ability to gather and analyze facility related data (budget, space use, project progress) and turn those insights into clear, practical recommendations for decision makers.

Expert knowledge of Capital Planning principles, practices, and methodologies.

Superior communication, interpersonal, networking, and analytical skills; superior ability to effectively manage competing priorities while adhering to strict guidelines; and superior ability to work effectively, independently, and also in a collaborative environment.

Superior problem-solving skills, including ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative environment using creative problem-solving skills.

Superior oral and written communication skills including an expert ability to tailor facilities ideas, explanations, presentations, briefings, and concepts across all levels of management and with peers.

Superior ability to develop and review financial forecasts, conduct analysis, and lead facility programs concerning space management, design, construction, and occupancy within the ODNI.

Demonstrated knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life/Safety 101 Code, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), safety measures, and Architectural/Engineering Codes.

Desired Requirements:

Ten to fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in the same or a related field.

Education

Bachelors Degree

Additional information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL

Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

SALARY DETERMINATION

The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management.

In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned.

RELOCATION EXPENSES

For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds.

Benefits

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