Summary

The Financial Analyst serves as a senior leader, portfolio lead, and the principal financial authority within the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) office.

Duties

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This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 9905.

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• Serves as a Financial Analyst for the DRPM-UxS, the incumbent acts as the principal financial authority exercising day-to-day management and executive-level orchestration of the portfolio's complex financial enterprise.
• Provides direct oversight of the comprehensive Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle for the organization and ensures the absolute integrity, defense, and justification of DRPM-UxS's budget submissions, Program Objective Memoranda (POM), and budget estimate submissions.
• Establishes and enforces stringent financial review protocols, guaranteeing that all budgetary products consistently meet the highest standards of accuracy and compliance, securing the robust funding necessary to support the DRPM-UxS mission.
• Leads and executes highly complex financial assessments to underpin pivotal portfolio investment decisions, capability developments, and strategic resource allocations.
• Orchestrates and directs the day-to-day financial workflows across joint service representatives and component resource sponsors and expertly translates the Staff Director's broad strategic priorities into comprehensive, actionable financial execution plans and meticulously managed budgetary milestones.
• Drives portfolio performance, optimizes resource distribution, and builds the fiscal capacity necessary to tackle unprecedented national security challenges.

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).
• Total salary varies depending on location of position.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Situational telework may be authorized and is subject to the express approval of the supervisor for weather and safety purposes only.
• This position may require 15% travel away from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI (Special Sensitive) security clearance.
• This position requires the obtainment and maintenance of a Level 3 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program.
• This position requires you to submit a Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450) upon appointment and annually.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/financial-administration-and-program-series-0501/

You may qualify at the NH-4 (GS 14/15) level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-3 (GS-13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability in:

• Applying mastery of advanced federal financial management, budgeting, and accounting principles, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, and skill in their application to secure and defend funding for complex, high-visibility defense acquisition programs.
• Applying in-depth knowledge of appropriations, budget execution rules (e.g., Anti-Deficiency Act, misapportionment, reprogrammings), and POM cycle mechanics to ensure maximum flexibility and compliance in rapid-fielding environments.
• Applying skill in providing strategic financial leadership and coordinating multi-Service resource sponsors and financial communities, including the ability to critically review, validate, and defend joint budgetary submissions.
• Applying skill in oral and written communication to effectively convey complex financial strategies, funding risk assessments, and budgetary trade-offs to a diverse audience of decision-makers to secure critical portfolio resources.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Additional information

Probationary Periods: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;

- the needs and interests of the agency;

- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and

- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing an online application, you may request an alternative application. Please send an email to the following address for information on how to obtain an alternative application: [redacted]

Reemployed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. /www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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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.

Benefits

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