Defense Logistics Agency

Financial Analyst

Defense Logistics Agency$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of financial analysis experience in a relevant field
  • Demonstrated ability to execute and defend annual budgets
  • Experience in monitoring and analyzing financial transactions
  • Strong understanding of fiscal law and fund utilization
  • Proficiency in preparing financial reports and performance metrics
  • Ability to facilitate process improvements in financial operations

Responsibilities

  • Formulates and executes the Working Capital Fund (WCF) Program's annual budget
  • Monitors and analyzes commitments, obligations, and expenditures
  • Coordinates budget requirements with various headquarters organizations
  • Summarizes financial data for internal and external reporting
  • Ensures budget alignment with DLA's strategic plan
  • Analyzes top-down budget guidance for subordinate organizations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive federal benefits package for employees and their families
  • Access to career transition opportunities
  • Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the position type
Full Job Description
Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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  • As a Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for the following duties:
  • Formulates, defends, and executes assigned Working Capital Fund (WCF) Program's annual budget. Closely monitors commitments, obligations, and expenditures to ensure optimal use of funds and full compliance.
  • Ensuring receipt of program and budget guidance from external authorities, assessing impact to assigned accounts, and coordinating budget requirements across the enterprise.
  • Monitoring, analyzing, and articulating the financial performance relative to the available funding authority.
  • Summarizing and analyzing the financial data from the proprietary and budgetary accounts to satisfy internal management needs and external mandatory and legislative requirements.
  • Analyzing the top-down budget guidance presented to subordinate organizations.
  • Coordinating the development and execution of budgets for the appropriate Headquarters organizations.
  • Ensuring the consolidated budget supports DLA's strategic plan and overall vision.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
  • This position requires DoD Financial Management Level 2 certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.


Qualifications

To qualify for a Financial Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Formulates, defends, and executes annual budgets for assigned Working Capital Fund (WCF) programs.
  • Monitors financial transactions including commitments, obligations, revenue and expenses and their impact to the Agency's cash position.
  • Ensures optimal fund utilization and strict compliance with statutory regulations and fiscal law.
  • Utilizing accounting and fund control systems to analyze and evaluate the financial posture of the organization or program.
  • Prepare and present financial reports, budget analysis, and performance metrics to senior leadership.
  • Developed, maintained, and updated Standard Operation Procedures (SOPS), process documentation, and financial system specifications to improve consistency and audit readiness.
  • Facilitated enterprise process improvement initiatives by analyzing end-to-end business processes,
    reducing inefficiencies, and recommending standardized solutions.


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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Benefits

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