FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Summary

You will serve as a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (FM&C) of ASN.

Duties

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• You will conduct complex financial and program analyses to evaluate costs, benefits, risks, and alternative methods for managing organizational programs and administrative operations.
• You will perform highly complex work involving multiple accounting and financial systems to ensure audit readiness and full regulatory compliance.
• You will generate, recommend, and implement financial management concepts, internal controls, methodologies, policies, and strategies supporting organizational programs.
• You will prepare briefs for managers on program execution and provides recommendations to correct program variances or problem areas.
• You will provide interpretive/analytical advice on financial transactions and program execution; develop format and content to provide manager with various listing, reports, and data relative to status of funds and the propriety of obligations;
• You will promulgate approved financial management policies based on DON policy, while developing and implementing procedures.
• You will oversee day-to-day operations of product teams and business processes requirements for development, execution and standardization.
• You coordinate with stakeholders for capability requirements inputs and provide recommendations to executives for decisions.
• You will communicate process changes, system changes, and performance results to stakeholders, soliciting feedback and addressing concerns.
• You will maintain process governance frameworks, including process documentation, SOPs, and training materials
• You will translate business needs and challenges into clear and concise business requirements for SAP's S4/HANA implementation.
• You will gather requirements, standardizing business capabilities throughout the business system, while identifying and addressing bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and risks.
• You will define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the End-to-Ends or other process areas and develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor performance, identify trends, and drive improvement initiatives.
• You will define and maintain a product roadmap for business processes aligning them with the overall business strategy and goals.
• You will develop business cases for process improvement projects, outlining the potential benefits, costs, and risks.
• You will ensure the financial integrity, timeliness, accuracy and validity of supporting managerial accounting, budget execution, and financial management reports.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade 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 is a Financial Management Level II 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.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience with project execution, managing budgets and resources to ensure cost-effective operations and stakeholder collaboration;
• Experience collaborating with Program and Resource sponsors to develop financial strategies, establish governance, and drive Business Standards Adoption for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial systems, aligning budget resources with program goals;
• Experience utilizing Logistics and Financial Management modernization strategies, migration plans, and complex interface management for ERP financial systems, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and seamless interoperability; AND
• Expertise of any of DON's more end-to-end business processes (e.g. procure to pay, order to cash, acquire to retire, propose to reward, plan to stock, budget to report, hire to retire).

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

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

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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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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