Summary

This position is for a Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In this role, the incumbent will lead, develop, manage, and participate in a wide variety of financial management activities across the agency.

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Office of the Chief Financial Officer

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) provides leadership and oversight of the Agency's budgeting, financial management, strategic planning, contracting, internal controls, and enterprise risk management functions. The OCFO ensures fiscal integrity, promotes effective resource allocation, strengthens risk and performance oversight, and supports data-driven informed decision-making to advance the Agency's mission and strategic goals.

Position Overview

The Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst will be responsible for leading, developing, managing, and participating in a wide-variety of Agency-wide Enterprise Risk, Internal Control, Targeted Quality Assurance, and Audit Coordination programs, policies, and processes. This position will focus on Internal Controls testing; verification and validation of identified deficiencies; and overall management of audits to ensure the Agency implements and sustains a discipled approach to anticipate and mitigate all forms of risk, in accordance with government-wide policy and practice.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

The Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst duties listed below are at the EL-14 grade level. Depending on the grade level selected, the incumbent will perform the following duties with varying levels of supervision and difficulty:

• Serve as a technical expert that supports office leadership to develop and execute effective operation of a robust agency-wide Internal Controls program, ensuring that it follows a systematic and disciplined approach.
• Plan and lead internal controls and risk assessments, including the testing of design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and operations across different business cycles and management systems.
• Coordinate and manage the responses to audit issues, including the verification and validation of identified deficiencies, as well as the actions taken to remediate these deficiencies.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert on internal controls testing and evaluation functional areas in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-123 and its appendices, GAO standards, Agency guidance, and other external requirements.
• Represent the office on internal controls and quality assurance related activities, providing technical assistance on implementation; and in meetings and discussions with other agencies, external auditors, the regulated entities, and private organizations.
• Maintain awareness of internal controls programs at other agencies, keeping abreast of emerging issues and events that may affect the continued maturation of Agency internal controls activities.
• Lead development of written policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls testing and assessments.
• Prepare, review, and present reports, information papers, presentations, talking points, formal responses and outreach materials on internal controls activities for Agency leadership and other internal and external stakeholders and audiences encompassing the results and recommendations from assessments, evaluations, and reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Conditions of employment

• Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles) and those eligible for other hiring authorities.
• An SF-50 is required with the exception of current FHFA employees. Please include one showing your tenure and competitive status. You must provide an SF-50 that indicates your competitive eligibility. You will not be considered without this.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply).
• This position is eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit. The union that represents employees in this position is the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Local 343.
• This is NOT a remote position; you MUST live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the duty location.
• If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications

You may qualify for your desired series and grade level if you meet the following qualification requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualification EL-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as described below.

Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-12 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-11 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the statements described below.

Examples of specialized experience include:

• Conducting tests and assessments of internal controls processes and procedures and assisting in drafting reports of resulting findings.
• Assisting in developing assessment processes, frameworks, and tools to perform operational and risk assessments.
• Supporting and facilitating audit, risk, and control governance discussions and analyzing organizational data while recommending risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk ratings, and responses for assigned categories of risk.
• Drafting and/or editing policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls assessments.
• Assisting in reviewing and tracking corrective actions related to audit and internal control issues and supporting verification and validation activities to determine whether identified deficiencies have been addressed.

Minimum Qualification EL-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as described below.

Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-13 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-12 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the statements described below.

Examples of specialized experience include:

• Conducting tests and assessments of internal controls processes and procedures and drafting reports of resulting findings.
• Developing assessment processes, frameworks, and tools to perform operational and risk assessments.
• Planning and facilitating audit, risk, and control governance discussions and analyzing organizational data while recommending risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk ratings, and responses for multiple categories of risk.
• Developing policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls assessments.
• Coordinating and performing verification and validation of corrective actions related to audit and internal control issues and evaluating whether identified deficiencies have been appropriately addressed.
• Analyzing internal control, audit, and risk assessment results and developing reports, recommendations, and briefing material for management consideration.

Minimum Qualification EL-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as described below.

Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-14 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-13 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the statements described below.

Examples of specialized experience include:

• Leading the tests and assessments of internal controls processes and procedures and drafting reports of resulting findings.
• Developing complex assessment processes, frameworks, and tools to perform operational and risk assessments of major agency operations or program areas.
• Leading audit, risk, and control governance discussions and analyzing organizational data while recommending risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk ratings, and responses for multiple categories of risk.
• Developing and refining policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls assessments.
• Leading the verification and validation of corrective actions addressing complex or significant audit and internal control issues, evaluating the adequacy and sustainability of remediation, and advising management on the status and resolution of identified deficiencies.
• Serving as a technical subject-matter expert on complex internal control and assessment matters, interpreting and applying applicable federal requirements and guidance, and providing authoritative advice and recommendations to management and senior leadership.
• Leading complex internal control, audit, risk, and quality assurance projects and representing the office in engagements with senior Agency officials, external auditors, other federal agencies, and other stakeholders.

Time-In-Grade: Current or former Federal government employees who have held an EL/GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time-in-grade requirement.

• To be eligible for the EL-12 position, applicants must have served 52 weeks as an EL/GS-11 or higher in the Federal Service.
• To be eligible for the EL-13 position, applicants must have served 52 weeks as an EL/GS-12 or higher in the Federal Service.
• To be eligible for the EL-14 position, applicants must have served 52 weeks as an EL/GS-13 or higher in the Federal Service.

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

An Overview of FHFA's Benefits provides a summary of benefits for the current fiscal year.

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form. For more information on veterans' preference visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to Federal employees who have been involuntarily separated or whose positions are surplus. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet CTAP/ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified with a score of 90 or above; and (3) submit required documentation. For more information, visit: For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.