FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST of MARCORSYSCOM.

Duties

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• You will perform financial management, accounting, and audit duties by reviewing budgets, examining financial records, verifying transactions, and ensuring funds are documented, justified, controlled, and used according to laws and policies.
• You will work with program staff to prepare budget estimates, manage annual funding allocations, create spending plans, and schedule acquisitions while ensuring resources are distributed efficiently and support established program requirements.
• You will study financial data, assess management processes, and recommend improvements to reporting methods, financial guidance, and internal controls while developing procedures that improve accuracy, consistency, accountability, and compliance.
• You will interpret financial policies, executive orders, official memoranda, and budget guidance to recommend solutions, resolve complex financial issues, explain requirements, and establish consistent procedures across organizational programs.
• You will monitor approved budgets and review financial reports to track funding allocations, commitments, and expenditures, determine when funds should be released, and identify shortfalls or inconsistencies that require management attention.
• You will prepare financial reports, briefings, schedules, and recommendations using data from official and unofficial systems to evaluate program progress, measure results, identify risks, and support funding and resource allocation decisions.
• You will advise managers on procurement activities, acquisition planning, and the use of appropriated funds while ensuring compliance with financial requirements and supporting research, development, testing, evaluation, and maintenance programs.

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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Business Financial Management, Practitioner acquisition certification within 60 months in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.66.
• Failure to meet these certification and Continuous Learning Point (CLP) requirements per the DoD Instruction could result in disciplinary action and/or removal from employment.
• This is a Financial Management Level FMC02 certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section
• 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.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NH-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1. Expert knowledge and skill in the application of concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of budgeting and/or financing and their relation to subordinate and senior levels.

2. Knowledge of and skill in executing the programming, planning, budget, and execution ) PPBE phase.

3. Knowledge of and skill to apply appropriation usage for the Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E), Procurement, and Operations and Maintenance appropriations.

4. Expert knowledge of and skill in applying fiscal law, financial principals and procedures, processes and financial systems.

5. Skill to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to senior leadership and peers within the command.

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

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Recruitment/Relocation expenses reimbursed: Yes-Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) for candidates outside of the commuting area may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations and Department of Navy Policy.

Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable command policy.

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: 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-tra...

Military Spouse Preference: 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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