Financial Manager

Financial Manager Duties Prepare, analyze, and forecast budgetary and financial information to evaluate continual change in program plans and funding and their effect on financial and budget program milestones. Analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budgetary actions under uncertain conditions or due to short and rapidly changing deadlines, guidance, or objectives. Conduct budgetary and financial data analyses and the assessment of financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, standards, methods, techniques, controls, and systems to solve a variety of financial management problems. Collect, research, and analyze comprehensive and substantive financial information that includes any area of budgeting, accounting, auditing, financial planning, and financial reporting. Lead and review Unliquidated Obligations / Undelivered Orders. Develop specific objectives and devise new methods, techniques, and criteria pertaining to such matters as identifying trends and patterns, acquiring information and analyzing data, developing solutions and presenting findings, and examining requirements for which there are no precedents. Apply broad financial management policies and guidelines and establish performance metrics against priorities, policies, and objectives for frequently changing program objectives, plans, and funding requirements. Apply IC-wide and ODNI regulations and standardize financial management processes and procedures to improve the quality of financial reporting. Engage in financial management programs, practices, processes, and activities by applying principles that incorporate the vision, mission, and strategic objectives which may include audit plans and examinations, accounting operations or evaluations, or risk assessments of operations. Other budget/financial duties, as assigned. Requirements Conditions of employment - Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States - Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. - Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. - A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI. Qualifications Working knowledge of budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes for IC programs, a defense agency, or a military service. Thorough organizational and interpersonal skills, specifically, the ability to plan strategically and manage competing priorities, the ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively in a collaborative environment, and the ability to establish and maintain professional networks across all levels of management both internal and external to the ODNI. Thorough knowledge of departmental or agency financial management policy, regulations, and financial systems and ability to apply sound and independent judgment in order to resolve financial problems. Ability to provide advice to customers (sometimes external to the organization), in context of operational requirements and based on financial analysis; recommends possible courses of action. Ability to conduct accounting and financial reporting of information through a thorough knowledge of financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems. Thorough knowledge of departmental or agency financial management policy, regulations, and financial systems and ability to apply sound and independent judgment in order to resolve financial problems. Representational, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products. Organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively and independently in a team or collaborative environment. Ability to develop consensus recommendations and to solicit input from colleagues and peers; ability to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements. Education Bachelor's degree. Do NOT submit transcripts. Additional information JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. SALARY DETERMINATION The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management. Current federal employees whose current GS grade is lower than the grade of the advertised ODNI position will have pay set at his or her current grade and step. In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned. RELOCATION EXPENSES For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. 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