Management and Program Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the USPTO, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary and Director on planning, budget, financial, procurement and organizational performance, and financial management systems matters. The CFO also oversees implementation of, and compliance with, all Federal laws and regulations pertaining to financial management, to include the preparation of the USPTO's audited financial statements.

Duties

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The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You enjoy providing leadership, direction, mentorship, and high-level expertise and guidance in developing, establishing and promulgating policies, standards, best practices, and quantitative and qualitative techniques associated with USPTO-wide financial management program operations and management systems.
• You are committed to establishing unprecedented and authoritative USPTO-wide governance for methods, techniques, processes, and procedures that define and document financial management process improvement strategies, best practices, workflow, operational performance and lessons learned across organizations.
• You are skilled in planning, executing, managing, and evaluating strategies, concepts, initiatives, and organizes all phases of financial management studies, complex statistical analyses, and special projects to evaluate and support CFO programs and measure effectiveness in meeting established goals and objectives.
• You enjoy preparing expert level financial and budgetary information papers, briefings materials, resource issue papers, and other analytical products to support senior CFO and USPTO leadership in making informed programmatic decisions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• Suitable for Federal Employment
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at here.

Specialized Experienceis experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade in the Federal service: For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-14.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience in operational research and decision support for financial management programs and operations to advise senior leadership on organizational performance, program effectiveness, human capital management, and sound fiscal operations.
• Experience implementing project management principles and practices for large multidisciplinary and cross-functional projects to develop long-range strategic plans, improve processes, update policies and processes, and enhancing operations.
• Experience in data management, data wrangling, and data analytics to convey insights through information/issue papers, briefings, data visualizations, and/or other analytical products to support senior leadership in making informed decisions.

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

Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

Additional information

Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information.

This is a Non Bargaining Unit position.

This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of "high risk".

Relocation Expenses are not authorized and will not be paid.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.

All application materials become the property of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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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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.

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