BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGER

Strategic Systems Programs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Systems Programs in Washington, DC seeks a skilled Financial Manager to oversee contract funding within negotiated values and support timely awards. You will act as the subject matter expert for appropriations and manage branch planning and execution.

You will also handle purchase requests, analyze financial issues, and advise leadership on regulatory requirements, while leading reviews and reporting to identify actions for improvement.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: preparing annual budget phasing plans, monitoring and analyzing financial execution to ensure effective resource utilization.
• Preferred working knowledge of Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Experience in DoD or Navy financial management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a business financial manager, execute contract funding within negotiated values, and support timely contract awards.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for appropriations and manage branch financial planning and execution.
• Complete purchase and funding requests, analyze financial issues, respond to data and information requests, and advise stakeholders on regulatory requirements.
• Lead financial reviews, compile reports, evaluate issues, and recommend corrective actions to leadership.
• Analyze budget execution to monitor obligations, expenditures, commitments, and balances; identify trends, shortfalls, and excess resources; and recommend actions.
• Analyze, verify, and justify budget and acquisition data.

Skills

Budget phasing planning

Financial execution monitoring

Navy ERP knowledge

Job description

Duties

• You will serve as a business financial manager, execute contract funding within negotiated values, and support timely contract awards.
• You will serve as the subject matter expert for appropriations and manage branch financial planning and execution.
• You will complete purchase and funding requests, analyze financial issues, respond to data and information requests, and advise stakeholders on regulatory requirements.
• You will lead financial reviews, compile reports, evaluate issues, and recommend corrective actions to leadership.
• You will analyze budget execution to monitor obligations, expenditures, commitments, and balances; identify trends, shortfalls, and excess resources; and recommend actions.
• You will analyze, verify, and justify budget and acquisition data.

• You will serve as a business financial manager, execute contract funding within negotiated values, and support timely contract awards.
• You will serve as the subject matter expert for appropriations and manage branch financial planning and execution.
• You will complete purchase and funding requests, analyze financial issues, respond to data and information requests, and advise stakeholders on regulatory requirements.
• You will lead financial reviews, compile reports, evaluate issues, and recommend corrective actions to leadership.
• You will analyze budget execution to monitor obligations, expenditures, commitments, and balances; identify trends, shortfalls, and excess resources; and recommend actions.
• You will analyze, verify, and justify budget and acquisition data.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• 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 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.
• This Defense Acquisition Workforce position requires Business Financial Management Practitioner certification within 60 months and maintenance under DoDI 5000.66. Incumbent must complete 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 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.
• 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.

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: Preparing annual budget phasing plans, monitoring and analyzing financial execution to ensure effective resource utilization, and preferred working knowledge of Navy Enterprise Resource Planning.

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. This position is part of the Navy Nuclear Deterrent Mission. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. 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. 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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

Requirements

• Accountability
• Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

ACCOUNTABILITY

FINANCIAL CONCEPTS POLICY AND PRINCIPLES

FINANCIAL REPORTING

STRATEGIC THINKING

This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire AND Structured Interview.

The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.