Chief - Budget Execution Division

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking a highly experienced GS-15-level professional for the CFO’s financial leadership role. The position involves expert budgeting, analysis, and execution across ODNI program portfolios, with a focus on cost-effective support and strategic investment control.

Applicants must demonstrate outstanding consultation and senior-level advisory skills, plus a track record in leading teams and building professional networks across ODNI

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of financial administration and budgeting principles.
• Ability to forecast and monitor budget and financial information.
• Superior advisory and problem-solving capabilities for complex requirements.
• Strong written and oral communication with senior leadership.

Skills

Budget analysis

Forecasting

Financial management

Independent judgement

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

Policy enforcement

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree with 24 hours Finance/Accounting

Job description

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement. This is an excepted service GS-15 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-13 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Expert knowledge of the principles, concepts, laws, regulations, policies, and systems of financial administration, budgeting, accounting, or auditing sufficient to generate innovative concepts, methodologies, and systems for broad, emerging, or critical large-scale ODNI-wide programs of national or international scope where no precedents exist.
• Expert ability to plan, prepare, justify, administer, analyze, forecast, and monitor budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of ODNI and IC organizations and programs, including conducting budget/financial data analysis to assess financial conditions and trends by applying financial principles, policies, methods, and techniques.
• Superior ability to serve as expert consultant to ODNI leadership and component customers, providing advice and recommendations on complex requirements based upon financial analysis and resolve stubborn problems involving conflicting priorities through sound, independent judgement and extensive probing.
• Superior ability to make decisions and recommendations on undefined issues, considering immediate and long-range implications, while managing the financial aspects of strategic, capital, lifecycle, infrastructure planning, investment control, and policy enforcement across the full financial lifecycle.
• Expert knowledge of the IC and its components, missions, and interrelationships, with superior ability to lead broad-based teams on key IC financial management issues, including execution, reprogramming, and internal controls.
• Expert experience establishing and maintaining professional networks with all levels of management both internal and external to the ODNI.
• Expert representational, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products (such as briefings, testimony, and guidance documents).
• Superior organizational and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to negotiate, build consensus, lead teams collaboratively, solicit input from peers, and adapt opinions based upon new information and requirements.
• Bachelor's Degree including 24 hours of Finance, Accounting or other relevant courses; OR twelve years equivalent relevant work experience in a related field.

Desired Requirements:

• Project Management Professional, Certified Financial Management, or equivalent certification.