FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Monterey, CA seeks a Financial Management Analyst to support the Comptroller Department. The role requires analyzing budgets, producing financial statements, and defending estimates before authorities.

Responsibilities include reviewing budget requests, monitoring obligations, and interpreting budgetary policies, while applying DoD financial regulations to maximize funding effectiveness.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-11.
• Experience analyzing and recommending costs and benefits of alternatives.
• Experience developing, determining, and interpreting budgetary policies.
• Experience certifying contractor invoices (WAWF).
• Experience with Navy ERP and extracting/analyzing financial data.
• Experience applying federal regulations to funding requests and budget analysis.
• Experience identifying discrepancies and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial statements, accounting reports reflecting interrelationships of accounting, budgeting, and management data.
• Formulate budgets and estimates to support plans and defend them before authorities.
• Review budget requests, control obligations, and report expenditures.
• Develop and interpret budgetary policies and practices.
• Analyze costs/benefits of alternative financial management methods.
• Advise on efficient methods for acquisition and use of funds.
• Perform other fiscal, accounting, or financial management duties as required.

Skills

Costs & benefits analysis

Budget policy interpretation

WAWF invoicing

Budget formulation & execution

SLDCADA CSR

Federal appropriations law

Discrepancy identification & correct.

Tools

WAWF

Navy ERP

SLDCADA

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR.

Duties

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• You will provide financial statements, accounting reports, and other information reflecting the interrelationship between accounting, budgeting, and other management data.
• You will perform functions such as formulation of budget and estimates to support plans, programs, and activities, including presenting and defending, budget estimates before authorities.
• You will review and evaluate budget requests and control, and report on obligations and expenditures.
• You will develop, determine, and interpret budgetary policies and practices.
• You will analyze and recommend costs and benefits of alternative methods of financial management of organization's programs and administrative operations.
• You will implement legal and regulatory controls over approved budgets; and provide advice on effective and efficient methods for the acquisition and use of funds to support the organization's programs and activities.
• You will perform a variety of other fiscal, accounting, or financial management duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements

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• 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 is a Financial Management Level II 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.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• 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.

Qualifications

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

• Experience analyzing and recommending costs and benefits of alternative methods financial management of the organization's programs and administrative operations.
• Experience developing, determining, and interpreting budgetary policies and practices. practices.
• Experience certifying contractor invoices for payment (such as using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)).
• Experience assisting in budget formulation, execution, financial planning, and extracting and analyzing financial data using integrated financial management systems (such as Navy ERP).
• Experience as an appointed customer service representative (CSR) for Standard Labor Data Collection and Distribution Application (SLDCADA).
• Experience applying financial regulations, policies, procedures to evaluate funding requests, and independently performing complex budget analysis, formulating financial plans, and executing fund controls.
• Experience interpreting and applying Federal Appropriations Law, DoW/DoN financial management regulations, and financial policies.
• Experience identifying discrepancies and formulating corrective actions (such as identifying suspended transactions and mismatches between accounting systems).

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.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

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