FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Defense Human Resources Activity

Alexandria (VA)

Remote

USD 144,000 - 187,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Defense Human Resources Activity in the United States is hiring a Financial Management Specialist (GS-0501-14) to support the Budget Execution Division and implement long-range budget plans. The role emphasizes authoritative financial advising, budget analysis, and management of funding actions to ensure compliance with fiscal law and appropriations guidelines.

The incumbent will coordinate audits, FIAR testing cycles, and cross-functional fiduciary workflows, acting as a key financial liaison

Qualifications

Specialized financial management experience and knowledge may be reflected in duties and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Serves as an authoritative technical advisor to the Budget Execution Division Chief, Deputy Comptroller, and Comptroller on long-range execution plans, evaluating substantive program effectiveness, and resolving complex, systemic financial deficiencies.
Executes routine and detailed budget analysis by independently extracting, compiling, and analyzing Status of Funds (SoFs) data to prepare and present quantitative baseline budget execution metrics for Center and Office management teams.
Manages end-to-end transaction-level funding execution within the Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) enterprise system, independently verifying and processing funding realignments, Purchase Requests (PRs), MIPRs, Interagency Agreements (IAAs), and Intra-governmental transactions (IGTs).
Performs formal fiduciary duties as a designated funding document certifier, systematically reviewing agency commitment and obligation (C-O) plans to verify statutory compliance with fiscal law, appropriations guidelines, and Total Obligation Authority thresholds.
Coordinates quarterly account reviews and historical reconciliations via the Dormant Account Review-Quarterly (DAR-Q) program using the ADVANA platform, specifically researching canceling-year documentation to prevent statutory violations.
Leads agency participation in external financial statement audits, coordinating Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) testing cycles, and directly partnering with process owners to remediate identified business cycle vulnerabilities. Acts as principal financial liaison to various component directors to coordinate complex fiduciary accountability workflows, resource divisions, and enterprise business rules.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Defense Human Resources Activity

This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent will support the Office of the Comptroller, Budget Execution Division in executing long-range budget plans and accomplishing the organization's mission to provide world-class financial services support to develop and implement the best standard budget execution, finance practices, processes, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

As a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST at the GS-0501-14 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as an authoritative technical advisor to the Budget Execution Division Chief, Deputy Comptroller, and Comptroller on long-range execution plans, evaluating substantive program effectiveness, and resolving complex, systemic financial deficiencies.

Executes routine and detailed budget analysis by independently extracting, compiling, and analyzing Status of Funds (SoFs) data to prepare and present quantitative baseline budget execution metrics for Center and Office management teams.

Manages end-to-end transaction-level funding execution within the Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) enterprise system, independently verifying and processing funding realignments, Purchase Requests (PRs), MIPRs, Interagency Agreements (IAAs), and Intra-governmental transactions (IGTs).

Performs formal fiduciary duties as a designated funding document certifier, systematically reviewing agency commitment and obligation (C-O) plans to verify statutory compliance with fiscal law, appropriations guidelines, and Total Obligation Authority thresholds.

Coordinates quarterly account reviews and historical reconciliations via the Dormant Account Review-Quarterly (DAR-Q) program using the ADVANA platform, specifically researching canceling-year documentation to prevent statutory violations.

Leads agency participation in external financial statement audits, coordinating Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) testing cycles, and directly partnering with process owners to remediate identified business cycle vulnerabilities. Acts as principal financial liaison to various component directors to coordinate complex fiduciary accountability workflows, resource divisions, and enterprise business rules.

Requirements & Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Defense Human Resources Activity, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.