Management and Program Analyst

USPTO; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, VA, seeks a senior-level financial management professional to lead governance, planning, and policy development across CFO programs. The role emphasizes budgeting, performance measurement, and administrative operations in a highly visible government setting.

You will provide expert guidance to senior leaders, coordinate cross-functional teams, and deliver analytical papers and briefings to inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-14.
• Experience in financial management programs and operations.
• Ability to develop policies, processes, and performance metrics.

Skills

Operational research

Decision support

Data analytics

Policy governance

Job description

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.

Telework

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.

Duties

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.

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.

Education

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

Conditions of Employment

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals and your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies. If selected, you will be required to pass a background investigation.

The full list of conditions and qualifications can be found on the USAJOBS posting.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, retaliation for engaging in protected activity, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.