Resource Management and Staff Officer

Intelligence Careers; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Careers seeks a seasoned financial manager at the GS-14 level to lead budget analysis and execution for the National Intelligence Program. The role involves presenting recommendations to senior leadership and coordinating with ODNI and IC partners in support of Congress.

Ideal candidates will have extensive budgeting, performance planning, and strategic thinking, with strong communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills to drive improvements across programs.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of budget processes for IC, DoD, IC programs and related entities.
• Ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques and synthesize data to resolve complex budgetary issues.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with strategic priority setting and consensus building.
• Extensive knowledge of IC, DoD, OMB, and Congressional budget processes.
• Strategic and tactical planning, critical thinking, and analytical skills to propose innovative solutions.
• Experience coordinating, networking, and communicating across ODNI, IC, and U.S. Government agencies.
• Excellent oral and written communication, able to convey complex information to diverse audiences.
• Experience establishing goals, managing workflow, and identifying staff development needs.
• Relevant work experience in Resource Management or Financial Management at GS-14 level or equivalent.

Skills

Budget formulation

Performance management

Analytical techniques

Strategic planning

Negotiation & collaboration

Oral & written communication

Interagency coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

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-14 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-14 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-14 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-12 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

• Extensive knowledge of performance management, budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes for IC programs, a defense agency, or a military service.
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques, conduct independent research, filter and synthesize data sufficient to identify and evaluate alternatives and produce clear, logical, and concise products and recommendations to resolve complex, interrelated program and budgetary problems and issues.
• Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills, specifically, the ability to plan strategically and manage competing priorities, the ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively in a collaborative environment, and the ability to establish and maintain professional networks across all levels of management both internal and external.
• Extensive knowledge of the IC, Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Management and Budget, and Congressional budget processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated strategic and tactical planning, critical thinking, and analytical skills in order to propose innovative solutions and implement change with resourcefulness and creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate, network, and communicate across the ODNI, IC and U.S. Government agencies.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to clearly convey complex information to audiences of all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with teams, build and sustain professional relationships, exert influence effectively at all levels across the IC.
• Demonstrated ability to establish goals, manage workflow, and identify professional development needs for employees.
• Demonstration of relevant work experience in Resource Management or Financial Management fields within the DoD, IC, other Government Agency or Private industry equivalent to a GS-14 in the normal line of progression.