As the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees the strategic development and maintenance of integrated budget, accounting, financial management, acquisition management, asset management systems and internal controls that are capable of producing useful, reliable, and timely financial and program performance data.

Duties

As the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), you will assist the Chief Financial Officer in providing executive oversight over financial management, financial systems, budget and accounting, program analysis and evaluation, internal controls, cash management, credit management, and debt management policies, standards and compliance guidelines and oversee corrective actions relating to audit recommendations. You will share the responsibility for all aspects of resource and program performance management including, but not limited to: Providing oversight and guidance to other executives and staff within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and ICE on complex financial management, accounting, and audit-related issues, as well as internal control and other related activities. This includes developing uniform financial management policies to simplify the control environment, providing standards of accountability, and increasing consistency and assurance over financial management systems and data. Directing the formulation and establishment of long-range and short-range financial management planning for the Agency's financial management functions, with the objective of instituting a logical, integrated framework for financial management in support of all policy, planning, and programmatic efforts. Providing insightful leadership for continued financial management transformation and improved customer service. This includes attracting, training, and retaining employees with exceptional financial management skills, as well as providing greater visibility and accountability into financial activity through timely, accurate, and useful data. Leading ICE's financial and accounting, budget, and asset management programs, as well as coordinating these activities with other ICE programs, including acquisition management, information technology, and law enforcement programs. You will provide day-to-day executive leadership and direction to the managing directors in all phases of the agency's resource management. This includes analyzing current and/or requirement management policies and procedures to design new or revised/improved processes and validate current processes with respect to statutory and/or regulatory requirements. Ensuring timely and complete reporting and analysis of activities, ensuring that requisite policies and procedures by OCFO organizations are established, and that appropriate measures are in place to monitor the accomplishment of OCFO goals and objectives. You will be charged with maximizing the functional and financial value of capital assets throughout the asset lifecycle as well as managing the execution and sustainability of ICE owned and leased facilities. Defining objectives and priorities, and in coordinating activities associated with resource and program management functions. In the absence of the CFO, you will liaison with other Federal departments and agencies and serve as a principal ICE representative on interagency groups dealings with financial management. Developing and maintaining contact with all levels of DHS officials, other government agencies, Congress and professional groups.

Requirements

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit this position is the Traditional Method. (1) BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), you must have progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability. This experience should be sufficiently broad in scope and at a major management level in a large or complex organization. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising a large number of employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: Directing the work of an organizational unit; Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and Supervising the work of employees, developing policy and other executive functions. If your experience does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position. (2) EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The Fundamental Competencies within the following five ECQs are also a part of the selection criteria for SES positions. The ECQs were developed to assess executive experience and potential and do not evaluate technical expertise. ECQs measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. ECQ 1 -LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 -LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 -RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 -BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 -BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available at:http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp Current and former SES members and graduates of approved Candidate Development Programs do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume. However, ALL CANDIDATES must submit narrative responses for the Technical Qualifications listed below. (3) TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS - Mandatory 1. Ability to manage complex financial management and accounting programs for a large government or business entity, including developing policies, implementing major financial management systems, and building a strong, performance-oriented organization. 2. Demonstrated experience and ability to provide authoritative advice and counsel to senior officials on complex financial management activities, including financial statement preparation, management of audits and corrective action plans, and presentation of periodic financial statements of position to management associated with standard general ledger activity. 3. Demonstrated experience managing efforts to resolve complex financial management issues identified by management. NOTE: Applications that do not conform to the specified page limits and font size requirements will be disqualified. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU UPLOAD PDF VERSIONS OF YOUR DOCUMENTS. (4) Political Appointee Employee Verifications: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

There are no educational requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 500 12th Street Washington, DC 20536 US
• Name: Shaunta Newby
• Phone: (202) 732-3661
• Email: [email protected]