The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) is seeking highly skilled candidates to serve as a Financial Management Specialist. In this role, you will utilize financial management expertise to provide input on the establishment of technical program or project objectives, and apply financial management principles, techniques, and concepts to accomplish critical financial objectives.

Duties

Serves as a financial expert on financial management activities; determining fiscal, budget and workforce resources requirements. Controls expenditures, analyzes funds to identify possible trends which may result in surplus or shortage of funds, and recommends resource allocations based on priorities and needs of the project. Leads the Project Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process for the project; coordinates, prepares, and provides expert advice on budget estimates and justifications; formulates a consolidated multiyear budget requirements submission. Develops phasing plans for commitment, obligation, cost and disbursement; monitors, tracks, and reports on project performance versus these plans. Conducts annual year-end closing activities and reconcile with accounting records. Provides technical team leadership, including guidance and oversight of day to day activities and assignment of tasks, to resources staff, provides support and guidance for project acquisitions. Provides guidance and direction in the analysis and strategic approaches to matters related to monitoring and tracking financial activities for Agency-wide programs. Develops resources data for presentations or reports on financial goals, objectives, and information to meet programmatic, budgetary, and management initiatives, presents data to various levels of management. Develops audit responses and reviews for various internal and external authorities. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Financial disclosure, drug testing, bargaining unit and/or the travel requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• The location will be determined upon selection but must be at one of the locations indicated within the announcement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Providing advice and guidance to program/project and line managers on budget preparation, development, and execution; Leading budget estimation, justification, and execution activities; Participating in various levels of programmatic or institutional budget reviews; and Providing financial oversight of government contracts, Interagency agreements, cooperative agreements and/or grants. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Rd Greenbelt, MD 20771 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]