The incumbent serves as the Director in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (AA for PM/CFO), Office of the Deputy CFO (ODCFO), Office of Financial Systems and Data Transparency (OFSDT) at SBA Headquarters in Washington, DC. To learn more about SBA click here.

Duties

About the Office of Performance, Planning and the Chief Financial Officer: We are looking for an energized leader to help further our organization's mission and values and to further improve business processes and the customer experience using technology and automation to maximize resources and impact. Our core values include mission-focused leadership to connect our functions to the agency's mission; inclusive communications to ensure cross-coordination of efforts; respectful and positive attitudes to celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences that benefit the team; consistent and timely accountability to ensure team responsibilities are fulfilled; and intentional training and connectivity to share values and build trusting relationships. The Office is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and management of CFO financial systems, including ensuring the security, integrity, reliability and availability of Agency's integrated accounting and financial systems, providing reliable, accurate, and timely information to support the Agency's financial reporting needs, and overseeing implementation and compliance with DATA Act and supporting financial data management and fraud analytics. This executive position is responsible for overseeing financial systems and financial data transparency, including providing the strategic vision and leadership for financial system modernization and financial system integration advancement efforts, improving the agency's financial reporting and audit readiness posture. Provides executive leadership in envisioning, designing, developing, implementing, and managing Agency financial management and awarding systems in accordance with the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office (FM QSMO) initiative to drive innovation, compliance with federal policies, standardization, and automation. Directs and manages both government and contract resources as necessary to meet this key objective. Advances the achievement of SBA's mission by assisting management in recognizing where trends in information resource management add value while transforming or supporting Agency operations. Provides executive leadership in establishing and managing the Financial Systems Division and Data Transparency and Analysis Division. Divisions are responsible for the development, platform engineering, and operation of Agency financial systems

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to qualify for this position
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Veterans Preference is not applicable in the Senior Executive Service
• Initial appointments are required to serve a one (1) year probationary period
• Application package must be received by closing date of this announcement
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a favorable background investigation
• OPM Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduates and current Career SES members need only to address the Professional/Technical qualifications and need not respond to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
• All initial appointments to an SES position are contingent on approval from OPM's Qualifications Review Board unless the selectee has successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. 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; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions. Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess all the necessary requirements for this position. You must show in your resume that you possess the five mandatory executive core qualifications. NOTE: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs. 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. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision) 2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations 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. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building) 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. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility) 4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management) 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. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating) Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications; Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation. The Fundamental Competencies are crosscutting; and should be addressed over the course of each ECQ narratives. It is not necessary for you to address the Fundamental Competencies directly as long as the narrative, in its totality, shows mastery of these competencies on the whole. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the guide. Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal. Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale). Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge. Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills. Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ narrative statements. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQ. The TQ narrative must not exceed two pages. Please give examples and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issued you handled. Demonstrated experience leading the development and execution of enterprise-wide financial management systems and financial analysis using big data, and associated analytical platforms, to inform senior leadership decision making.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at this level.

Contacts

• Address Performance Planning and CFO 409 3rd Street SW 6th Floor Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Delma Drucker
• Phone: 7034878100
• Email: [email protected]