You will serve as a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the Finance Directorate, Navy Engineering Logistics Office (NELO) of NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.

Duties

You will perform and provide financial support in areas such as budget formulation, financial execution and fiscal policy interpretation for major programs. You will assist in the preparation and review of major budget justification materials, such as the POM, OSD, and BES, and President’s Budget prior to submission to the program manager, resource sponsor and component. You will be proficient in the area of financial execution, with focus on the development of the program phasing and spend plans, expenditure and accrual forecasting/reporting and the use and limitations of multiple appropriations. You will monitor and reconcile budget authority and program execution, apply performance measures to identify assets, shortfalls, cost trends and other crucial variances. You will prepare financial status reports and execution briefs on various complex budgeting issues and present and explain execution/spend deviations to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the excepted service which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate: 1) Understanding the federal budget process, planning, programming, and budget execution; 2) Interpreting and applying federal financial policies, rules and regulations; 3) Performing detailed analysis of financial information, to include execution forecasting, identifying cost trends and performance schedule review; and 4) Communicating effectively with management, employees, and other customers. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized Experience Includes: 1) Applying a knowledge of budget execution and financial management of an operating budget; 2) Interpreting and applying federal financial policies, rules and regulations; 3) Assisting with the analysis of financial information; and 4) Communicating with management, employees, and other customers. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

GS-12:
NOT APPLICABLE.

GS-11:
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
• Successfully completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• Successfully completed an LL.M., if related to the position being filled.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY Department of the Navy Washington, DC 20373 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: doneic@us.navy.mil