Financial Analyst

Nuclear Regulatory Commission•Rockville, MD

13d

About The Position

This position is in the Division of Strategic Technology and Enterprise Portfolio Governance (STEPG), IT Financial Strategy and Investment Branch (IFSIB). The Financial Analyst supports financial strategy, budget formulation and execution, and investment management for the agency’s information technology and information management (IT/IM) resources. The position serves as an Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) liaison with program offices and business lines and supports briefings to agency leadership, regional offices, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other government agencies. The analyst plans and monitors IT budgets across prior, current, and future budget years; analyzes resource allocation decisions and proposals; and helps identify resources needed to support IT/IM activities. The position uses agency financial and budget systems to validate requisitions, analyze budget execution, and prepare complex reports and analyses. It also contributes to policy and objective-related studies, coordinates study work, and supports interoffice and interagency task groups. The position requires specialized experience at the applicable grade level, ranging from routine financial analysis and budget support to advanced agency-wide IT portfolio investment planning, CPIC policy development, cost-benefit analysis, OMB investment documentation, governance, and senior-management advice. There are no education requirements, though qualifying graduate education may substitute for specialized experience at GG-09 or GG-11. The position may be eligible for telework under agency policy and is subject to drug testing and security and suitability requirements.

Requirements

At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
At GG-09, specialized experience includes routine financial analysis and budget formulation and execution support; compiling and analyzing financial data; supporting IT investment business cases; using financial systems and software; and assisting with studies or audits of programmatic and resource-management issues.
At GG-11, specialized experience includes moderately complex financial analyses and IT budget formulation and execution support; evaluating phases of the CPIC process; preparing written reports and briefings; providing budget-formulation guidance; reviewing business cases; and using systems such as BFS, FAIMIS, and STAQS.
At GG-12, specialized experience includes complex financial analysis and IT portfolio investment management; developing and evaluating CPIC policies and procedures; conducting cost-benefit analyses; preparing and submitting major IT investment business cases; monitoring budget execution; and advising and training program offices.
At GG-13, specialized experience includes leading advanced financial analysis, investment planning, and management for agency-wide IT portfolios; developing and evaluating CPIC policies and procedures; conducting in-depth cost-benefit, alternatives, and return-on-investment analyses; preparing and reviewing OMB business cases and investment documentation; overseeing IT investments throughout their lifecycle; coordinating stakeholder and oversight requests; and advising senior management.
Applicants must describe their specialized experience in their resume.
Meet the position’s qualifications by 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date and before placement.
Provide truthful and accurate information in the resume.
Meet and maintain security and suitability requirements.
Submit college and/or university transcripts if using education to qualify or substitute for specialized experience; foreign education must be supported by an equivalency evaluation, and documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Education substitution: GG-09 may be qualified by a related master’s or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D. GG-11 may be qualified by a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.

Nice To Haves

Expertise applying Federal financial management, budgeting, and capital-planning principles to complex IT investments and portfolios.
Experience leading or independently conducting capital-planning activities, cost-benefit analyses, investment reviews, and portfolio oversight.
Experience developing, implementing, or improving policies, procedures, analytical methods, or financial models; advising senior leadership; and interacting with external oversight organizations such as OMB and GAO.
Recognition for significant contributions through awards, commendations, or documented organizational impact.
Experience planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluating complex financial analyses, studies, or program reviews involving multiple stakeholders or disciplines.
Experience establishing priorities and milestones, monitoring progress, and recommending or implementing innovative practices that improve program effectiveness, efficiency, or accountability.
Ability to analyze and interpret financial and budgetary data from multiple sources, assess performance, identify trends or risks, and make recommendations with measurable impact.
Ability to communicate complex financial, budgetary, technical, or policy information orally and in writing to varied audiences, including senior executives; prepare reports, briefings, memoranda, decision documents, and presentations.
Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, share information, build consensus, facilitate collaboration, resolve issues, and contribute to team outcomes.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and integrate IT/IM resources for annual budget formulation using a collaborative approach.
Serve as the OCIO liaison with program offices and/or business lines.
Support briefings to OEDO staff, regional offices, OMB, and other government agencies on IT/IM budget formulation and execution.
Support short- and long-term analysis of agency resource-allocation decisions.
Assist with planning, monitoring, and analysis of IT budgets for the prior year, current year, budget year, and budget year plus one.
Work with headquarters and regional offices to identify resources needed to support IT and IM activities for budget formulation.
Support financial analyses and evaluations of resource-allocation proposals to assess cost-benefit trade-offs for NRC.
Contribute analysis and recommendations on topics affecting OCIO policies and objectives.
Coordinate studies by dividing problems into manageable segments, identifying available resources, scheduling tasks, and taking responsibility for the final product.
Analyze requests from offices for new or improved OCIO services, equipment, and products; confer with requesting staff to determine support needs, resource impacts, and priorities.
Use Excel, the Budget Formulation System (BFS), and OMB MAX to update data.
Use the Strategic Acquisitions System (STAQS) to review and validate requisitions and ensure consistency with the enacted IT budget.
Use FAIMIS, the BFS Spend Plan Application, and BFS to obtain data for budget-execution analysis and reporting.
Create, maintain, and disseminate complex budget reports and analyses using spreadsheet, database, and presentation software.
Support interoffice or interagency task groups.