Financial Management Analyst

United States Fleet Forces Command • Kittery, ME

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Management Analyst serves in the Budget & Statistics Division (Code 620), Comptroller Department, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The position performs or advises on work across phases and systems of budget administration; analyzes and recommends costs and benefits of alternative approaches to managing the organization’s programs and administrative operations; develops, determines, and interprets budgetary policies and practices; and performs other fiscal, accounting, or financial management duties.

The role is a Financial Management Level II certified position under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. The employee must achieve the required certification within prescribed timelines. The position requires obtaining and maintaining an interim and/or final security clearance, wearing personal protective equipment, and participating in medical surveillance programs. Work may occur in areas with potentially harmful physical and chemical agents. The position may require travel to domestic and overseas locations, including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military or commercial aircraft for extended periods. An uncommon work tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays, may be required, as may overtime, night differential, or unusual duty hours. The employee must complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in direct deposit and, for new Department of the Navy employees, successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement by the announcement closing date.
• Must meet applicable restrictions on appointment of retired military members within 180 days of retirement to a DoD civilian position.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must obtain and maintain the required interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment for the duration of the work shift and participate in required medical surveillance programs.
• Must be able to travel, including to CONUS and OCONUS destinations and remote or isolated sites, and travel for extended periods on military and commercial aircraft.
• Must achieve Financial Management Level II certification within prescribed timelines.
• Must complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment.
• GS-12: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-11 in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector, including the specified financial advisory and analytical, internal-control, financial-statement, compliance, improvement-strategy, advisory, and accounting-method experience.
• GS-11: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-09 in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector, including accounting principles and techniques, financial management systems and policies, regulatory knowledge, and fact gathering and analysis.
• GS-11 education substitution: 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. may substitute for required experience if it demonstrates the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may also qualify.
• No education substitution is allowed at the GS-12 level.
• If using education to qualify, applicants must submit transcripts or an itemized course list; foreign education must be documented as comparable to education at an accredited U.S. institution.

Responsibilities

• Perform or advise on work in any phase or system of budget administration.
• Analyze and recommend costs and benefits of alternative methods of financial management for organizational programs and administrative operations.
• Develop, determine, and interpret budgetary policies and practices.
• Perform other fiscal, accounting, or financial management duties or responsibilities.
• For GS-12 qualification, apply advisory and analytical services, including internal control testing, correcting abnormal balances and financial statement line-item deficiencies, and reviewing financial processes and procedures for compliance with Navy and DoD regulations and policies.
• For GS-12 qualification, develop and implement financial improvement strategies; advise program managers on regulatory requirements, data interpretation, and financial policies; and develop or modify accounting methods and techniques to solve problems.
• For GS-11 qualification, independently apply accounting principles, theories, and techniques to accounting work for operational programs or systems; use administrative and financial management systems; and gather, consolidate, and analyze facts to draw conclusions.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility and benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed