Financial Management Analyst

Air National Guard Units • Toledo, OH

10d

About The Position

This National Guard position is a Financial Management Analyst, Position Description Number D2513P01, with the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180 Fighter Wing. It is located in the Air National Guard Wing Comptroller Flight. The role plans, coordinates, and performs comprehensive accounting and financial management analysis, decision support, and quality reviews of base-level accounting and financial management programs.

The position independently reviews financial management functions and supporting documents, aggregates data from financial systems for reporting, processes and resolves complex pay and entitlement matters, and supports compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal controls. The analyst performs broad financial analysis, reconciliations, account adjustments, and other duties as assigned. This is a GS-0501-11 excepted-service position requiring membership in a compatible Ohio Air National Guard assignment.

Requirements

• Ohio Air National Guard membership is required; applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Compatible military grade and assignment are required within one year of the effective date of placement; the listed military grade is E-5 and the compatible assignment is 6F051.
• Open to current members of the Ohio Air National Guard 180th FW.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• General experience, education, or training in responsible administrative, professional, technical, investigative, financial, or other work involving problem analysis, gathering relevant data, identifying solutions, planning and organizing work, and effective oral and written communication.
• Experience using computer and automation systems.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-9, or qualifying education substitution.
• For 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.; transcripts or other proof of education must be provided when claiming this substitution.

Responsibilities

• Examine financial management functions and controls to verify that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws and that funds are safeguarded against waste, loss, and misappropriation.
• Review accounting and pay documents, travel vouchers, and vendor payments for proper and valid supporting documentation; perform post-audit voucher reviews.
• Aggregate information from financial and accounting systems to provide accurate and timely financial reporting to the Comptroller, Wing Commander, USPFO, NGB, USAF, DFAS, Treasury, and senior management.
• Ensure funds are properly documented, accounted for, auditable, and traceable to the USPFO in accordance with DoD regulations and applicable laws.
• Analyze and process financial services transactions, including payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements, using quality assurance techniques.
• Resolve complex pay-system problems and entitlement discrepancies, coordinate with appropriate DoD agencies and federal financial systems, and develop recommendations under uncertain conditions and changing deadlines.
• Execute military pay, civilian pay, accounting, and travel-pay operations; interpret applicable DoD and DFAS regulations and administrative guidance, and collaborate on best practices and compliance.
• Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations, reliability of financial reporting, compliance with policies and laws, and adequacy of internal controls.
• Determine the legality of entitlements and collection actions and provide decision support to the Financial Manager.
• Perform in-depth analysis of accounting, military and civilian pay, accounts payable and receivable, and travel entitlements to resolve difficult and sensitive out-of-balance conditions.
• Conduct fiscal reconciliations, reviews, and account adjustments; analyze financial methods, procedures, and precedent cases to resolve difficult financial issues.
• Reconcile Resource Center Manager accounts, coordinate with DFAS, and post validated accounts to the General Ledger.
• Manage internal control procedures to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

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