Financial Management Specialist

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Financial Management Specialist conducts comprehensive financial reviews and evaluations of work processes, controls, and records to ensure compliance with statutory regulations, efficiency standards, and agency strategic goals. The role analyzes complex financial transactions, automated system reports, and trends to identify problem areas, correct transaction errors, and recommend data-driven operational improvements. The specialist plans and executes financial analyses, cost studies, and budgetary forecasts to recommend strategic courses of action and advise leadership about resource implications. The position also prepares and delivers briefings, staff summary packages, and position papers to influence stakeholders, resolve controversial issues, and support collaborative business decisions. The role manages the risk management program by conducting risk reviews, evaluating operational impacts, developing contingency plans, identifying risk opportunities, maintaining the risk matrix, and briefing executive management on priority issues. The position requires obtaining and maintaining a DoD Financial Management Level 2 Certification within the specified timeframe, along with any required favorable security determination.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
One year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level, evaluating, standardizing, and optimizing complex financial management systems, policies, and procedures across organizational program areas.
Specialized experience must include operational reviews and compliance evaluations; analysis of complex financial transactions and system outputs to resolve errors and systemic anomalies; planning cost studies and budget forecasts; and developing guidelines, risk mitigation plans, and formal staff packages, position papers, or technical recommendations for senior leadership and process partners.
Meet the time-after-competitive-appointment requirement: at least three months after the latest competitive appointment in Federal service.
Obtain and maintain a favorable suitability/security determination; the position may require a Secret clearance or higher, and continued security eligibility is required.
Obtain and maintain DoD Financial Management Level 2 Certification within two years of entry on duty, unless an applicable original certification period is already in effect.
Register for Selective Service if applicable (males born after December 31, 1959).
Pass the E-Verify employment verification check if a new employee to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Meet the applicable qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date, unless otherwise indicated.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive financial reviews and evaluate work processes, controls, and records for regulatory compliance, efficiency, and alignment with agency goals.
Analyze complex financial transactions, automated system reports, and trends to identify problem areas, correct errors, and recommend operational improvements.
Plan and execute specialized financial analyses, cost studies, and budgetary forecasts; advise leadership on resource implications.
Prepare and deliver briefings, staff summary packages, and position papers to influence stakeholders, resolve controversial issues, and support collaborative decisions.
Manage the risk management program, including conducting risk reviews, evaluating operational impacts, developing contingency plans, identifying risk opportunities, and maintaining the risk matrix.
Brief executive management on priority risk issues.