Financial Management Specialist

United States Fleet Forces Command • Fort Meade Naval Facilities, MD

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About The Position

This public notice flyer notifies interested applicants of anticipated vacancies; applications are not accepted through the flyer, and there may or may not be vacancies filled from it. Interested applicants must follow the flyer’s “How to Apply” directions to be considered. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to the flyer.

The Financial Management Specialist assists in maintaining labor and non-labor financial accounts; serves as a backup Command Financial Defense Travel Administrator responsible for loading, monitoring, and updating funding levels; and serves as a backup Standard Labor Data Collection and Distribution Application (SLDCADA) administrator to ensure timekeeping data is accurately reflected for each payroll period. The specialist performs financial management analysis supporting budget formulation, justification, execution, and financial operations for organizational programs. The role also involves complex financial and program analysis to evaluate costs, benefits, risks, and alternative methods for managing organizational programs and administrative operations, as well as work across multiple accounting and financial systems to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG/GS-11 grade level, including collecting and analyzing financial data for budget formulation data calls and budget execution exhibits, using financial management systems to help maintain accounts and manage obligation documents, and reviewing program execution for compliance with Financial Management Regulations. The position has no education qualification requirement.

Employment conditions include U.S. citizenship, suitability for federal employment, direct-deposit participation, a pre-employment drug test and random testing, a periodic polygraph examination, and obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The role is a Financial Management Level II Certified position, with certification required within prescribed timelines. A two-year DCIPS trial period may be required. Appointment is in the DCIPS excepted service and does not confer competitive status. A relocation incentive may be authorized. The job posting describes a federal employee benefits package, with specific eligibility dependent on position type.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and suitability for federal employment.
• Participate in the direct-deposit pay program.
• Successfully pass the required pre-employment drug test and be subject to random testing.
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI); indicate clearance level and date on the resume.
• Undergo periodic polygraph examinations.
• Achieve Financial Management Level II certification within the prescribed timelines.
• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG/GS-11 grade level or pay band, involving collection and analysis of financial data for budget formulation data calls and budget execution exhibits; use of financial management systems to help maintain financial accounts and manage assigned obligation documents; and review of financial program execution for compliance with Financial Management Regulations.
• Acknowledge in writing acceptance of a DCIPS excepted-service appointment, which does not confer competitive status, before appointment.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• New Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• A two-year DCIPS trial period may be required.
• Retired military members appointed to a DoD civilian position within 180 days immediately following retirement are subject to 5 U.S.C. 3326.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining labor and non-labor financial accounts.
• Back up the Command Financial Defense Travel Administrator by loading, monitoring, and updating funding levels as necessary.
• Back up the SLDCADA administrator and ensure timekeeping data for each payroll period is accurately reflected.
• Perform financial management analysis supporting budget formulation, justification, execution, and financial operations for organizational programs.
• Conduct complex financial and program analysis to evaluate costs, benefits, risks, and alternative methods for managing organizational programs and administrative operations.
• Perform work across multiple accounting and financial systems to ensure audit readiness and full regulatory compliance.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is described; the posting says benefit eligibility depends on position type and directs applicants to contact the hiring agency for specific information.
• A relocation incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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