FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Department of Defense • Indianapolis, IN

48d • Onsite

About The Position

This job is open to Current, permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service and current DFAS VRA employees within DFAS Indianapolis Operations, in the local commuting area, and eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants. This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details.
• Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.
• Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case-by-case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12 if applying at the GS-13 level) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
• Specialized experience is defined as: performing analysis of financial programs and policies to ensure continuity of operations and providing solutions to financial problems; or, managing multiple high priority financial related projects, briefings, objectives through collaboration with other supervisors, both internally and externally to their organization.
• Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service.
• You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Advises financial, accounting and program managers on difficult financial situations/problems.
• Provides DoD and DFAS policy guidance to managers and supervisors throughout the Agency.
• Analyzes policy changes to regulations directing respective functional area key processes and the impacts to auditable processes, which are the result of policy, procedural, and/or system weaknesses.
• Performs reviews of financial systems with enterprise-wide application requiring a high degree of analytical and evaluative skills, as well as originality and advisory abilities.
• Remediates identified deficiencies in key control objectives, quality of documentation, and supporting documentation.
• Utilizes systems and data analytics tools to analyze accounting data in support of audit engagement activities.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: National Security and International Affairs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees