Financial Management Specialist-Direct Hire Authority

Air Force Materiel Command • Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to deliver and support Agile, War-Winning Capabilities in AFMC by providing financial management services to personnel, programs, support missions, associates, and external customers. The role provides expert advice, solutions, and decision support on complex financial matters.

The incumbent serves as a technical subject matter expert and advisor, supporting leadership, program managers, and functional experts with financial guidance on budgetary impacts, process execution, and program viability. The position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP), in the K-Business–Financial Management functional area, at the Practitioner level. It is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position, and the employee must meet the applicable financial management and functional-area certification requirements within the stated timeframes.

This is a federal position requiring U.S. citizenship. The employee must maintain current certifications and may be subject to security clearance requirements and random drug testing. The employee may be required to work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays; shift work and emergency overtime may also be required. Recruitment incentives and authorized PCS relocation may be available.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, as applicable.
• Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to GS-11 or equivalent in another pay system. The experience period may be completed within 120 days of the announcement's closing date.
• Specialized experience must include performing budget formulation, justification, execution, and monitoring for organizational programs and activities; analyzing financial, programmatic, and manpower data to develop estimates, forecasts, reports, and briefings; identifying and recommending solutions to complex budgetary, funding, and resource-management issues; and applying OMB, Congressional, agency, and organizational financial-management policies, procedures, controls, and automated financial systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, negotiate complex issues, and maintain good working relations; skill in preparing written briefings and reports on potential budgetary actions and project status.
• Knowledge of budgetary methods, practices, precedents, procedures, regulations, briefing formats, and processes used to formulate, justify, and execute assigned budgets.
• Ability to conduct studies; gather, assemble, and prepare estimates; extract, organize, and analyze data from varied sources; develop alternative options or strategies; and recommend solutions to financial, budget, and manpower issues.
• Ability to select and apply analytical methods and techniques to changing circumstances.
• Knowledge of budget and automated financial systems, performance metrics, procedures, regulations, precedents, and guides used in financial management.
• Skill in analyzing and resolving complex problems and applying analytical methods and techniques to budgetary processes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OMB, Congressional, and agency financial-management and program objectives, budget precedents and controls, guidelines, and regulations.
• The incumbent must meet the Financial Management Certification requirements for a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position.
• The employee must meet APDP functional-area certification requirements within 1 to 5 years of appointment.
• The employee must maintain current certifications.
• Applicants may be required to serve a one-year probationary period or a two-year trial period, depending on appointment type.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial management and accounting topics.
• DEAMS technical expertise.
• A high level of customer service.
• Clear and concise communication.

Responsibilities

• Collect, prepare, maintain, manipulate, and interpret comprehensive financial reports and statements, variance analyses, requests for information, and financial trend analyses concerning assigned organizations' budgets and programs.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert and advisor in financial management, providing professional guidance to leadership, program managers, and functional experts on budgetary impacts, process execution, and program viability.
• Prepare and deliver professional presentations, formal reviews, and analytical reports to higher echelons and stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration and build consensus among diverse functional groups, representing organizational interests in meetings, working groups, and conferences.
• Evaluate the impact of current and pending directives from higher authorities, including Congress, OMB, DoD, and the USAF, on organizational resources and formulate recommended courses of action.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families.
• Authorized PCS relocation may be paid in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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