Financial Systems Specialist (Cyber)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Financial Systems Specialist (Cyber) applies security access controls and policies for administration of access across critical financial and personnel systems, including DJMS, DMO, CMS, DDMS, and DCPS. The role manages, tracks, and analyzes transaction, access, and error reports; examines error types to identify trends and root causes; and implements corrective actions and training. The specialist serves as the lead technical expert for internal and external audits, compiling and verifying documentation against regulatory policies, coordinating audit timelines, conducting reviews, and helping remediate deficiencies. The position also monitors system logs, parameters, and access to help prevent unauthorized use, fraud, and waste; investigates access anomalies and security violations; and standardizes military and civilian pay workflows and business rules through maintained SOPs and technical guides aligned with Department of War policies. This is a national security position that may require access to classified information and a favorable security determination. The position requires a DoD Financial Management Level 2 Certification within two years of entry on duty unless the employee is already subject to that certification requirement. Travel is seldom required. Telework is limited and available only rarely on a case-by-case basis when agency leadership determines there is a compelling DoD need.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, including applying and administering controls and security policies across financial and/or personnel systems; analytically reviewing, reconciling, and validating report data to identify and correct variances; and identifying, isolating, communicating, building, improving, correcting, or documenting business and systems processes.
U.S. citizenship.
Must be suitable for Federal employment and obtain and maintain a favorable security determination; the position may require a secret clearance or higher.
Must be registered for Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959.
Must meet the applicable time-after-competitive-appointment requirement: at least three months after the latest competitive appointment in Federal service.
Must meet the time-in-grade requirement.
Must obtain and maintain DoD Financial Management Level 2 Certification within two years of entry on duty, unless already subject to the certification requirement, in which case the original two-year period applies.
New DFAS employees must successfully pass employment verification through E-Verify.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
A favorable background investigation and security determination are required to occupy the sensitive position.

Responsibilities

Apply security access controls and policies across critical financial and personnel systems, ensuring access requests align with the access granted.
Manage, track, and analyze transaction, access, and error reports.
Analyze error types to identify trends, perform root-cause assessments, and implement corrective actions and training.
Serve as the lead technical expert for internal and external audits.
Compile, review, and verify documentation against regulatory policies; coordinate audit timelines and conduct reviews to identify and remediate deficiencies.
Monitor system logs, parameters, and access to prevent unauthorized use, fraud, and waste.
Investigate access anomalies and security violations, gather evidence, and recommend remediation and preventative controls.
Standardize military and civilian pay workflows and business rules.
Author and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and technical guides aligned with Department of War policies.