Management and Program Analyst

Patent and Trademark Office•Alexandria, VA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is located in the USPTO Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The Chief Financial Officer advises the Under Secretary and Director on planning, budget, financial, procurement, organizational performance, and financial management systems matters, and oversees compliance with Federal financial management laws and regulations, including preparation of USPTO audited financial statements. The role provides leadership, direction, mentorship, and expert guidance in developing and establishing USPTO-wide financial management policies, standards, best practices, and quantitative and qualitative techniques. It establishes governance for methods, processes, procedures, and strategies that document financial management process improvement, operational performance, workflow, best practices, and lessons learned across organizations. The position plans, executes, manages, and evaluates financial management studies, complex statistical analyses, and special projects to assess CFO programs and their effectiveness. It also prepares expert-level financial and budgetary information papers, briefings, resource issue papers, and other analytical products to support senior CFO and USPTO leadership decisions. The physical worksite is in Alexandria, Virginia. On-site presence is required for functions performed in person. Situational telework may be available under agency policy and business-unit discretion; the agency currently allows 52 hours of telework per leave year.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or nationality.
One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level.
Experience in operational research and decision support for financial management programs and operations, advising senior leadership on organizational performance, program effectiveness, human capital management, and sound fiscal operations.
Experience applying project management principles and practices to large multidisciplinary and cross-functional projects involving long-range strategic plans, process improvement, policy and process updates, and operational enhancement.
Experience in data management, data wrangling, and data analytics, conveying insights through information or issue papers, briefings, data visualizations, or other analytical products to support senior leadership decisions.
Pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the announcement closing date.
Complete a one-year probationary period if required.
Federal salary payments must be made by direct deposit.
Education may not substitute for the required specialized experience at this grade level.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, direction, mentorship, and expert guidance on USPTO-wide financial management program operations and management systems.
Develop, establish, and promulgate financial management policies, standards, best practices, and quantitative and qualitative techniques.
Establish USPTO-wide governance for financial management methods, techniques, processes, and procedures.
Define and document process improvement strategies, best practices, workflows, operational performance, and lessons learned across organizations.
Plan, execute, manage, and evaluate strategies, concepts, initiatives, financial management studies, complex statistical analyses, and special projects.
Evaluate and support CFO programs and measure their effectiveness in meeting established goals and objectives.
Prepare financial and budgetary information papers, briefing materials, resource issue papers, and other analytical products for senior leadership decision-making.