Supervisory Financial Specialist

Defense Finance and Accounting Service • Limestone, ME

10h

About The Position

The Supervisory Financial Specialist implements policies to ensure compliance with federal regulations and oversees the preparation, analysis, reconciliation, consolidation, and submission of financial reports. The role applies budget and cost policies, concepts, practices, and principles to analyze operations and program objectives and recommend improvements. It provides analytical support to senior management through audits, studies, and reviews that assess the reliability and accuracy of business operations. The specialist identifies weaknesses and recommends changes to systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and economy, and evaluates internal controls within automated financial systems and corrects deficiencies.

This is a federal supervisory position at the GS-12 grade level. The selected employee must obtain and maintain Level 2 certification under the DoD Financial Management Certification Program, generally within two years of entering the position. The position may require access to classified information and a favorable security determination. Travel is seldom required, stated as 1–24%. Telework is limited and may be approved only rarely on a case-by-case basis when Agency Leadership determines it serves a compelling DoD need.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• A favorable suitability review and security clearance or other favorable security determination, as required for this national security position; the employee must maintain security eligibility.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Suitability for Federal employment.
• At least three months of service after the latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• Obtain and maintain Level 2 Financial Management Certification; generally, certification must be completed within two years of entry on duty unless an applicable original certification period applies.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check if a new employee of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
• One year of specialized experience at a level equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 within the Federal service.
• GS-12 specialized experience: providing leadership to a financial management organization involving expert analysis and assessment of high-visibility initiatives or projects; using financial management programs, processes, and systems and advising senior managers on issues affecting financial management processes and functions; and participating in development of agency-level financial management standards, policies, and procedures.
• Meet the specialized experience, education requirement, competitive appointment time requirement, and other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date, unless otherwise indicated.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required; an additional one-year probationary period may also be required as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Implement policies to ensure regulatory compliance with governing federal agencies.
• Oversee preparation, analysis, reconciliation, consolidation, and submission of financial reports to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Apply budget and cost policies, concepts, practices, and principles to analyze operations and program objectives and develop recommendations for improvement.
• Provide analytical support to senior management or executives through special audits, studies, or reviews assessing the reliability and accuracy of business operations.
• Identify weaknesses and problems and recommend revisions or modifications to existing systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and economy.
• Evaluate the effectiveness, adequacy, and interrelationships of internal control systems within the automated financial system and correct deficiencies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to the employee and family subject to position type and eligibility.
• Moving expenses may be paid; relocation allowances and entitlements may apply for positions where relocation is paid.

What This Job Offers

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