Job summary

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25.

Major duties

Provides financial management expertise, technical advice and guidance, and leadership in performing a broad and extensive range of financial management program planning and analysis. Financial management efforts include all aspects of program planning, budget analysis, cost estimating, prior year close-out, payroll and cost analysis. Formulates establishment and implementation of financial management policies, instructions, and procedures on all matters relating to programming, cost, budgeting, funding, forecasting, and status of funds. Fulfills and maintains all training and access requirements to required IT systems required for completing job functions. Responsible for all aspects of the formulation, development, and execution of budgets, financial plans, and multi-year programs to properly fund and meet program resource requirements. Prepares action plans for closing out prior year accounts, meeting annual budget calls, Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) development, Five- Year Defense Plans (FYDP), and other requirements. Provides advice, assistance, and guidance on budgeting, cost estimating and financial management related information. Devises and recommends the adoption of procedures to implement financial/budgetary processes, policies, and regulations issued by Major Command or Army headquarters Conducts analysis, reviews, and special studies of financial management and/or cost information. Reviews and assesses the long-term effects of financial management guidelines, such as new or revised legislation on assigned programs.

Qualification

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must clearly describe the following quality experience: Analyzing financial data for an organization to prepare financial reports for managers use in making decisions; Examining assigned accounts and preparing reconciliations, adjustments and/or analysis of the accounts. Resolving discrepancies in financial data to appropriately manage the budget. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.