Job summary

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is responsible for carrying out the functions assigned by Title 10, United States Code, section 135, Public Law 81-126, PL 101-576, Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and ensuring that the utmost economy and efficiency is applied to the programs of the Department through sound business management and effective fiscal planning and control.

Major duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 1109 of FY 2020 NDAA; P.L. 116.92 and Section 9905 of Title 5 U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: - Serves as a Supervisory Financial Management Analyst for the Financial Management Operations and Analysis Directorate and supports the oversight of all financial management capabilities and products developed in the Advana platform. - Provides direction to a geographically dispersed professional staff with full supervision and management authority for long-range planning, goal-setting, and evaluation of staff; ensures a viable planning structure and system of priorities to meet requirements and objectives. - Directly supports the Director for Financial Management Operations and Analysis in identifying opportunities for enterprise data, analytics support, process automation, both in-house and across the enterprise. - Supports the Comptroller Chief Data Officer in evaluating, implementing, and sustaining business standards for a targeted business data environment. - Liaises with counterparts within the OUSD(C) and with external components and activities (e.g., the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the Military Departments, and Defense Agencies) to ensure adequate structure and resources are well understood and in place to support the strategic objectives of the USD(C) and shared objectives of the activities that make up the Advana user base.

Qualification

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to GS-14. I have one year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled. Candidates for this position must clearly demonstrate in their resume that they possess specialized experience in: 1)Directing transformational integration and coordination of business and financial systems and processes; 2)Experience leveraging technology and data to lead the development and implementation of business analytics strategy to digitally enhance mission effectiveness; 3)Ability to accept broad guidance and provide specific recommendations for operation and program compliance, integration, effectiveness and efficiency; 4)Oversee contract performance to ensure work meets standards and authorization of payment; and 5)Plans and schedules assigned work of subordinates. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Evaluations

Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resumes and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed in this announcement. Note: Under this DHA, veteran's preference does not apply. Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S. Code (U.S.C.) authorizes the Secretary of Defense to non-competitively appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service without regard to chapter 33, subchapter 1 of Title 5, U.S.C., other than sections 3303 and 3328. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Financial Management Systems Financial Management Systems Fundamentals & Operations of Finance Managing Human Resources Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.