FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Job Announcement

Who may apply : Current permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service, eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants, and current DFAS VRA employees. This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment.

Responsibilities :

• Performs random reviews of disbursements for both the Travel Pay and Civilian pay programs, reviewing cases for a variety of potential monetary and non-monetary improper payments.
• Organizes, collects, and analyzes a variety of data, information, and statistics related to financial programs and projects based on reviews of Travel and Civilian Pay program accounts.
• Researches and identifies problems, determines corrective actions as needed and recommends changes to procedures and practices.
• Prepares and submits reports describing problems that are recurring or causing significant delays, or costs, the corrective action to be taken, and the need for additional resources to higher management.
• Provides findings to office management and keeps them informed of inconsistencies in work processes of assigned programs, and discusses, explains, and presents analytical findings and data in support of recommendations.
• Analyzes and evaluates financial management systems, public laws, governing policies, guidelines, rules, regulations, and precedents.

Conditions of Employment :

Qualifications :

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

To be hired at the GS-7 grade level : One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-05 if applying at the GS-07 level) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience at the GS-07 level is defined as : Applying financial laws, principles, systems, policies, methods, and practices to provide routine technical guidance to managers, employees and / or customers; gathering data from financial systems; and researching financial policies and laws to resolve common financial issues.

To be hired at the GS-9 grade level : One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-07 if applying at the GS-09 level) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience at the GS-09 level is defined as : Applying financial laws, regulations, policies and procedures. Performs random reviews of disbursements for assigned programs such as Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Travel Pay, retired & Annuitant Pay, and Commercial Pay. Organizes, collects, analyzes and presents a variety of data, information, and statistics related to financial programs and projects based on reviews of assigned program accounts.

Time-in-Grade : Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. To be considered for the GS-7, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-5 or higher in the Federal service. To be considered for the GS-9, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-7 or higher in the Federal service.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education :

GS-07 (2-grade interval) : One full year of graduate level education or Superior Academic Achievement may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

GS-9 : Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

Additional Information :

Moving expenses will not be paid. We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment. As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary during which we'll evaluate whether your continued employment advances the public interest. The evaluation will consider : your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment advances agency or governmental goals; and whether your continued employment advances the efficiency of the Federal service. At the end of the probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification that your continued employment advances the public interest.

We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 120 days of the closing date. This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. Travel requirement is seldom. This position is covered by a bargaining unit. This position will be covered by formal training under the DFAS Career Acclimation Program (DCAP). The purpose of this program is to develop well-qualified, well-trained, high potential employees for future positions within DFAS. Promotion is conditional based on performance, successful completion of training, and availability of higher graded work. Participants who do not successfully complete the program may be separated. For grades below the full performance level, only MSP / PPP eligible candidates who currently occupy a formal training program position will be entitled to exercise their priority preference. The Security Designation will vary and dependent upon position and may require a secret clearance or higher. Employment in this position requires a background investigation which may delay starting date. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed / undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn. Individuals selected are required to obtain / maintain a favorable security determination to occupy a sensitive position within the agency as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain eligibility to occupy a sensitive position may result in termination. For more information see the security section of Understanding Vacancy Announcements. This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Level 2 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program as a condition of employment. If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certification within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position that requires a Level 2 Certification in which case you must complete the certification within the original 2-year period. Failure to become certified within the required time-frame may be grounds for removal from the position and / or from Federal service. Information about the DoD FM Certification Program is available at : https : / / www.dfas.mil / onboarding2 / certifications / .