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Supervisory Financial Management Analyst

Drug Enforcement Administration

Arlington, VAFull-time$144–187K/yrPosted today

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Compensation
$144–187K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

This position supervises planning, development, analysis, and execution of the DEA Domestic Operations Budget. It directs financial management operations and personnel, oversees multimillion-dollar budgets and financial obligations, and ensures regulatory compliance and coordination of budgetary activities supporting domestic operations. Applicants for GS-14 must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13, including at least four specified budget and financial management tasks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Budget PlanningFinancial AnalysisFund AllocationExpenditure MonitoringFinancial Policy DevelopmentInternal ControlsAccount ReconciliationFinancial ObligationsPersonnel SupervisionWork PrioritizationPerformance EvaluationTechnical GuidanceAccountabilityCustomer ServiceDecisivenessFlexibilityInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingResilience

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceGS-13 Equivalent ExperienceTime-in-Grade Requirement

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Summary

This position is located in the DEA, Operations Division (OC), Office of Operations Management (OM), Operations Budget Section (OMB). This position's primary purpose is to supervise and direct the planning, development, analysis, and execution of DEA's Domestic Operations Budget, ensuring effective financial management, regulatory compliance, and coordination of budgetary activities in support of domestic operations.

Duties

As a Supervisory Financial Management Analyst your typical work assignments may include: Directs financial management operations, supervises personnel, and establishes work priorities. Oversees multimillion-dollar budgets, monitors expenditures, and recommends funding adjustments. Conducts financial analyses and reviews to identify funding deficiencies, evaluate program performance, and advise senior management. Oversees financial obligations, account reconciliations, and internal controls to ensure accuracy and compliance with federal regulations. Qualifications

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. Applicants applying for the GS-14 must meet the following requirements: Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-13 grade level and your experience includes performing at least 4 of the tasks below as part of your regular duties. Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Directing budget and financial operations, including developing financial plans, allocating funds, and monitoring expenditures. 2) Analyzing financial data to identify funding shortfalls, spending trends, and resource requirements; recommending solutions to senior management. 3) Developing and evaluating financial policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance and improve operational efficiency. 4) Overseeing financial obligations, account reconciliations, and certification processes to ensure accuracy, accountability, and regulatory compliance. 5) Supervising or leading financial management personnel, including assigning work, establishing priorities, evaluating performance, and providing technical guidance. Specialized 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. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13110844 The assessment questionnaire includes four short, free-response essay questions which provides an opportunity for you to highlight your dedication to public service for the hiring manager and agency leadership (or designee(s)). While your responses are not required and will not be scored, we encourage you to thoughtfully address each question in 200-words or less. You will be asked to certify that you are using your own words and have not used a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) such as a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT or Copilot. Applicants will only be considered for the Eligibilities for which they claim in the job questionnaire AND must provide the supporting documentation. Applicants will not be considered for Eligibilities for which they did not claim, regardless of the documentation submitted with the application. All qualified Non-Competitive applicants and the best qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Agency and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP and ICTAP) candidates must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for selection priority. Candidates are considered well qualified if their knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) exceed the minimum qualifications described in the announcement. Other Information

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire CompetencyBased Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. (https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information) Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently, or has been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved under conditions specified provided the agency has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.

How this job compares

Set against the 486 open Financial Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$144–187K/yr
  • Virginia median$113–164K/yr48 salary ranges
  • US median$100–155K/yr338 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $166K, is 10% above the Virginia median midpoint ($150K) — in the top quarter of Financial Management salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 67 open Financial Management jobs in Virginia and 486 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Financial Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 379 postings).
Education
208 of the 486 open Financial Management jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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