FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Summary

You will serve as a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE of NLEAD.

Duties

• You will serve as the primary technical point of contact for the Contracting Officer (CO), ensuring contractor compliance with terms, schedules, and quality metrics while safeguarding the government's financial interests.
• You will execute comprehensive quality assurance using a complex Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) to evaluate contractor performance.
• You will analyze technical deliverables and engineering, IT, or professional reports to verify exact alignment with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
• You will identify, document, and report performance variances, technical deficiencies, or schedule slippages to the CO with data-driven remediation recommendations.
• You will perform detailed audits of contractor invoices, verifying labor hours, travel logs, material costs, and progress payments against contract funding.
• You will evaluate contractor-requested modifications, providing the CO with written technical analyses regarding the necessity, feasibility, and fair pricing of the proposed changes.
• You will be responsible to fulfill purchase requirements IAW all the Government Commercial Purchase Card (GCPC) program higher echelon guide- lines, instructions and policy changes as well as the command's Internal Operating Procedures (IOP).
• You will serve as the primary Application Administrator for SLDCADA across the command/installation, managing user permissions, profiles, and routing groups.
• You will direct the structural configuration and mapping of complex Job Order Numbers (JONs) and lines of accounting (LOA) within SLDCADA to track civilian, military, and contractor hours against appropriate fiscal budgets.
• You will maintain absolute audit readiness by managing internal controls, safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and ensuring all certifying officials maintain a valid, active DD Form 577 Appointment on file.

Qualifications

GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Advising executive leadership on complex budget submissions, mid-year execution adjustments, and long-range spend plans across Major Force Program (MFP) 2 and MFP-11 accounts; 2) Allocating multi-appropriation funding authorities across organizational lines of accounting (LOAs) and job order numbers (JONs) in accordance with validated budget estimates; 3) Apprising the Comptroller and Resource Management Director on the real-time status of receipts, commitments, obligations, expenditures, and unliquidated obligations (ULOs); 4) Generating analytical financial products and pre-validation reconciliation reports across enterprise systems (SLDCADA, DCPS, and WAWF/iRAPT) for executive review; and 5) Establishing command-wide internal control mechanisms to maintain audit readiness across civilian pay records, COR contract files, and Government Commercial Purchase Card (GCPC) operations. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Guiding departmental personnel through standard budget submission templates and routine execution cutoff deadlines; 2) Mapping departmental funding allocations to established lines of accounting based on approved quarterly spend plans; 3) Monitoring undelivered orders and dormant obligations to identify invalid commitments requiring routine deobligation; 4) Compiling standard financial reports regarding invoices, travel vouchers, and timekeeping records from automated tracking databases; and 5) Inspecting financial documentation for compliance with established audit readiness standards. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

GS-11: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. 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 application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Accountability Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Financial Concepts, Policy, and Principles Financial Management Analysis Financial Reporting Financial Stewardship Teamwork This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire, Structured Interview 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. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.