Financial Planning Specialist
Falls Church, VAFull-time$144–197K/yrPosted 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Financial Planning Specialist serves as a senior financial analyst and consultant, supporting operational concepts, financial policies and procedures, and audit readiness. The role manages acquisition programming, interprets financial policies for program decisions, develops planning and budget execution products, reviews budget submissions, exercises fund control responsibilities, and monitors program execution. Applicants must qualify through specialized experience; education cannot substitute for that experience.
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Summary
About the Position: This position is located at Falls Church, Virginia This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Advance In-hire may be authorized
Duties
- Serves as the Senior Financial Analyst and consultant responsible for a broad spectrum of areas ranging from operational concepts to financial policies and procedures and audit compliance/readiness.
- Manages programming for acquisition objectives.
- Interprets financial policies for program decisions.
- Develops Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution products.
- Reviews budget submissions for accuracy.
- Exercises fund control responsibilities.
- Monitors approved program execution.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Basic Requirement for Financial Planning Specialist, NH-0501-04: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience 1) Analyzing budget execution data to identify funding variances and shortfalls; 2) Preparing budget estimates to support resource requirements; AND 3) Monitoring obligations to assess compliance with approved funding purposes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03). **Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Active Career Field. DOD Position Certification Level and Training Requirements. All Acquisition Workforce Positions Mandated in Title 10, USC, Section 1723. DoD 5000.52-M, DOD Acquisition Career Development Program contains specific requirements for acquisition categories and grade/level. Current requirement are available at Back to Basics - Helpful Resources (dau.edu) **This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce position. The employee must meet the DODI 5000.66 requirements applicable to the Career Category/Functional Area and the Career Level Certification assigned on the sequenced position Conditions of Employment data filed in the header of the PD/PRD.
Education
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. How You Will Be Evaluated
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. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. 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. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Other Information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,987 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$144–197K/yr
- Virginia median$88–135K/yr233 salary ranges
- US median$85–130K/yr3,866 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $171K, is 50% above the Virginia median midpoint ($114K) — in the top quarter of Financial Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 328 open Financial Analyst jobs in Virginia and 5,987 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Amazon43 open
- Serco25 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 4,755 postings).
- Education
- 3,113 of the 5,987 open Financial Analyst jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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