
Financial Resource Manager
Defense Information Systems Agency
Fort Meade, MDFull-time$169–197K/yrPosted today
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The Financial Resource Manager serves as J8’s senior financial management advisor to the Acquisition organization, providing resource guidance, oversight, and integrated financial support. The role leads strategic planning and budget activities, directs budget execution, and oversees financial reporting and analysis. It also supervises finance staff, represents J8 and Acquisition in senior forums, and improves financial systems and processes.
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Summary
This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense using hiring authority in 5 USC 9905. DISA has delegated authority by the Under Secretary of Defense to directly appoint qualified candidates possessing a finance, accounting, management, or actuarial science degree, or a related degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study, or equivalent experience, related to the functions of the position to be filled.
Duties
- Serves as J8’s senior financial management advisor to the Acquisition organization, providing authoritative resource guidance, oversight, and integrated financial support.
- Leads PPBE and strategic-planning activities; develops and defends current- and future-year programs, budget estimates, IT budget exhibits, and President’s Budget inputs.
- Directs operating and capital budget execution; assesses appropriated, reimbursable, and working-capital resources; recommends funding realignments for priorities.
- Ensures timely, accurate budget submissions, execution reports, and resource and cash analyses; resolves issues to maintain compliance and prevent Anti-Deficiency Act violations.
- Supervises finance staff and represents J8 and Acquisition in senior forums; sets priorities, improves financial systems and processes, and resolves resource issues.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service, is required. For this position, specialized experience at the GS-15 level is defined as: experience providing dedicated financial/resource management support to organizations, including advising executive leadership on fiscal policy and leading a financial workforce; coordinating end-to-end strategic planning, budget formulation, and execution across diverse funding structures, such as revolving, fee-for-service, working capital, or general/appropriated funds; and providing financial oversight and execution monitoring for multi-million-dollar information technology or operational portfolios. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of knowledge, skills and abilities, or competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing KSA's or competencies are required. Qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level. How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. 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. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. The Assessment Questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and collects information on your education, training and experience related to the following critical competencies: Budget Administration; Budget Execution; Financial Management Analysis; and Customer Service You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13115108 Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ [email protected] Other Information
This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense using hiring authority in 5 USC 9905. Veterans Preference: Veterans preference does not apply under this Direct-Hire Authority (DHA). A one year probationary period may be required. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination. Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement. This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7). This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. Moving costs MAY be paid. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action. For more information on veterans' preference click here. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program. PPP Application Based Preference Eligibles (Military Reserve and National Guard technicians, Military Reserve and National Guard technicians receiving disability retirement, and Retained Grade employees) will receive priority consideration at the full performance level only. For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here. You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility. For more information on veterans' preference click here. For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.
How this job compares
Set against the 500 open Financial Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$169–197K/yr
- Maryland median$99–161K/yr22 salary ranges
- US median$98–151K/yr372 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $183K, is 40% above the Maryland median midpoint ($131K) — in the top quarter of Financial Management salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Financial Management jobs in Maryland and 500 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University5 open
- Guidehouse4 open
- Northrop Grumman2 open
- 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 411 postings).
- Education
- 201 of the 500 open Financial Management jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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