FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Duties

As a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST, GS-0501-9, this position is located within an Air National Guard (ANG) Force Support Squadron, Commanders Support Staff (CSS). The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, and perform financial management analysis, quality reviews, and administrative finance tasks at the squadron and group levels. Duties include budgeting, financial analysis, operational finance, and administrative support to ensure compliance with policies, regulations, and readiness requirements.

1. Budget and Financial Management. The Financial Analyst serves as the CSS point of contact for day-to-day budget and financial issues, working closely with the Comptroller Flight's budget office to obtain, monitor, and track organizational funds. The incumbent collaborates with commanders and supervisors to create spend plans and integrates them into the overall base budget. Additionally, the Financial Analyst provides advice on budget matters, including types of funding available, effects of budgetary changes, and the status and use of funds. The position also involves preparing narrative justifications for projected funding needs and submitting them to the Comptroller Flight's Budget Office. Training functional contacts and program managers on financial management procedures is a key responsibility. Provides additional operational support as determined by leadership. (35%)

2. Government Travel Card (GTC) and Pay Operations. The Financial Analyst monitors government travel card (GTC) accounts and ensures compliance with regulations. This includes initiating GTC applications for eligible members, briefing members on statements of understanding, and collecting and instructing members on completing GTC computer-based training. The incumbent performs GTC account maintenance, including closing accounts for retiring or separating members and placing accounts in the cloud for transferring members. Additionally, the Financial Analyst provides interpretation of financial guidance to unit commanders, Resource Advisors (RAs), and other personnel, including briefing entitlements for deployments, schools, long tours, and newcomer orientations. (20%)

3. Orders and Participation Management. Serves as Unit Workday Control Officer (UWCO), responsible for monitoring and advising on the use of all workdays and dollars. The Financial Analyst approves and tracks unit orders, including annual training (AT), special training (ST), military personnel appropriation (MPA), regular scheduled drill (RSD), deployment, and inactive duty training (IDT) orders using the Air National Guard Reserve Order Writing System (AROWS). The incumbent monitors and approves participation rosters, calculates IDT days performed, and finalizes rosters for leadership and members. Approved processed amendments, validating needs, and providing updated documentation to members are also required. Establishing and tracking orders in AROWS ensures proper documentation and compliance. (25%)

4. Audits, Internal Controls, and Systems Utilization. Auditing and internal controls are critical aspects of the role. The Financial Analyst performs random audits on travel claims, reviews Inspector General (IG) reports, and identifies and corrects deficiencies. The incumbent manages internal control procedures to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse, verifies and validates commitments and obligations, and ensures compliance with quality assurance initiatives, internal control review guides, and self-inspection checklists. The Financial Analyst utilizes current financial management systems to accomplish budgeting and operational finance tasks, such as executing funds and documenting transactions. (15%)

5. Performs other duties as assigned.

*The above description only mentions a limited amount of the position's official duties. For a full comprehensive document that covers all the duties of the position, please contact one of the Recruitment Specialists at the bottom of the announcement.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• The duties of this job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• Federal employment suitability required and determined by a background investigation before appointment to position.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain the necessary security clearance for the position.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; shift work and/or overtime may be required.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all DoW requirements.
• 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.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance.

Qualifications

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:
Area 1: All on board permanent and indefinite T5 federal employees within the Oregon National Guard
Area 2: All on board permanent and indefinite T32 federal technicians within the Oregon National Guard
Area 3: All current non-permanent technicians/employees (T5 and T32) of the Oregon National Guard
Area 4: All current and former members of the Oregon National Guard (former members must provide documentation showing membership in the Oregon National Guard such as an NGB 22 or DD214)

GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Work to perform, supervise, and/or manage administrative fiscal, financial management, accounting or budgetary nature. Provides analytical reasoning in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of financial issues and developing alternative solutions. Involves competencies in analysis, research, writing, and judgment typically gained through academic education or progressively responsible experiences. Requires knowledge and skill in the application of related laws, regulations, precedents, methods and techniques of budgeting. Competencies in self-management, resilience, teamwork, attention to details, creative thinking, integrity, honesty, and positive customer service skills. Work follows established methods and procedures; uses practical knowledge of the operations, procedures, and policies of specific program areas or functional assignment; and typically learns to do the work through specialized experiences.

Must have 1 year of experience equivalent to at least GS-7. Experiences gained through military technical training schools are included in the one-year on-the-job experience. Must have fundamental working experiences with a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade. The applicant's educational degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience.

In addition to OPM general experience must have:

• Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately;
• Skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material;
• Skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings;
• Ability to prepare reports and presentation formats.

Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program categories below are eligible to apply with this preference.

• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade

Education

To qualify off of education alone you must meet the following requirements:

Completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of, or a combination of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.

If you are using education to qualify for this position, you must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.

Additional information

Veterans Preference Applicants: Veterans' preference will be validated by reviewing submitted documentation. Acceptable documentation may be:

1. A copy of your DD-214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under
honorable conditions.

2. A "certification" that is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.

3. You may obtain a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting your level of disability for preference eligibility by visiting a VA Regional Office, contacting a VA call center or online.

4. If claiming 10 point preference, you will need to submit a Standard Form, SF-15, "Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference."

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

The following applies to Bargaining Unit Positions:
Bargaining unit positions within the Oregon National Guard are represented by AFGE, local 2986 (AFL-CIO).