FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST (TITLE 32)

Duties

As a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST (TITLE 32), GS-0501-7/9, you will plan, coordinate, and perform Financial Management analysis, support and review, of base level accounting and financial management programs.

• Analyze and measure the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies, regulations, applicable laws and guidance; and ensure that internal controls are in place.
• Ensure the proper documentation, accounting, and auditability of funds, and their traceability to the USPFO in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) regulations and/or applicable laws.
• Provide expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles.
• Interpret policies and collaborates with the financial management enterprise to facilitate best practices and compliance assurance.
• Manage and execute internal control procedures to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Process data and perform broad-in-depth financial analysis of interrelated accounting, military and civilian pay, accounts payable and receivable, and various travel entitlements to resolve especially difficult and sensitive, out-of-balance conditions associated with processing actions within Financial Management systems.
• Resolve complex functional problems within the pay system for affected customers.
• Facilitate the resolution of intricate entitlement discrepancies for serviced customers and ensure proper interfaces with appropriate DOD agencies and federal financial systems.
• Analyze and evaluate data to conduct a variety of fiscal reconciliations, reviews, and account adjustments.
• Aggregate data from multiple financial systems and sources in order to directly or indirectly provide the Comptroller with accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Perform post-audit voucher reviews.
• Analyze and accurately process financial services transactions (i.e., payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements) while applying quality assurances techniques.
• Execute full spectrum pay and entitlement operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounting, and Travel Pay).
• Resolve pay and entitlement problems unique to the customer.
• Review accounting and pay documents, travel vouchers, and vendor payments to ensure supporting documentation is proper and valid.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• 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.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence:

• The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
• The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
• The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
• The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
• The FIFTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Must be rank of SSgt.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-09 Level - MUST possess specialized experience for the GS-09 Level, which includes 12 months at the lower-level GS-07, of providing analytical reasoning in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of financial issues and developing alternative solutions; analysis, research, writing, and judgment typically gained through academic education or progressively responsible experiences; knowledge and skill in the application of related laws, regulations, precedents, methods and techniques of budgeting. GS-07 Level - MUST possess specialized experience for the GS-07 Level, which includes 12 Months of finance program experiences equivalent to lower-level GS-05, and competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures; an excellent understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the Air National Guard financial business program requirements; and experience and training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures.

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.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

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 for this occupational series and grade.

Additional information

• 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 ( ).

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