Deputy Chief Financial Officer/ Controller

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer, Financial Management and Business Operations who will be responsible for providing a full range of financial and business operations services that support GAO teams and offices related to budget planning, financial management activities and procurements facilitating procurements; assessing and reporting on the effectiveness of GAO's internal controls and ensuring audit compliance.

Minimum Qualifications: The Senior Executive Service (SES) appointments require one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band/grade at the GS-14/GS-15 level, Bands III, IV, MS Bands levels I and II, Senior Executive Service, Senior Level, or (equivalent) in the Federal Service, or comparable private/public sector.

Technical Qualifications: All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Competency and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration.

Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicants training, and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

TQ-1: Mastery knowledge of supervisory concepts and principles to include leading and managing a multicultural work force.

TQ-2: Experience with federal financial management to oversee and review Government-wide Treasury Account Symbol (GTAS) submissions to Treasury; and preparing an agency's annual financial statements to ensure they can pass an independent, external financial audit.

TQ-3: Oversees procurement and contracting to achieve desired results.

TQ-4: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling to interpret quantitative and qualitative data; includes data modeling, earned value management, and evaluating key financial indicators, trends, and historical data.

TQ-5: Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): For applicants who are currently at the next lower band/grade equivalent to the GS-14/GS-15 level, bands III and IV, or MS bands I and II, ECQs are required.

The ECQs assess executive experience and potential. They measure whether you have the executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of Senior Executive Service positions.

ECQs can be submitted outside of the resume as additional documentation. Please address the following ECQs listed below.

The ECQs for this position are: Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.

Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals.

Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.

Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

*NOTE*: For current SES applicants or applicants who has previously held an SES appointment, ECQs can be resume based.

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. Major Duties:

As a Deputy Chief Financial Officer/ Controller, ES, 0505, 00, your typical work assignments may include the following: Oversees all aspects of GAO's financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, and audit compliance.

Develops and implements strategic and tactical goals to ensure the agency's economic viability in both the short- and long-term planning horizons, to include financial policies and procedures that ensure compliance with federal regulations and GAO's strategic objectives.

Provides expert financial advice to the Comptroller General and other senior executives, enhancing financial decision-making processes.

Directs the internal and external audit processes, ensuring GAO's financial practice meets the highest standards of accountability and transparency.

Leads, mentors, and develops a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.