Financial Analyst

Full Job Description

The position is in the Financial Payroll Service (FPS) at the Financial Service Center.

Incumbent serves as a principal advisor and consultant on payroll operations, program management, and assists with the development of payroll processes/procedures to support payroll processing agency wide.

This position reports directly to the Director of the Financial Payroll Service and will work closely with the Service's Division Chiefs, section chiefs, and other managers, supervisors, and staff.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/27/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade.

AND Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized experience is defined as acting as an organizational expert responsible for planning, assessing, and coordinating resolution on a wide variety of payroll issues; leading the development and expansion of Service business lines, developing organizational strategic plans and annual business plans; developing and recommending the framework for organizational procedures and payroll programs.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Planning and Evaluating Communication Analysis and Problem Solving 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is principally sedentary. Work may requires walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings at converse away from the work site.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Develops and oversees the organizational strategic plan for agency-wide payroll and timekeeping support; establishes metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and milestones; leads senior leadership planning sessions; and communicates plan progress to FPS and FSC leadership.

Oversees and directs the development of the FPS annual Business Plan; coordinates with Division Chiefs and product line managers on budget estimates; prepares briefing materials; and presents the Business Plan to FSC Executive leadership to support franchise fund operations.

Leads payroll centralization efforts by coordinating Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with transitioning stations; streamlines transition processes; coordinates station leadership meetings; and oversees post-deployment success reviews to capture lessons learned.

Applies expert knowledge of payroll operations and federal financial policies to prepare complex reports, white papers, and studies for the Service Director and FSC executive leadership team on highly complex, cross-organizational payroll-related matters.

Conducts analysis of FPS entities and systems to identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks; develops standard metrics and measurement processes; and ensures organizational compliance with FSC policies, directives, and higher headquarters requirements through review of reports, operational plans, and accountability instruments.

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Austin, Texas.

This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from Austin, Financial Services Center, 7600 Metropolis Dr, Building 5 Austin, TX 78744. Major Duties:

Major Duties: Exercising overall responsibility for the FPS strategic plan to include agency wide payroll and timekeeping support, payroll centralization, and other high visibility payroll projects.

Oversees and directs the development of the FPS Business Plan which is Service's annual budget and the organizational input to the overall FSC Business Plan.

Uses expert knowledge on financial matters and operations to prepare reports, papers, and studies on a wide variety of payroll-related topics for special use by the Service Director and the FSC executive leadership team.

Reviews, analyzes, and streamlines payroll centralization processes to help facilitate a smooth transition of payroll services from stations to the FSC.

Use expert knowledge of payroll operations to provide solutions to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promote team building, or improve business practices.

Advises the FPS Director and provides recommendations in the decision-making process regarding FPS policies and processes.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available with supervisory approval Telework: AD-HOC/situational Telework available with supervisory approval Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD196510 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required