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Posted: January 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Department of Defense

Fresh

Salary

$90,341 - $117,446

per year

Closes

January 30, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This role involves analyzing and improving financial systems and processes within the Department of Defense to keep operations running smoothly.

The analyst reviews policies, evaluates data accuracy, and advises leaders on financial matters to support the organization's goals.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in finance who enjoys problem-solving and working with teams to fix issues.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including data analysis of financial systems, policies, and procedures
  • Experience compiling financial data from various sources and ensuring accuracy related to legislation and operational policies
  • Ability to provide financial management advice to leadership to support the organization's mission
  • 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-11 or higher for current or former federal employees
  • Strong interpersonal skills for resolving conflicts and building relationships with stakeholders
  • Proficiency in identifying internal control weaknesses and recommending corrective actions

Full Job Description

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One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a GS-11 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: performing data analysis and evaluation of financial systems, policies, and procedures to ensure the continuity of a financial organization's business operations; AND/OR compiling financial data from various sources and ensuring accuracy as it pertains to financial legislation and operational policies and procedures; AND/OR providing financial management knowledge to leadership in order to assist with the organization's core mission.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Responsible for clearly understanding, and overseeing, finance and accounting functions, processes, procedures, standard business rules, interfaces, and the end-to-end elements critical for successful development, implementation, and sustainment.
  • Reviews and evaluates existing finance and accounting policies, standards, and procedures to develop improved working processes.
  • Performs comprehensive reviews and evaluation of program deliverables. Inconsistencies and other issues are promptly documented with comments and recommended corrective actions.
  • Exercises positive interpersonal relationships with program participants and stakeholders through the use of tact and diplomacy to resolve issues or conflicts between groups with different objectives and needs.
  • Identifies internal control weaknesses and recommends corrective actions in the impacted procedures, processes, and systems.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IN-12866596-26