FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Full Job Description

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information.

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

We reserve the right to close this announcement early or to extend, as appropriate, based upon the needs of the Agency.

Qualified application packages may be referred to management at various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applications received.

Selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience analyzing and interpreting financial and operational performance metrics, such as unit costs, timeliness, and productivity measures; or identifying trends, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations based on complex data sets; preparing and delivering comprehensive reports and briefings to senior leadership in a clear and concise manner through written reports and oral presentations.

Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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:

• Serves as a lead financial management analyst in Enterprise Audit Services, Metrics and Initiatives Office to drive execution consistency (process and tools) and facilitate automation across the reporting model landscape.
• Serves as an expert creating easy-to-use models that help the leadership team track the agency's operational health and make better decisions at all levels, including Operations, Strategy and Support, and the Director's Office.
• Manages unit testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of existing Cognos Analytics visualization models to adhere with information security protocols, model performance and quality of products to improve front-end user experiences.
• Create and maintain documentation related to change control demands, work products, processes, and change management initiatives with new technologies. Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and mission area business analysts.
• Serve in Developer Role and assist with business intelligence and data management of metric program to drive continuous improvement.