FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST (Title 32)

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST (Title 32), Position Description Number D2513P01 and is part of the OK 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard.

MILITARY GRADES: E-1 through E-5 BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify an applicant for any GS-0501 position, apply and evaluate the applicant's competencies (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, and Behaviors), military and civilian experiences, completed military and civilian education, learned skills, obtained knowledge, endorsed abilities, and training program accomplishments.

The following six basic qualification factors are applicable to the GS-0501 Career Levels, as cited above: Skilled in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately Ability to clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit effective communication Ability to write English in reports and presentation formats Ability to communicate clearly and effectively Skilled in presenting formal training presentations and briefings Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All series personnel's' performance levels are validated at the next higher level before being eligible for promotion consideration to the GS-0501 graded-position and must have a fundamental working experiences with validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for hire consideration into one of the ANG GS-0501-11 positions located in the Wing Comptroller Finance Office, the ANG applicant must be eligible for entry into the position's financial management certification career program based on the position's GS-grade and/or the applicant's military rank before final approval and appointment is processed.

An applicant must have at least 12 months of finance program experiences and competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures.

An applicant must have an excellent under-standing of the basic principles and concepts of the Air National Guard financial business program requirements.

An ANG applicant must have experiences and training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures.

For the ANG Financial Management Specialist, GS-0501-11 position: An ANG applicant must have a working knowledge of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) program.

Skilled in presenting providing direction and guidance to support the comptroller in planning, implementing and meeting the FM FIAR program's objectives.

Skilled in in applying related laws, regulations, precedents, methods and techniques of budgeting.

Knowledgeable of the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) compliance requirements with OMB Circular A-123 (OMB 123) and FM FIAR Guidance.

Skilled and capable to follow the established FM FIAR Methodology which provides a step-by-step approach to achieving improved financial information and audit readiness.

Skilled in developing management plans that document business and financial environment. Skilled in identifying and analyzing program risks and tests controls, weaknesses, and/or deficiencies.

Knowledge of laws, DOD Directives, finance regulations and financial management and operating procedures relative to the entitlements and allowances related to the payment of military personnel, civilian personnel, vendors, and travelers.

Extensive knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.

A detailed grasp of governing regulations and a thorough understanding of pertinent laws, regulations, and other technical criteria in order to determine propriety of entitlements and pay.

Detailed knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of pay transactions to typically function as a technical authority for the resolution of an extensive range of issues or problems.

Knowledge of the overall DFAS mission and functions, operation, and relationships to other agencies to respond to special inquiries and task organizations for information and responses.

Detailed knowledge of multiple financial and accounting systems in order to perform studies related to management improvement, productivity improvement and management controls to analyze and evaluate criteria for the enhancement of all assigned Pay programs (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounts Payable, and Travel Pay).

Ability to apply fact-finding and investigative techniques to perform studies and analysis of data and the ability to research and analyze directive and regulations to assess their impact on current and planned operational initiatives.

Knowledge of automated financial systems to participate in a variety of required operations audits and analytical reviews related to pay entitlement determinations.

Specific knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Office suites of Access and Excel.

Knowledge of and ability to gather, assemble, analyze and prepare both short and long term strategy for presenting, explaining, and documenting budget requests and justifying to management officials.

Skill in preparing reports and in organizing and delivering briefings to managers, and wing leadership to encourage understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.

Extensive knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.

A detailed grasp of governing regulations and a thorough understanding of pertinent laws, regulations, and other technical criteria in order to determine propriety of entitlements and pay.

Detailed knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of pay transactions to typically function as a technical authority for the resolution of an extensive range of issues or problems.

Must possess high level of communication skills, show ability to convey thoughts and ideas both orally and in writing, and present a positive, professional image.

Must be able to deal with sensitive issues involving Airmen, Civilians and Vendors. Must possess level of analytical skills to determine root cause of problems and recommend solutions to said problems.

Major Duties:

This position is located in the Air National Guard (ANG) Wing, Comptroller Flight.

The purpose of this position is plan, coordinate, and perform comprehensive Accounting and Financial Management analysis, decision support and quality reviews, of base level accounting and financial management programs.

MAJOR DUTIES: Independently performs and examines financial management functions to ensure internal and external accounting systems and administrative controls are sufficient to confirm that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws, and that funds are safeguarded against waste, loss, and misappropriation.

Reviews accounting and pay documents, travel vouchers, and vendor payments to ensure supporting documentation is proper and valid. Performs post-audit voucher reviews.

Aggregates data from multiple financial and accounting systems and sources in order to directly or indirectly provide the Comptroller, Wing Commander, United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Unites States Air Force (USAF), DFAS, Department of the Treasury and senior level management with accurate and timely financial reporting.

Ensures 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.

Analyzes and accurately processes financial services transactions (i.e., payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements) while applying quality assurances techniques.

Resolves complex functional problems within the pay system for affected customers. Develops recommendations for actions under uncertain conditions with short and rapidly changing program deadlines.

Facilitates the resolution of intricate entitlement discrepancies for serviced customers and ensures proper interfaces with appropriate DoD agencies and federal financial systems.

Executes full spectrum pay and entitlement operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounting, and Travel Pay).

Provides expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles.

Interprets policies and collaborates with the financial management enterprise to facilitate best practices and compliance assurance.

Analyzes and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies, regulations, applicable laws and guidance; and ensures that internal controls are in place.

Determines the legality of entitlements/collection actions and provides decision support to the Financial Manager.

Processes data and performs 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.

Analyzes and evaluates data to conduct a variety of fiscal reconciliations, reviews, and account adjustments.

Analyzes diverse financial management technical methods, techniques, precedent cases, and procedures to resolve an extensive range of difficult financial issues or problems.

Reconciles Resource Center Manager (RCM) accounts ensuring data integrity. Coordinates with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and posts validated accounts to the General Ledger.

Resolves pay and entitlement problems unique to the customer. Manages and executes internal control procedures to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.