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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

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$74,678 - $158,322

per year

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June 10, 2026More DOD jobs →

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 job involves managing budgets, analyzing financial data, and resolving money-related issues for the Defense Information Systems Agency, helping ensure government funds are used properly.

It suits someone with a background in finance or accounting who enjoys working with numbers, teams, and problem-solving in a structured environment.

A good fit would be detail-oriented professionals with experience in financial planning and customer service in government or military settings.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 level, including monitoring budgets, analyzing financial data, and preparing reports
  • Degree in finance, accounting, management, actuarial science, or related field from an accredited institution (or equivalent experience)
  • Ability to identify and resolve financial discrepancies through research, reconciliation, and compliant solutions
  • Experience providing comprehensive financial administration services, such as developing and reviewing multi-year financial programs
  • Strong competencies in financial management analysis, budget execution, and customer service
  • Proficiency in financial and project management systems, including training others on processes
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to meet qualification and time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of application

Full Job Description

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense using hiring authority in 5 USC 9905.

DISA has delegated authority by the Under Secretary of Defense to directly appoint qualified candidates possessing a finance, accounting, management, or actuarial science degree, or a related degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study, or equivalent experience, related to the functions of the position to be filled.

For the GS-11, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal Service, Military, or Private Sector.

Your resume MUST demonstrate Specialized Experience to include: Experience supporting a full range of financial administration services, including, but not limited to, monitoring and executing budgets, analyzing financial data to identify trends, and preparing reports to support fiscal planning; or experience identifying and resolving financial discrepancies by conducting research, reconciling accounts, and recommending effective, compliant solutions.

Transcripts (if applicable) If you are substituting education for specialized experience at the GS-11 you must submit all of your transcripts.

The absence of this information will result in an ineligible rating.

For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service, Military, or Private Sector.

Your resume MUST demonstrate Specialized Experience to include: Experience independently providing comprehensive financial administration services, including, but not limited to, developing, reviewing, and analyzing multi-year financial programs of projects; or experience independently resolving complex financial and resource management issues or discrepancies.

For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service, Military, or Private Sector.

Your resume MUST demonstrate Specialized Experience to include: Experience providing comprehensive financial advisory services, including, but not limited to, leading the development and execution of multi-year financial plans, resolving the most complex financial discrepancies, and ensuring all financial processes and products are in compliance with financial management rules and regulations; or experience serving as a key financial advisor to management, responsible for resolving complex discrepancies and recommending alternative solutions to financial and resource management problems.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position.

Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Competencies: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS BUDGET EXECUTION CUSTOMER SERVICE Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days of your application. Major Duties:

  • Plans and organizes teams to accomplish various financial analyses.
  • Researches, identifies, coordinates and initiates corrective action for financial transactions and taking corrective actions in order to resolve customer service problems.
  • Provides training on financial and project management systems and internal business process by analyzing data flows and relationships.
  • Participates in meetings and conference to provide management officials with advice and assistance.
  • Conducts independent studies and analyses and coordinates development of statistics, reconciliation, and extraction of data from automated reports to develop and maintain a variety of diversified special and recurring reports.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: LTA-DISA-12901059-26KL