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Posted: April 15, 2026 (45 days ago)

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LEAD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Department of Defense

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Salary

$90,341 - $117,446

per year

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April 29, 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 role involves leading a team to handle financial planning, monitoring costs, and ensuring that financial operations follow laws and regulations in a government setting.

The person would oversee audits, identify issues in financial processes, and recommend improvements to support the organization's goals.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in financial analysis and team leadership who enjoys solving complex problems in a structured environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including interpreting guidelines, auditing financial operations, identifying deficiencies, and recommending procedural changes
  • 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-11 or higher in federal service, verifiable via SF-50
  • Ability to lead a team in providing administrative support for cost monitoring, fiscal planning, and work plans
  • Skills in examining records and reports to ensure compliance with legislation and procedures
  • Experience performing financial analysis and recommending corrective actions for internal controls
  • Proficiency in providing technical advice on financial management, statutory provisions, and systems issues
  • Successful completion of USA Hire Assessment

Full Job Description

This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment.

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

GS-12 Specialized experience is defined as: Experience interpreting and applying guidelines, statutory provisions, and regulations to audit financial operations; identify the root cause of deficiencies, and developing recommendations for procedural changes to accomplish financial management objectives 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.

** To verify you meet the time-in-grade requirement, please provide a copy of a recent SF-50 that shows you have completed at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Examples of qualifying SF-50s include: Within-Grade Increase (WGI) Promotion Any SF-50, if its effective date allows a specialist to calculate 52 weeks of service.

(The effective date is in the upper-right corner of the SF-50)** 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 a team that provides administrative internal management support services in the areas of cost monitoring, annual fiscal planning and work plans.
  • Ensures the team understands and integrates the organization's strategic vision into their work and communicates assignments, deadlines, and milestones while coaching the team on problem-solving techniques.
  • Examine records and reports and determine if performance has been in accordance with current legislation procedures.
  • Performs analysis and makes recommendations for corrective or enhancement actions to ensure the adequacy of internal control operations.
  • Provides financial management technical advice and assistance to directorates identifying problem areas with requirements, statutory provisions, or systems.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IN-12937723-26