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LEAD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$121,785 - $158,322

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading financial analysis and management for naval aviation programs, including budgeting, monitoring funds, and ensuring everything complies with rules to support the Navy's operations.

You'll use specialized software to handle money from start to finish and train others on data tasks.

It's a great fit for someone with strong financial experience in government or military settings who enjoys problem-solving with numbers and leading a team.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in financial management analysis
  • Proficiency in Navy ERP (N-ERP) and related financial systems
  • Knowledge of end-to-end transaction processing, budgeting, and fund execution
  • Ability to produce financial reports integrating quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Expertise in establishing accountability, deadlines, and compliance in financial activities
  • Skills in data extraction, cleaning, transformation, and validation using tools like Excel and Advana
  • Experience with Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF) and direct appropriations budgeting

Full Job Description

You will serve as a LEAD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the Comptroller Group, Business and Financial Operations Dept of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) performing in-depth financial management analysis, identify discrepancies, support internal controls, and improve financial processes 2) applying comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end transaction processing to build project structures, plan funding, create or amend funding documents, reconcile/validate transactions, execution monitoring and reporting 3) effectively produce financial products that integrate quantitative and qualitative analysis to evaluate budget and execution, cost performance, and alternate course of action.

4) demonstrating expert-level accountability by establishing and reinforcing clear expectations for deadlines, accuracy, and compliance across all financial management activities in accordance with policy and guidance resulting in improved data quality and reduced rework.

5) exhibiting personal ownership for assigned financial products and outcomes by proactively managing deliverables, validating data integrity and ensuring all analyses is accurate and complete.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will serve as a Lead Financial Management Analyst working in Department of the Navy financial systems, with advanced proficiency in Navy ERP (N-ERP) as the system of record.
  • You will leverage Navy ERP (N-ERP) and other system tools (e.g., BW, Advana/Jupiter Qlik-based dashboards, PBIS, CDASS, Shared Data Warehouse SDW, Electronic Data Access EDA, DCAS, DCPDS)
  • You will demonstrate expert-level financial stewardship through planning, justification, defense and execution of the direct appropriations and Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF) budgets in accordance with OMB Circular A-11 and DON guidance.
  • You will apply financial expertise to naval aviation programs, program management activities (PMAs) and NWCF mission areas, ensuring resources are aligned with operational requirements and strategic priorities.
  • You will maintain a strong command of NWCF financial controls, including new order acceptance, carryover management, execution monitoring to ensure compliance, sustainability, and optimal financial performance.
  • You will leverage N-ERP to budget and execute funding from cradle to grave, planning, resourcing and acceptance through execution, closeout, and final reconciliation, ensuring funds are executed in accordance with fiscal law and internal controls.
  • You will collaboratively develop others' capabilities by training to extract, clean and transform large, complex data sets from N-ERP, guiding in the effective use of Excel and Advana/Jupiter to validate data, identify trends and reconcile variances.
  • You will respond to NAWCAD leadership inquiries with timely, well supported information, exercising sound judgement in the interpretation of financial data, policy and procedures.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/17/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/17/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12884517-26-AVL