LEAD FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (CYBER)

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.

Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume.

Please be sure to clearly describe the full scope of your work experiences in your resume.

Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position.

Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

In addition to the Basic Competency Requirements listed above, one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-12 in the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as applying financial management methods, practices, and principles in planning and implementing process improvements relative to large-scale accounting and financial systems; providing recommendations on appropriate use and implementation of database management systems; and performing studies on current and future information and data management systems.

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.

We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. Major Duties:

• Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work by regularly checking work in progress and reviewing completed assignments to ensure that supervisory instructions regarding work priorities and quality standards have been met.
• Coordinates maintenance and support activities of major finance and accounting automated information systems with IT specialists, project managers, and functional users to ensure system adequacy and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Prepares reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation and communication of work relates information to the supervisory.
• Estimates and reports to the team on progress in meeting established milestones and deadlines for the completion of assignments, projects, and tasks.
• Assists staff in determining priorities and ensures the adequacy of project plans, technical proposals, and the analysis, design, testing, debugging, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of software and system.
• Ensures that all team members are aware of and actively participate in planning for the achievement of team goals.
• Directs the testing and implementation of automated system enhancements to improve the performance and functionality of major finance and accounting information systems.
• Performs studies to monitor, improve, and enhance automated information systems to meet current and future organizational needs.