SUPERVISORY ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
Naval Sea Systems Command
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SUPERVISORY FINANCIAL SPECIALIST
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Department of Defense
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary
$89,508 - $121,502
per year
Type
Full Time
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January 28, 2026
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 as a division chief in financial operations for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, overseeing staff who handle pay, entitlements, and accounting tasks while ensuring compliance with federal rules.
The job requires developing policies, analyzing financial data to spot inefficiencies, and advising senior leaders on improvements.
It's a good fit for experienced federal finance professionals with supervisory skills and a strong grasp of government regulations who enjoy problem-solving in a defense context.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, leading financial analysis and resolving pay/entitlement issues using financial principles and federal regulations
- 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-11 or higher in federal service, verifiable via SF-50
- Technical and administrative supervisory experience overseeing subordinate staff in finance or accounting
- Expert knowledge of DoD and DFAS regulatory guidelines for finance and accounting operations
- Ability to develop policies, review financial documents, and identify trends affecting efficiency
- Skills in advising senior leaders on findings, recommendations, and process improvements
- Experience reviewing responses to congressional inquiries for accuracy and policy compliance
Full Job Description
This job announcement uses the Subject Matter Expert Panel Assessment to evaluate applicants.
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.
Specialized experience is defined as: Experience leading financial analysis operations and successfully resolving pay/entitlement challenges through expert application of financial principles, federal regulations, and established procedures.
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.
** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.
** 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:
- Serves as a second level supervisor (Division Chief) with technical and administrative supervisory responsibilities to include the oversight of subordinate staff performing work related to an assigned functional area.
- Develops policies, coordinates, and performs all functions for the organization at all levels of serviced installations.
- Provides expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles relating to finance and accounting operations.
- Manages the review of a variety of financial policies, guidelines, data, documents, reports, processes and procedures to determine trends preventing operational efficiency.
- Advise senior leaders of findings and recommendations for corrective action and coordinates with Defense Agencies to improve organizational processes.
- Reviews all responses to congressional inquiries to ensure accuracy and consistency with policy and regulatory guidance.
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