Financial Management Analyst
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Job Location:
South Burlington, VT - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 75448 - 98078
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION
This National Guard positions is for a Financial Management Analyst Position Description Number D2513P01 and is part of 158th Comptroller Flight of the Vermont Air National Guard.
*This position is also advertised to Active Guard Reserve Airmen under announcement number MVA- AF 26-01
The purpose of this position is plan coordinate and perform comprehensive Accounting and Financial Management analysis decision support and quality reviews of base level accounting and financial management programs.
MAJOR DUTIES:
1. Independently performs and examines financial management functions to ensure internal and external accounting systems and administrative controls are sufficient to confirm that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws and that funds are safeguarded against waste loss and misappropriation. Reviews accounting and pay documents travel vouchers and vendor payments to ensure supporting documentation is proper and valid. Performs post-audit voucher reviews.
2. Aggregates data from multiple financial and accounting systems and sources in order to directly or indirectly provide the Comptroller Wing Commander United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO) National Guard Bureau (NGB) Unites States Air Force (USAF) DFAS Department of the Treasury and senior level management with accurate and timely financial reporting. Ensures the proper documentation accounting and auditability of funds and their traceability to the USPFO in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) regulations and/or applicable laws.
3. Analyzes and accurately processes financial services transactions (i.e. payroll debts and miscellaneous entitlements) while applying quality assurances techniques. Resolves complex functional problems within the pay system for affected customers. Develops recommendations for actions under uncertain conditions with short and rapidly changing program deadlines. Facilitates the resolution of intricate entitlement discrepancies for serviced customers and ensures proper interfaces with appropriate DoD agencies and federal financial systems.
4. Executes full spectrum pay and entitlement operations (Military Pay Civilian Pay Accounting and Travel Pay). Provides expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles. Interprets policies and collaborates with the financial management enterprise to facilitate best practices and compliance assurance.
5. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies regulations applicable laws and guidance; and ensures that internal controls are in place.
6. Determines the legality of entitlements/collection actions and provides decision support to the Financial Manager. Processes data and performs broad-in-depth financial analysis of interrelated accounting military and civilian pay accounts payable and receivable and various travel entitlements to resolve especially difficult and sensitive out-of-balance conditions associated with processing actions within Financial Management systems. Analyzes and evaluates data to conduct a variety of fiscal reconciliations reviews and account adjustments. Analyzes diverse financial management technical methods techniques precedent cases and procedures to resolve an extensive range of difficult financial issues or problems. Reconciles Resource Center Manager (RCM) accounts ensuring data integrity. Coordinates with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and posts validated accounts to the General Ledger. Resolves pay and entitlement problems unique to the customer. Manages and executes internal control procedures to protect against fraud waste and abuse.
**Performs other duties as assigned.**
Conditions of employment
- Air NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact a Vermont Air National Guard recruiter at prior to applying for this position.
- This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing states National Guard required prior to the effective date of placement.
- Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
- Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
- Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
- In order to be eligible applicants must have a current military status. Prior service or non-prior service applicants are not eligible.
- May be required to travel by car in military and/or commercial aircraft and by other means of transportation as appropriate to perform temporary duty assignments.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
- Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
- This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 Public Law 112-81 Subtitle F-Financial Management Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements within 2 years.
Qualifications
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is a Title 32 excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Vermont Air National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Vermont Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact a Vermont Air National Guard recruiter at prior to applying for this position.
OPEN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: AREA 1 23
Area I: All current On-board Permanent and Indefinite Dual Status 32 and Title 5 (Competitive and Excepted) Technicians (Tenure: 1-Career 2-Conditional 3-Indefinite) - Only those Vermont National Guard members who are in permanent or indefinite technician status as a result of being competitively hired within that National Guard component applying for a position within the component which they are currently employed.
Area II: All Members of the Vermont Air National Guard.
Area III: Currently assigned service members in other branches of the military outside of the VTNG to include those assigned to Active Duty Reserve or other states National Guard.
Military Grades: Enlisted: individually considered up to MSgt/E7
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have the general knowledge skills and abilities for the following:
- collecting and analyzing data effectively efficiently and accurately;
- applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material;
- presenting formal training presentations and briefings;
- ability to prepare reports and presentation formats.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: Must have at least one year experience at the next lower level in finance program experiences and competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Must have some understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the Air National Guard financial business program requirement and experiences along with training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions to read retain and understand a variety of instructions regulations policies and procedures. Must have and excellent understanding and knowledge of pay operations such as Military Pay Civilian Pay Accounts Payable and Travel Pay. Skilled in providing pay services that include the examination analysis presentation and interpretation of pay entitlements to Soldiers Civilians and Vendors. Competent to review and analyze pay accounts and knowledgeable of tax issues involving legislative rulings; or pay allowances and entitlements or incentive and bonus pay circumstances.
FEDERALTIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level or one year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
Please be advised:
1. Specialized experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position.
2. An applicants RESUME must provide in detail how they meet the specialized experience listed.
3. It must be documented with from (mm/yy) and to (mm/yy) dates and description of the specialized experience.
4. If education or a degree is required as part of the Specialized Experience you must include transcripts.
Do not copy the specialized experience qualifications word for word and place into your resume; you must describe your personal experience as it pertains to each statement.
Education
Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience: To qualify for the National Guard GS-0501 Title 32 Excepted Service positions on the basis of completed graduate education the awarded college degree should be in one of -or- be a combination of the following disciplines: Accounting business finance economics math statistics industrial management marketing quantitative methods or organizational management. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Air National Guard personnel who are bonus recipients/student loan repayment program recipients may have their benefits terminated and/or recouped if selected as a Permanent/Indefinite Military Technician. Applicants should contact the VTANG Incentive Manager to determine any possible termination and/or recoupment actions that may result from accepting this position. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
GS-09:
Masters degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work.
GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M. if related
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Cognos
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Microsoft Access
- Pivot tables
- Accounting
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Planning
