FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS ANALYST
What you'd do
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Major duties
Analyze short- and long-term organizational goals, priorities, and operational needs to recommend business priorities and advise DFAS organizations on associated risks and strategic options. Evaluate finance and accounting systems to determine if functional requirements are met, and develop "as-is" and "to-be" process maps to identify operational gaps and feasibility of new solutions. Document clear business and capability-based requirements, and communicate them to development and operational teams to ensure compliance-related rules and system changes are successfully implemented. Collaborate with individual DFAS organizations to define service costs, interpret operational priorities, and ensure comprehensive, cross-functional plans are aligned to address enterprise-wide impacts. Manage the business line's requirements toolkit, repository (including business rules and system interfaces), and perform functional testing to validate and integrate solutions with Automated Information Systems (AIS).
What you need to qualify
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as Applying expert knowledge of financial management principles as they relate to automated systems processing and finance operations; planning and implementing process improvements relative to large-scale accounting and financial operations, systems, policies, and procedures; and providing high-level financial systems expertise to senior leadership to help them carry out financial missions with allocated resources. Demonstrated experience in leading projects by planning organizing, and scheduling to achieve successful outcomes. You may qualify for consideration if meeting 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. This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Level 2 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program as a condition of employment. If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certification within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position that requires a Level 2 Certification in which case you must complete the certification within the original 2-year period. Failure to become certified within the required time-frame may be grounds for removal from the position and/or from Federal service. Information about the DoD FM Certification Program is available at: https://www.dfas.mil/onboarding2/certifications/
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