FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Summary

You will serve as a Financial Management Analyst in the Payroll (C614), Comptroller Department (C600), Accounting Division (C610) of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Duties

• Audit civilian payrolls.
• Support Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) efforts for audit support.
• Act as liaison for employees with Departments and the Compensation Office as it relates to coding and payments.
• Review and analyze payroll reporting to recommend changes where need for improvement is evident.
• Obtain thorough knowledge of the Supervisor's Desk (SUPDESK) Timekeeping system in order to understand the accuracy of the shipyard time and attendance system.
• Read, interpret, and analyze any guidance from outside stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a Financial Management Level I certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Applying knowledge and understanding of budgetary policies, precedents, procedures, and regulations.
• Identifying, analyzing and resolving a range of budgetary problems such as development of alternative methods of funding.
• Applying skills to the identification, analysis and conceptualization of budgetary problems and development of alternative solutions.

GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Applying knowledge of administrative and financial management systems.
• Formulating budget estimates for programs in which funding requirements have changed significantly.
• Researching regulatory material to obtain factual information.

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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• 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.
• GS-09: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.