FINANCIAL MANAGER.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement budgetary policies and internal controls for the entire NSW community.
• Establish budget controls, issue and approve funding, analyze program performance, forecast and coordinate planning, and allocate civilian resources.
• Implement financial policies, ensure operational controls, and liaise with audit agencies.
• Analyze and forecast financial requirements, manage reprogramming actions, and balance a complex financial structure with multiple fund sources and appropriations.
• Oversee all accounting operations, ensuring financial statements accurately reflect resource status and comply with regulations.
• Develop custom reporting tools to provide real-time visibility into key financial indicators for leadership decision-making.
• Attain, retain, and develop a high-performing financial workforce by setting clear expectations, providing technical guidance, and fostering professional growth.
• Design, implement, and continuously refine financial dashboards and reporting tools to monitor budget execution, resource allocation, performance trends, and ensure compliance with SOCOM and Navy directives.
• Serve as a senior financial authority directing complex budget formulation, execution, and audit readiness; justifying funding (such as Major Force Program accounts) to senior leadership.
• Manage multi-million dollar accounting operations while ensuring strict compliance with DOD and federal financial regulations.

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.
• Current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level (time-in-grade requirement).
• 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.
• Required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Subject to random counterintelligence scope polygraph examinations.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required; random testing will apply.
• Required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• May require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS, including remote or isolated sites; must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• Required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) within 30 days of appointment.
• This is a Financial Management Level III certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d; must achieve this level within prescribed timelines.
• Supervisors in the executive branch must review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include:

• Serving as a senior financial authority directing complex budget formulation, execution, and audit readiness.
• Justifying funding (such as Major Force Program accounts) to senior leadership.
• Managing multi-million dollar accounting operations.
• Ensuring strict compliance with DOD and federal financial regulations.

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.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.