Supervisory Financial Management Specialist

This position serves as the Financial Program Manager for the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services Portfolio (AF/A1) at the Pentagon, with overall responsibility for planning, programming, and directing a staff that manages all aspects of AF/A1 resources. The role oversees a $6 billion budget through the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), represents AF/A1 as the primary Air Force Intermediate Level Review member in the Air Force Corporate Structure, and reports directly to the Chief, Resources Division. PCS may be authorized.

Pay

Salary range: $169,279 – $197,200 per year (GS‑0501‑15).

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• DoD Financial Management Certification Level 3, or ability to obtain within 12 months of start date.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Depending on appointment type (competitive or excepted), a 1‑year probationary period or 2‑year trial period is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, program, and direct staff managing all aspects of AF/A1 resources.
• Oversee a $6 billion budget through the FYDP.
• Serve as primary Air Force Intermediate Level Review member representing AF/A1 in the Air Force Corporate Structure.
• Coordinate across all functional lines within AF/A1.
• Report directly to the Chief, Resources Division.
• Occasional travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Full range of Department of Defense Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) laws, regulations, and Department of the Air Force policies, procedures, and schedules.
• Mastery of concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of budgeting and financing; financial and budgetary relationships between subordinate and senior levels of financial management within the employing entity and with other Federal, State, local governments, private industry, and large public organizations.
• Skill in analyzing national‑level, exceptionally large and complex programs; developing, recommending, and implementing budgetary and financial policies; interpreting and assessing the impact of new and revised Congressional legislation on budget formulation and execution.
• Skill in projecting and analyzing the potential effects of budgetary actions on program viability and attainment of objectives; developing authoritative interpretations of executive orders, OMB guidelines, policies, and precedents across agency lines; developing new methods and techniques for forecasting long‑range funding needs; developing timetables for obtaining funding for new or modified government programs.
• Ability to provide leadership, advice, and counsel on Air Force program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating planning effectiveness as related to actual events in the development and implementation of the Future Years Defense Program.
• Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources; ability to plan, organize, mentor, motivate, appraise, and direct organizational staff.

Additional Information

• Position may close at any time.
• Resume must not exceed two pages (effective 27 September 2025 for all Federal agencies).
• Application package includes resume (PDF or Word) and supporting documents such as transcripts, certifications, veteran documents (DD‑214), and SF‑50.