Financial Manager - Execution Team

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement.

This is an excepted service GS-13 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-11 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility. Mandatory Requirements: Thorough ability to prepare, justify, administer, analyze, forecast, and budget resources to ensure cost-effective support of organizations and programs, including conducting budget or financial data analysis and assessing financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems. Able to independently plan and conduct a variety of assignments, assessments, examinations, or investigations. Ability to provide advice to customers (sometimes external to the organization), in context of operational requirements and based on financial analysis; recommends possible courses of action. Ability to conduct accounting and financial reporting of information through a thorough knowledge of financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems. Thorough knowledge of departmental or agency financial management policy, regulations, and financial systems and ability to apply sound and independent judgment in order to resolve financial problems. Able to formulate recommendations for funding and budget plans that if accepted may require management to revise substantive programs. Recommendations follow detailed analysis and consideration of program requirements in relation to budgetary requirements, policies and methods, and sources and types of funding. Thorough knowledge of the IC and its components, missions, and interrelationships. Thorough experience establishing and maintaining professional networks with all levels of management. Representational, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products. Organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively and independently in a team or collaborative environment. Ability to develop consensus recommendations and to solicit input from colleagues and peers; ability to remain openminded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements. Generally, five to seven years of experience in a related field. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience. 24 hours of finance, accounting or other relevant business courses.