If selected at the GS-09 level, you will be assigned to PD# D2514P01, Financial Management Analyst.
If selected at the GS-11 level, you will be assigned to PD# D2513P01, Financial Management Analyst.

JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, and perform comprehensive Accounting and Financial Management analysis, decision support and quality reviews, of base level accounting and financial management programs.

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. This is an excepted position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Connecticut Air National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the Connecticut Air National Guard. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Connecticut Air National Guard recruiter at (860) 292-2331 before applying for this position.

The major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Independently performs and examines financial management functions to ensure internal and external accounting systems and administrative controls are sufficient to confirm that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws, and that funds are safeguarded against waste, loss, and misappropriation.
• Aggregates data from multiple financial systems, accounting systems and sources in order to directly or indirectly provide the Comptroller, Wing Commander, United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Unites States Air Force (USAF), DFAS, Department of the Treasury and senior level management with accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Analyzes and accurately processes financial services transactions (i.e., payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements) while applying quality assurances techniques.
• Executes full spectrum pay and entitlement operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounting, and Travel Pay).
• Analyzes and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies, regulations, applicable laws and guidance; and ensures that internal controls are in place.

Conditions of employment

• National Guard Membership is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Must meet Compatible Military Assignment within one year from placement.
• Wear of the military uniform is mandatory.
• Direct Deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• Must complete the higher financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All series personnel's' performance levels are validated at the next higher level before being eligible for promotion consideration to the GS-0501 graded-position and must have a fundamental working experiences with validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Your resume and any other supporting documentation you wish to provide must clearly substantiate you currently possess the required length of specialized experience in the following:

GS-09 REQUIRES 12 MONTHS:

• Experience, education, or training which involved commonly used financial control system regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in managing, analyzing, organizing, and preparing reports.

GS-11 REQUIRES 12 MONTHS:

• Experience in finance programing demonstrating knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
• Experience demonstrating an excellent under-standing of the basic principles and concepts of the Air National Guard financial business program requirements.
• Experience and training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) program.
• Experience in presenting providing direction and guidance to support the comptroller in planning, implementing and meeting the FM FIAR program's objectives.
• Experience in applying related laws, regulations, precedents, methods and techniques of budgeting.
• Experience demonstrating knowledge of the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) compliance requirements with OMB Circular A-123 (OMB 123) and FM FIAR Guidance.
• Experience demonstrating skill and capability to follow the established FM FIAR Methodology which provides a step-by-step approach to achieving improved financial information and audit readiness.
• Experience in developing management plans that document business and financial environment.
• Experience in identifying and analyzing program risks and tests controls, weaknesses, and/or deficiencies.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of laws, DOD Directives, finance regulations and financial management and operating procedures relative to the entitlements and allowances related to the payment of military personnel, civilian personnel, vendors, and travelers.
• Knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.
• Knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of pay transactions to typically function as a technical authority for the resolution of an extensive range of issues or problems.
• Knowledge of the overall DFAS mission and functions, operation, and relationships to other agencies to respond to special inquiries and task organizations for information and responses.
• Knowledge of the Defense Joint Military Pay Systems (DJMS) both active and reserve, Defense Travel System (DTS), MyPay, Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), Defense Enterprise and Accounting Management System (DEAMS), Defense Military Pay Office System (DMO), Automated Business Services System (ABSS), Air National Guard Reserve Orders Writing System (AROWS), Automated Time and Attendance Production System (ATAAPS), General Accounting Finance System (GAFS), Reserve Travel System (RTS), Defense Transaction Interface Module Systems (DTIMS), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), Purchase Card Online System (PCOLS) and other financial systems as applicable.
• Ability to apply fact-finding and investigative techniques to perform studies and analysis of data and the ability to research and analyze directive and regulations to assess their impact on current and planned operational initiatives.
• Skill in preparing reports and in organizing and delivering briefings to managers, and wing leadership to encourage understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.
• Knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.
• Knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of pay transactions to typically function as a technical authority for the resolution of an extensive range of issues or problems.
• Knowledge of automated financial systems to participate in a variety of required operations audits and analytical reviews related to pay entitlement determinations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Office suites of Access and Excel.
• Knowledge of and ability to gather, assemble, analyze and prepare both short and long term strategy for presenting, explaining, and documenting budget requests and justifying to management officials.
• Ability to convey thoughts and ideas both orally and in writing, and present a positive, professional image.
• Skill to determine root cause of problems and recommend solutions to said problems.

COMPATIBLE MILITARY ASSIGNMENT: All applications will be considered regardless of AFSC. Incumbent will be required to be assigned to compatible military position within 1 year of selection. The selected individual may be required to attend formal technician school training.

MILITARY GRADE (Prior to Application): Enlisted: E-3 through E-7
UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT: 103d Airlift Wing or any subordinate unit.
MANPOWER NUMBER: 1062-409
POSITION SEQUENCE NUMBER: 1008635

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a security clearance (secret) which the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION: As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0501 position and dependent on the positions certification level II and contingent on the employee's military rank, the employee must complete the higher financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Please ensure you follow all instructions carefully. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. Applicant must ensure resume and any other required supporting documentation clearly portrays that s/he meets the required experience level for the position. Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.