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The Deputy CFO provides leadership in the strategic planning, formulation, budgeting, execution, analysis, and presentation of the agency's budget and resources. Establishes policy and directs oversight of agency financial management personnel, activities, and operations. Prepares and transmits annual reports to the Director and Deputy Director, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. Monitors the financial execution of CISA's budget in relation to actual expenditures, controlling the use evaluating and implementing internal controls for agency funds to ensure that they are expended in accordance with applicable laws and standards, and prepares, evaluates, analyzes, and submits timely cost and performance reports.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

- Develop and maintain an integrated accounting and financial management system, including financial reporting and internal controls, which complies with applicable accounting principles, standards, and requirements, and internal standards; complies with such policies and requirements as may be prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and complies with any other requirements applicable to such systems, and provides for (a) complete, reliable, consistent, and timely information which is prepared on a uniform basis and which is responsive to the financial information needs of CISA leadership; (b) the development and reporting of cost information; (c) the integration of accounting and budgeting information; and (d) the systematic measurement of performance
- Direct, manage, and provide policy guidance and oversight of financial management personnel, activities, and operations, to include, developing and evaluating resource allocation strategies in line with CISA's strategic plan
- Oversee the financial integrity, formulation, budgeting, execution, and analysis of CISA's budget.
- Oversee approval and management of financial management systems design or enhancement projects; the implementation of agency asset management systems, including systems for cash management, credit management, and debt collection; and the preparation and transmission of timely and accurate financial statements
- Request and utilizes financial and human resources effectively and efficiently to accomplish agency mission and goals.
- Oversee the recruitment, selection and training, development, and retention of personnel to carry out financial management functions. Ensures that staff performance is managed effectively, and performance plans identify key performance priorities and appraisal results indicate meaningful distinctions are made in staff performance assessments.
- Recommend courses of action to the CFO and Senior Leaders with full responsibility and authority to determine policies, plans, goals, organization, and courses of action. Manages and directs major program functions/activities so there is consistency of operations. In support of the CFO, serves as the focal point through which all programs and projects/actions of the office receive effective central coordination and review. Decisions made include resources to be expended, the timing of major events, priority of projects and plans, and projects that should be initiated, dropped, or postponed.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• Selective Service - Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service see http://www.sss.gov/
• All Federal employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
• DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
• This position has been identified as a drug testing designated position (TDP) for purposes of the CISA's Drug-Free Workplace Program. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a drug test to screen for illicit/illegal drug use prior to receiving a final offer of employment. A final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result. After appointment, you may be subject to periodic random drug testing.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• You must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret (SCI) clearance.
• One-year SES probationary period may be required.
• This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable).
• You are required to file an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) upon entering the position, as well as annually.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide detailed evidence of possession of each of the Executive Core and Mandatory Technical Qualifications listed below in a supplemental statement to assist reviewing officials in determining the best qualified candidates to be referred to the selecting official. Qualification and experience determinations will be based only on the information you submit.

The application process used to recruit for this position is theTraditional-Method, Therefore, provide separate narrative responses, not to exceed two (2) pages for each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and no more than one (1) page for each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs).

Executive Core Qualifications: Unless you are currently serving under a Career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduate, you must address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately and demonstrate the underlying competencies in the narrative. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised; size of budget managed; amount of money saved, etc.).

Your narrative response should be typed in 12-point font with one-inch margins and must not exceed two (2) pages per ECQ for a total of no more than ten (10) pages. It is recommended that you include two recent (not older than ten years) examples per ECQ and draft your ECQs in a PDF document before uploading into the system to ensure these guidelines are met. If you exceed these guidelines or do not respond to all ECQs, you will be rated as "ineligible." Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the "Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications" Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications and Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies.

Applicants should use the Challenge, Context, Action and Results (CCAR) model below when responding to each ECQ:

• CHALLENGE: Describe a specific problem or goal.
• CONTEXT: Describe individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).
• ACTION: Describe the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
• RESULT: Describe specific examples of measures/outcomes that had impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills.

You will be evaluated on the following Executive Core Qualifications:

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: You must have demonstrated an ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: You must demonstrate the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building.

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This ECQ involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating.

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, Public Service Motivation.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): In addition to the Executive Core Qualifications, all candidates must show evidence of the following MTQs below to meet basic qualifications for this position. Please label and include your name on each page. Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your MTQ(s) in a PDF document and then upload into the system. You must address each MTQ separately and you must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. You are required to respond to all MTQs. If you fail to respond to all MTQs or exceed the page limit, you will be rated as "ineligible."

You will be evaluated on the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications:

MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience in and knowledge of the Federal budget, performance measurement/improvement, and financial management processes and analysis, including the roles of OMB and Congressional committees and the timing, format, and basis for significant financial decisions and oversight activities. Ability to implement, interpret and execute OMB circulars and guidance and liaise with key stakeholders.

MTQ 2: Demonstrated ability to manage, lead, and provide authoritative advice and counsel for large, complex financial management activities including, budget formulations and execution, financial statement preparation, development and management of enterprise risk and internal control plans, driving innovation and business process improvement, advancing analytics and the use of financial data and accounting programs, including developing policies, and implementing major financial management systems, developing and evaluating fees, and building a strong, agile performance-oriented organization.

MTQ 3: Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with agency leadership and provide authoritative advice and counsel to senior officials on complex financial matters and support decision making, as well as budget, and accounting matters, and to develop and communicate effectively with Executive Officials, Congressional Staff, and stakeholder groups.

Veteran's preference does not apply to the SES.

Probationary period: You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.

FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE AND MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. A panel will be convened to determine "best qualified" candidates. The rating and ranking will be based upon consideration of the degree to which you meet the Executive Core Qualifications, and Mandatory Technical Qualifications. Interviews and qualifications inquiries may be required.

The application process to recruit for this position is the TRADITIONAL-BASED method. You must address each ECQ separately and limit your statements to no more than two pages per ECQ, totaling no more than ten pages addressing all ECQs. Combine all ECQ responses into 1 document (i.e., all narratives in 1 PDF document). Additionally, you must address each MTQ separately, and you must not exceed one page per MTQ. You are required to respond to all MTQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as "ineligible." DO NOT COMBINE THE MTQ AND ECQ STATEMENTS.

Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by the QRB before appointment can occur.