Summary You will serve as a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the COMMANDER, NAVAL SURFACE FORCE ATLANTIC of COMNAVSURFLANT. Responsibilities You will provide timely and reliable technical advice and assistance to internal and external customers on FIAR related matters. You will ensure audit policies and concepts are being applied to current financial business processes and systems. You will utilize the Internal Review Program (IRP) and Risk Assessments to track the Corrective Actions Plans (CAPs) for vulnerabilities and weaknesses in our internal controls. You will ensure compliancy with the Department of Navy (DON) FIAR Plan and report findings to upper management by the required due dates. You will be responsible for coordinating, controlling and reviewing all activities performed by the command in support of the DON FIAR goals of developing and implementing financial improvement strategies You will analyze budgetary and proprietary account balances, identify and correct abnormal balances, reconciling them to trial balance or financial statement account balances. You will contact the appropriate staff to obtain information required to clarify transactions, obtain data excluded from documents, effect reconciliation or adjustments, and provide information regarding accounts. You will respond to questions and audit reports and/or findings from the Naval Audit Service, the General Accountability Office (GAO), and DOD and DON Inspector General auditors. You will provide financial statements, accounting reports, and other information of a factual nature reflecting the interrelationship between accounting, budgeting, and other management data. You will review and evaluate budget requests, control and reporting obligations and expenditures for ships/units, ensure funds are correctly allocated and records are in balance. You will be responsible for forecasting labor projections, perform analysis on labor issues/problems and recommend possible solutions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience formulating budgets and estimates to support plans, programs, and activities including presenting and including budget estimates before authorities. Experience analyzing and recommending costs and benefits of alternative methods financial management of the organization's programs and administrative operations. Experience implementing legal and regulatory controls over approved budgets. Experience developing, determining, and interpreting budgetary policies and practices. Experience providing advice in effective and efficient methods for the acquisition and use of funds to support the organization's programs and activities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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. Education There are no educational substitutions for specialized experience for GS-12. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.