FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent will support the Office of the Comptroller, Budget Execution Division in executing long-range budget plans and accomplishing the organization's mission to provide world-class financial services support to develop and implement the best standard budget execution, finance practices, processes, and procedures.

As a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST at the GS-0501-14 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as an authoritative technical advisor to the Budget Execution Division Chief, Deputy Comptroller, and Comptroller on long-range execution plans, evaluating substantive program effectiveness, and resolving complex, systemic financial deficiencies. Executes routine and detailed budget analysis by independently extracting, compiling, and analyzing Status of Funds (SoFs) data to prepare and present quantitative baseline budget execution metrics for Center and Office management teams. Manages end-to-end transaction-level funding execution within the Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) enterprise system, independently verifying and processing funding realignments, Purchase Requests (PRs), MIPRs, Interagency Agreements (IAAs), and Intra-governmental transactions (IGTs). Performs formal fiduciary duties as a designated funding document certifier, systematically reviewing agency commitment and obligation (C-O) plans to verify statutory compliance with fiscal law, appropriations guidelines, and Total Obligation Authority thresholds. Coordinates quarterly account reviews and historical reconciliations via the Dormant Account Review-Quarterly (DAR-Q) program using the ADVANA platform, specifically researching canceling-year documentation to prevent statutory violations. Leads agency participation in external financial statement audits, coordinating Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) testing cycles, and directly partnering with process owners to remediate identified business cycle vulnerabilities. Acts as principal financial liaison to various component directors to coordinate complex fiduciary accountability workflows, resource divisions, and enterprise business rules.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.