Financial Management Analyst (Title 32)

THIS IS A TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS POSITION
DUTY LOCATION: 103d Comptroller Flight (CPTF), East Granby, CT
AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION:
Area 1: All currently employed full-time permanent and indefinite personnel of the CTANG.
Area 2: All currently employed full-time temporary technician personnel and all current traditional members of the CTANG.
Area 3: Individuals eligible for membership in the CTANG. Membership must be satisfied within four (4) months of selection.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-07 REQUIRES 12 MONTHS:

• Experience, education, or training validating financial data, analyzing unusual trends for corrective action, maintaining and researching records, and preparing reports.
• Experience in correcting coding or other errors that result in computer generated rejects.

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-1 through E-6
UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT: 103d Airlift Wing or any subordinate unit.
MANPOWER NUMBER: 0872-638
POSITION SEQUENCE NUMBER: 859061
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 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.Education: Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience. To qualify for the National Guard GS-0501 Title 32 Excepted Service positions, on the basis of completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of -or- be a combination of the following disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. To receive credit for education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.Employment Type: FULL_TIME