Summary About the Position: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Financial Management Analyst for the Resource Management Directorate by providing advice and guidance covering a wide variety of financial policies and requirements. Duties Provides financial management to program managers, budget analysts, resource managers, and leadership. Analyze financial information to identify discrepancies and financial management issues. Develop solutions and recommendations to improve financial processes and operational effectiveness. Develop internal controls to ensure financial accuracy and audit readiness. Assist in developing and coordinating financial regulations, directives, procedures, and internal guidance. Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: analyzing financial data from multiple financial systems; identifying discrepancies, unusual transactions, trends, and errors; preparing financial reports, spreadsheets, databases, briefings, and other management products to evaluate financial performance; and recommending solutions to improve financial operations and audit readiness. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).