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Lead Financial Management Analyst


Job Location:

St Marys County, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 102415 - 102415
Posted: 6 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 4 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

You will serve as a LEAD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST in the TECH OPS AND PROD SUPPORT DIV BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS DEPT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.


Duties
  • You will serve as a senior advisor and technical expert to resolve complex sensitive or unprecedented financial management matters across multiple organizational components.
  • You will execute full-lifecycle resource management for assigned programs encompassing long-range program planning budget formulation execution monitoring and final financial closeout.
  • You will formulate supportable courses of action budget exhibits and impact statements to justify and defend funding requirements before senior leadership customers and external stakeholders.
  • You will operate with broad independence to interpret vague incomplete or conflicting financial guidelines and design new internal procedures or business practices to ensure compliance.
  • You will coordinate with functional specialists project teams or comptroller staff to reconcile differing priorities obtain consensus on resource strategies and ensure the successful delivery of mission-critical financial products.
  • You will perform a variety of other fiscal accounting or financial management duties and responsibilities.
  • You will distribute and balance workload among employees considering skill level or specialization timeframes for completion and priorities train or arrange for training of employees.
  • You will communicate clearly both orally and in writing for the purpose of providing information and guidance to team members led and to management or customers at all levels.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
  • Generally current federal employees applying for STRL jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower pay band. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position along with Continuous Learning (CL) points are required within established timeframes.
  • This is a Financial Management Level 2 certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DA-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Utilizing financial management systems to independently review validate and resolve complex transactions including commitments obligations accruals and funds distribution; 2) Leveraging analytical dashboards to extract and transform data maintain data integrity resolve systemic problems and support internal controls and audit readiness; 3) Applying financial management concepts internal controls and compliance regulations to assess policy impacts evaluate proposed actions and mitigate financial risks; 4) Formulating allocating and executing budgets across diverse funding sources while analyzing financial execution trends overhead performance labor execution and cost recovery; and 5) Preparing reconciling and defending complex financial reports execution reviews and variance explanations to advise senior leadership and support strategic resource decisions.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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.

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 the ability 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: 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: 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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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