Summary
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement.
Responsibilities
The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads IC-wide efforts to develop, determine, and present the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence. The IC CFO also leads IC resource, performance, and financial management as well as procurement oversight and facilities activities. Additionally, IC CFO, through the CFE, provides oversight of ODNI resources, managing formulation, justification, execution, contracts, manpower, financial audits, and ODNI budget matters in coordination with the IC, OMB, DoW, and Congress. The IC CFO serves as the single point of integration for all performance- and budget-related activities across the 18 NIP elements. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Prepare, analyze, and forecast budgetary and financial information to evaluate continual change in program plans and funding and their effect on financial and budget program milestones. Analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budgetary actions under uncertain conditions or due to short and rapidly changing deadlines, guidance, or objectives. Conduct budgetary and financial data analyses and the assessment of financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, standards, methods, techniques, controls, and systems to solve a variety of financial management problems. Collect, research, and analyze comprehensive and substantive financial information that includes any area of budgeting, accounting, auditing, financial planning, and financial reporting to develop reports, testimony, briefings, and talking points for senior DNI leadership, the Office of Management and Budget, or Congress. Develop specific objectives and devise new methods, techniques, and criteria pertaining to such matters as identifying trends and patterns, acquiring information and analyzing data, developing solutions and presenting findings, and examining requirements for which there are no precedents. Determine the financial implications of strategic and capital, lifecycle, and infrastructure planning, investment control, policy enforcement, and management throughout the financial life cycles (i.e., planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and evaluation) within or between IC organizations. Develops proposals concerning alternative methods, sources, and timing of financing for substantive programs. Must be innovative and adept at conceiving new strategies for solving problems. Evaluate the mutual effects and interrelationships between program goals and accomplishments and budgetary resources and policies. Apply broad financial management policies and guidelines and establish performance metrics against priorities, policies, and objectives for frequently changing program objectives, plans, and funding requirements. Apply IC-wide and ODNI regulations and standardize financial management processes and procedures to improve the quality of financial reporting. Define complex resource or financial problems, conduct extensive and intensive planning, coordinate multiple activities with a variety of parties, and conduct comprehensive analysis of a multitude of functions and operations. Engage in financial management programs, practices, processes, and activities by applying principles that incorporate the vision, mission, and strategic objectives which may include audit plans and examinations, accounting operations or evaluations, or risk assessments of operations. Provide managers content to liaise with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) leadership. Other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications
This is an excepted service GS-13 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-11 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility. Mandatory Requirements: Thorough ability to prepare, justify, administer, analyze, forecast, and budget resources to ensure cost-effective support of organizations and programs, including conducting budget or financial data analysis and assessing financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems. Able to independently plan and conduct a variety of assignments, assessments, examinations, or investigations. Ability to provide advice to customers (sometimes external to the organization), in context of operational requirements and based on financial analysis; recommends possible courses of action. Ability to conduct accounting and financial reporting of information through a thorough knowledge of financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems. Thorough knowledge of departmental or agency financial management policy, regulations, and financial systems and ability to apply sound and independent judgment in order to resolve financial problems. Able to formulate recommendations for funding and budget plans that if accepted may require management to revise substantive programs. Recommendations follow detailed analysis and consideration of program requirements in relation to budgetary requirements, policies and methods, and sources and types of funding. Thorough knowledge of the IC and its components, missions, and interrelationships. Thorough experience establishing and maintaining professional networks with all levels of management. Representational, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products. Organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively and independently in a team or collaborative environment. Ability to develop consensus recommendations and to solicit input from colleagues and peers; ability to remain openminded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements. Generally, five to seven years of experience in a related field. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience. 24 hours of finance, accounting or other relevant business courses.
Education
Bachelors Degree