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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND COMPTROLLER

  • Last checked Oct 8
  • $186,207–$219,000
  • Senior and above
  • On-site · Quantico, Virginia
  • Added 2 weeks ago

About this role

Summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a Defense Agency of the Department of War (DoW) under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence & Security (USW (I&S)).

Duties

  • The Director of Financial Management and Comptroller serves as DCSA's senior financial-management executive and principal financial adviser to the DCSA Director and senior leadership. The incumbent directs and oversees the Agency's end-to-end financial-management program, including budget formulation and execution, accounting, funds control, financial reporting, internal controls, audit remediation, cost management, financial systems, and Working Capital Fund operations. The position provides independent, objective financial advice concerning Agency strategy, resource allocation, mission affordability, and financial risk. This is a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service Tier 2 position. The incumbent exercises executive direction and oversight of an annual financial portfolio of approximately $3.0 billion, comprising approximately $1.9 billion in Defense Working Capital Fund activity and $1.1 billion in appropriated funding. The incumbent directs the formulation, justification, execution, accounting, funds control, financial reporting, and performance assessment of these resources and oversees Working Capital Fund rate development, cost recovery, revenue and expense forecasting, cash management, customer billing, and long-term financial sustainability. Exercise executive direction and oversight of an annual financial portfolio exceeding $3.0 billion, comprising approximately $1.9 billion in Defense Working Capital Fund activity and $1.1 billion in appropriated funding. Direct the formulation, justification, execution, accounting, funds control, financial reporting, and performance assessment of these resources. Direct the financial governance of DCSA Working Capital Fund operations, including rate and price development, full-cost recovery, cash and corpus management, revenue, cost, and workload forecasting, customer billing, cost transparency, and the long-term financial sustainability of DCSA's fee-for-service operations. Establish and oversee DCSA's enterprise cost-accounting and cost-management framework. Ensure the consistent identification, accumulation, allocation, and reporting of direct and indirect costs to support Working Capital Fund rates, reimbursable pricing, program and activity cost transparency, customer billing, managerial decision-making, auditability, and assessment of mission efficiency. Serve as the principal financial adviser to the DCSA Director and senior leadership on financial management, resource allocation, fiscal risk, affordability, and the financial implications of Agency strategy and operating decisions. Represent DCSA before Departmental oversight organizations, the Office of Management and Budget, congressional committees and staff, Intelligence Community partners, customers, and other federal organizations on budgetary and financial-management matters. Establish and maintain an effective internal-control environment; direct financial-statement audit support, audit remediation, improper-payment and fraud-risk activities, and corrective actions addressing material weaknesses and other financial-management deficiencies. Provide executive oversight of financial management systems, business processes, financial data governance, and system modernization, ensuring reliable, timely, and decision-useful financial and cost information. Lead and develop DCSA's financial-management workforce and establish functional standards, workforce-development priorities, succession plans, and accountability for financial-management performance across headquarters and field organizations. Ensure compliance with appropriations law, fiscal controls, funds-control requirements, applicable accounting standards, and Departmental and Intelligence Community financial-management policies. Establish policy, governance, and financial controls for DCSA reimbursable activities and agreements. Oversee the development, review, acceptance, execution, billing, collection, reconciliation, closeout, and financial reporting of reimbursable orders to ensure full-cost recovery, proper use of funds, accurate customer billing, and compliance with applicable fiscal and financial-management requirements. Provide executive financial oversight of interagency agreements and other intra-governmental transactions, including agreements under the Economy Act and other applicable statutory authorities. Ensure that agreements contain appropriate funding authority, bona fide-need and period-of-availability determinations, cost estimates, billing provisions, internal controls, reconciliations, and closeout requirements.

Qualifications

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) and TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs). However, to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the ECQS and TQS within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resume pages in excess of the two page limit will not be evaluated. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 - Achieving Results: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): 1. Expert level experience in establishing and managing inter-agency financial operations with other federal agencies and departments (e.g., OSW Comptroller, OMB budget examiners); or similar experience in inter-organizational financial operations in industry. 2. Expert level experience managing financial operations of large organizations (greater than 5000 people) and $3 billion both appropriated fund accounts and revolving fund accounts (e.g., Working Capital Funds or commercial revenue-generating business).

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Education Requirement: -A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field (such as business administration, finance, or public administration) that included at least 24 semester hours in accounting OR -A Combination of Education and Experience that includes: At least 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing (which can include up to 6 hours in business law) and a combination of professional experience, a CPA certificate, or being a member of a recognized professional accounting association.

Required documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc.). Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. Resume pages in excess of the two page limit will not be evaluated. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2. Transcripts: This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. 3. SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. 4. Veteran's Documents: If applicable, submit DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty. 5. Joint Duty Credit Information If selected, additional documentation may be required prior to appointment. DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. awards, appraisals).

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