ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to all qualified candidates.

• Orchestrates the budget formulation process for DSCA's unique multi-year substantive financial programs, encompassing analysis, planning, scheduling, and coordination of all phases of the Agency's budgeting process to determine resource allocation, sequence, and timing of actions funded through unique non-appropriated and appropriated funds sources.
• Governs the long-range forecasting, day-to-day administration, and solvency of the Department's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Trust Fund, working directly with the Defense Financial Accounting Service (DFAS).
• Exercises executive authority over the allocation of the multi-billion-dollar FMS and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) administrative funds to U.S. Implementing Agencies (IAs), geographic Combatant Commands (CCMDs), War Agencies, and DFAS.
• Directs the annual Security Assistance Program and Budget Review (SAPBR) process, collaborating with the DSCA Director, Military Department leaders, and other senior officials to finalize the fiscal year (FY) FMS budgets for all Military Departments and implementing agencies.
• Commands all aspects of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) processes and advises the DSCA Director on budgeting and fiscal planning activities. Provides executive oversight of the development and publication of resource management decisions (RMD) applicable to the enterprise ­wide security cooperation community.
• Drives strategic engagement with a broad spectrum of internal and external executive stakeholders to plan, operate, and provide overall financial oversight for the Do W's multi-billion-dollar FMS, FMF, and building partner capacity (BPC) programs.
• Architects the security assistance accounts (SAA) financial strategy and policy, providing recurrent updates and authoritative technical guidance for the SAA to the Department's Deputy Comptroller and Deputy CFO to ensure alignment with the long-range plans of the Department's Title 10 financial operations.
• Executes the Department's FMF programs. Spearheads the analysis, execution, and assessment techniques for diverse lending tools, encompassing federally guaranteed loans for our nation's foreign partners to achieve their defense needs; oversees the drafting of legislative proposals for novel, government-backed loan solutions to bolster the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and partner needs.
• Implements programs for rigorous fiscal oversight of security cooperation funds, with the authority to rescind or withhold funding for major programs and decide the stipulations for utilizing these funds, in consultation with the DSCA Director.
• Drives financial responsibility and technological innovation by reviewing and approving international agreements and administering the security cooperation credit management system.
• Directs DSCA's contracting and acquisition support program services, providing executive oversight over DSCA's overall acquisition support process, involving major DSCA programs and initiatives.

Conditions of employment

• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• Veteran preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service
• Must be able to obtain/maintain Special Sensitive/Top Secret SCI clearance
• Designated and/or random drug testing is required
• Mobility Agreement: All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
• Probationary Period: You will serve a one-year Senior Executive Service (SES) probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Financial Disclosure: Senior Executives are required to comply with the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, which requires the submission of a financial disclosure statement (OGE-278), upon assuming an SES position.
• Senior Executives are required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment," (OF 306), prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background check.
• Overtime: None
• Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Telework: Situational telework eligible

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. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will be disqualified.

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. Demonstrated experience directing enterprise-level financial management, including budget formulation, execution, accounting, and financial analysis within a large organization. Experience must reflect the ability to manage complex funding sources, reprogram resources to meet mission requirements, and provide strategic financial advice to senior leadership.
2. Demonstrated experience leading audit readiness, internal controls, and financial governance programs within a large, decentralized organization. Experience must include developing financial reporting requirements, implementing risk management and internal control strategies, communicating audit findings to senior leadership, and promoting accountability and stewardship of resources.

DoD Joint Enterprise-Wide Experience Statement:

In addition, DoD requires an Enterprise Perspective. This individual must have the ability to apply a broad point of view and an awareness and understanding of individual or organizational responsibilities in relation to DoD or government-wide strategic priorities is required. Executives must demonstrate the ability to work with internal and external partners to support national security objectives. This perspective is typically gained through a variety of diverse work experiences. A separate narrative statement is not required. This information should be within the resume.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documents, for the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies, identified below. Your application will be evaluated by an Executive Evaluation Panel rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be contacted for an interview and to provide reference checks. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.

1. Your resume:

• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. 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.
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• 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.

• 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. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG).

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