Director and Chief Financial Officer Job in McLean, VA

Vacancy No. VA-25-0008-DE-AB Department Farm Credit Administration
Salary $228,155.00 to $336,842.00 Grade 44 to 44
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/7/2024 Close Date 11/21/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
McLean, VA


Summary

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for oversight and management of procurement operations, financial management, internal controls, enterprise risk management, and budget office operations for the Agency. The CFO will execute strategic long-term budget planning in alignment with Board priorities.

Duties

The Director and Chief Financial Officer oversees the administration of the Agency's procurement, financial management, budget performance, internal controls, and enterprise risk management functions, including:

  1. Ensuring that the Agency complies with applicable financial and procurement laws, regulations, directives, and internal controls.
  2. Establishing forecasting tools and quantitative techniques to provide the agency with anticipated current-year budget performance as well as potential outyear budget trends.
  3. Understanding near- and long-range plans of the agency to help determine how financial operations need to be positioned to ensure the Board can meet its objectives effectively and efficiently. Identifies and keeps up to date on key rules, regulations, and policies as well as economic, political, and social trends (both internal and external) that affect the organization.
  4. Identifying opportunities and develops strategies for modernization, automation, and innovation across the agency's accounting systems, operations and reporting requirements, including preparation of Agency financial statements for increased efficiency and effectiveness. Oversees the establishment and sustainment of cloud-based financial and procurement systems. Creates cost-effective new products and services in response to customer needs.
  5. Providing guidance and leadership to ensure the office's customer service, integration, innovation, communication, and risk management goals are met. Preparation and dissemination of financial and budget data to enable users to manage financial resources.
  6. Overseeing management of fiscal operations, including expenses authorization, billings and claims review, credit card activities, travel management, and approval of payments and disbursements.
  7. Creating and sustaining an organizational culture of integrity and high ethical values and which supports staff engagement and is conducive for staff to provide a high-quality service. Facilitates an employee development framework that matches employee development activities to the ever-changing needs of the function, the division, and the Board. Enables others to acquire the tools and support they need to perform well and to acquire skills that may allow them to move around the organization more easily.
  8. Approaching problem situations with a clear perception of organizational and external realities and recognize the impact on the various parts of the of alternative courses of action.
  9. Identifying and taking steps to prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts and disagreements in a proactive, positive, and constructive manner, to minimize negative impact and maximize the productive efforts of staff.
  10. Effectively interacts with members of the Board, both in discussions and through memoranda; including the Chief of Staff, senior staff, and other professionals in the office; individuals from other federal agencies, international organizations, and the private sector.
  11. Evaluating and maintaining internal controls covering program responsibilities. Ensures that the internal controls system complies with requirements and policies. Develops responses to internal and external audit reports and implements corrective measures as appropriate. Provides quality assurance of office work products and engages in appropriate assessments of program vulnerabilities and risks.
Serves as the principal advisor to the Board and Chief of Staff on the management and administration of services, issues and concerns related to financial management for the Agency.

Other Director Specific Duties:
  1. Participates in the development of the agency's strategic plan, goals, and budget. Recommends program objectives and their priorities for area(s) of responsibility.
  2. Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback to, and conducts performance reviews for managers, supervisors, and other direct reports, and ensures same is provided to all office staff.
  3. Recommends personnel actions in area(s) of responsibility.
  4. Exercises appropriate judgment and decision-making in complex situations.
  5. Demonstrates innovation and thought leadership relevant to future-state organizational and functional people strategies.
  6. Demonstrates strong leadership and management skills aligned to the Board's espoused values.
  7. Keeps skills and knowledge current and aligned to best practices relative to key rules, regulations, and policies, as well as economic, governmental, and social trends that affect the organization. Understands near term and long-term needs for the organization and determines how operations should be positioned to meet such needs.
  8. Demonstrates proficiency in political and organizational savvy, and interpersonal communication skills.
  9. Has regular contact with all staff in the function(s) to stay connected to the pulse of the division, provide leadership, and act as a role model.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • One year supervisory or managerial probationary period, unless previously served.
  • Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
  • Submission of a financial disclosure report may be required.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
  • One-year probationary period may be required unless previously served.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the VH-44 band level if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the at least to the VH-41 (GS-15 equivalent) band level in the federal service or equivalent. Specialized experience includes:

  • Experience and knowledge of Agency administrative policies and procedures required to support office functions to include contract and procurement, financial management, budget performance, internal controls, and enterprise risk management functions.
  • Ability to develop and maintain networks and alliances, engage in cross-functional activities, collaborate across organizational boundaries, and find common ground with a widening range of stakeholders.
  • Ability to balance competing interests among a variety of customers and readily readjust priorities to respond to pressing and changing demands. Must be able to anticipate and meet the needs of clients while maintaining high-quality end products.
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm and success building diverse teams that are geographically separated and guiding staff development.
  • Strategic thinker with demonstrated strong project execution and project management capabilities, analytical skills, political savvy, and conflict mediation skills.
  • Ability to lead and manage staff and projects effectively, set priorities, assess performance, guide staff development, and make budgetary recommendations.
  • Exceptional organizational savvy and agility as demonstrated by ability to manage across organizational boundaries, building high performing teams, diminishing organizational silos, strengthening teams, and facilitating effective group and team dynamics.
  • Requires the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all levels of staff and management.
  • Experience developing policy changes in response to changes in resources allocations or legislation.
  • Experience in change management, organizational development and implementation of innovations and modernization efforts across budget, financial and procurement functions. Experience in using data and digital tools to forecast and advise on strategic investments, developing and executing office's operating plan to achieve strategic goals and objectives.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements and submit all required supporting documentation by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found to be among the most highly qualified candidates you will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Current and former Federal employees (including VEOA eligibles) must have served one-year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade in the Federal service to meet time-in-grade restrictions per 5 CFR 300, Subpart F, by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the VH-44 band level.

Additional information

THIS POSITION IS BEING READVERTISED TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS. APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED PREVIOUSLY NEED NOT REAPPLY UNLESS SUBMITTING UPDATED AND/OR MISSING INFORMATION.

  • Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
  • All FCA employees are subject to the conflict of interest laws and Standards of Ethical Conduct imposed upon all employees of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government and may be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report.
  • FCA's supplemental ethics regulations restrict certain FCA employees concerning their direct or indirect interests in, or connections with, Farm Credit System institutions. These rules also require all employees to obtain approval for outside employment or business activities. Please contact the HR Division for additional information on these rules.
  • FCA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
  • This announcement may be used to fill similar vacancies.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019, with some exceptions, prohibits the Farm Credit Administration from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, visit our website at (Careers at FCA | Farm Credit Administration) for information on filing a complaint.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • Agency Representation
  • Control of Funds
  • Financial Management
  • Internal Controls
  • Leading Others


Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating and Selection procedures. Eligible candidates will be placed in one of three pre-defined quality categories, described below. The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position.
  • Highly-Qualified Category: In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must fully demonstrate proficiency in all major aspects of the position.
  • Well-Qualified Category: In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in some but not all of the major aspects of the position.
  • Qualified Category: In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of knowledge, skill and ability of the position.

Under category rating procedures, veterans' preference points and the "rule of three" are not applied. The rights of eligible veterans are protected by placement on the list ahead of non-preference eligibles within each pre-defined quality category. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent (i.e., CPS and CP) are listed in the Highly-Qualified category except when the position is being filled is scientific or professional at the VH-35 (GS-09) grade level or higher.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp

Required Documents

  • Resume. Highlighting relevant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this position. Your resume must include the following information (1) paid and non-paid work experience including your position title, start and end dates (month/year) of employment, average number of hours worked per week and salary (separated by position series and grade for each federal position, if applicable ; (2) indication of the knowledge, skills and education you have that are pertinent to this position; (3) specific duties you have performed as a regular part of your job with indications of the level of responsibility and complexity of work; (4) Names and contact information for your current and/or previous supervisor(s).
  • Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.)
  • Worker's Compensation Separation. Agency certification of inability to place employee AND Notification of Separation OR Separation SF-50.
  • Military Reserve or National Guard Technician Special Disability Retirement Annuity under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. Certification of special disability retirement annuity from a military department or National Guard Bureau AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held.

Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

  • To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
  • Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the "Include Personal Information" section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
  • You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account and all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alternate application procedures to submit your application package by fax. Contact Angela Brown between 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, at least two business days prior to the closing date of this announcement at BrownAN@fca.gov or 703 883-4143. The alternate application package must be received in the Human Resources Division no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Paper applications and documents sent via mail will NOT BE ACCEPTED.If you need technical assistance with your online application, you can contact the USAJOBS customer support desk Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. You can find answers to many of your questions on the USAJOBS Help Center.

Agency contact information

FCA HR Division
Address
Office of Agency Services, Human Resources Division
1501 Farm Credit Drive
McLean, VA 22102
US
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Next steps

The questionnaire will assess your qualifications for the job, and will be used to identify the best qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interviews.

Your ratings in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probationary period.

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated. You will receive another notification about the status of your application. You can check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USAJOBS account and selecting "Application Status." We recommend that you also opt to receive USAJOBS status update emails.

Once referred, you may be asked to complete a structured interview, written demonstration, and/or fit interview as part of the multiple hurdle assessment process. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probationary period.

Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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