The United States Space Force (USSF) at Pentagon, Arlington VA is searching for an Business Manager for S1A (NH-0301-04, GS-14/15 equivalent).

Description:
Are you a master of federal finance and contracting looking to make a service-wide impact? The U.S. Space Force is seeking a senior Business Manager to serve as the financial cornerstone for our Human Capital Analysis and Systems Directorate (S1A). In this critical role, you will be the strategic architect of the budget for the enterprise-level HR systems that support every Guardian.
You will have full ownership of the directorate's financial health, from developing and defending multi-year Program Objective Memorandum (POM) budgets to providing expert oversight for major technology contracts. You will be the lead financial advisor to senior leadership, translating complex data into actionable strategy. If you are ready to take on a high-impact role where you can directly shape the business foundation of a 21st-century military service, we want to hear from you.
Develop, manage, and execute multi-year financial plans, including the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).
Serve as the lead Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), providing expert administration and oversight for large-scale technology and services contracts.
Establish and manage a comprehensive resource management framework to ensure the efficient use of all funds and resources.
Act as the primary financial advisor to S1A leadership, preparing and delivering executive-level briefings, reports, and strategic recommendations.
Serve as a key liaison, building and maintaining effective working relationships across the Space Force, Department of the Air Force, other DoD components, and industry partners.
Analyze and resolve complex financial and contractual issues, initiating actions to optimize program performance and mitigate risk.

Ideal Candidate:
Experience in federal resource management, with extensive, hands-on experience in the DoW Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) development. Contracting Expertise: Proven experience serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COTR), managing large, complex service or IT contracts, and developing Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs). Education: A bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field is highly desired. Preferred Certifications: DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification or DAWIA certification in Business/Financial Management or Contracting is a significant plus.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of contract administration sufficient to oversee/monitor a group of contracts such as firm fixed-price with re-determination provisions, cost reimbursement or contracts with incentive provisions. 2. Knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles and practices relating to financial management, budget execution, personnel and Manpower/organizational issues.
3. Skill in qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to measure organizational efficiency.
4. Skill in using diverse computers and software associated with financial management and analysis; and database management, retrieval and analysis.
5. Skill in analyzing a variety of issues and formulating solutions to problems and managing several projects simultaneously.
6. Ability to gather, assemble and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conducts analysis, devise recommended solutions and packing the entire process in briefings, papers and reports suitable for top management use and decision making.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• PCS and Incentives funding is not available.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• May be required travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework"
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 20 days per year.
• This is a cybersecurity position; the employee will attain appropriate DoD approved cybersecurity baseline certificate(s) applicable for cybersecurity functions required for the DoD position.
• Information Assurance Certification is a condition of employment (IA Management Level II).

Qualifications

The 2210 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. There is no Group Coverage Qualification Standard for this series.

How you will be evaluated

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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