The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for a Senior Financial Analyst (GS-0501-13).

Description:
Are you interested in supporting one of the most exciting and high priority mission areas in the United States Space Force? Come join our team at Space Systems Command!

This position offers a unique opportunity to serve in one of the USSF top focus areas, leveraging satellite acquisitions to strengthen the nation's defense while advancing the DAF's priority of achieving a clean financial audit opinion. In directly supporting SSC FIAR Chief, you will assist in overseeing internal and external audits, implement FIAR guidance and policy in accordance with FMR, OMB A-123, GAAP, and GAGAS, and serve as a trusted advisor and liaison across SSC/FM, SAF/FMF & FMB, SAF/SQS, auditors, and program offices to ensure audit compliance and financial accuracy. You will assist in leading coordination efforts across Program Executive Offices to manage risk, validate accounts, remediate Notices of Findings and Recommendations, and oversee assessable unit audits and Key Supporting Documentation for Accounting Property Systems of Record. While the position is primarily oversight, you will also perform hands-on analytical work to resolve complex issues, making the role both dynamic and rewarding. Spanning all aspects of SSC business operations and billions of dollars in DoW assets, this highly visible role is integral to delivering the Space Force's first independent financial statement and clean audit opinion-a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of one of SSC's most innovative and high-priority missions.

The ideal candidate has at least 5-years of Department of the Air Force (DAF) financial management experience, including 2+ years in acquisition budgeting, with proficiency in core FM systems such as BQ, CCaR, DEAMS, FMSuite, IDECS/JBooks, DDRS, or similar tools. A strong understanding of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including Investment and O&M appropriations, fiscal law, and funds execution, with experience in FIAR, internal controls, and financial statement audit support highly desirable. CDFM-A and DAWIA Level II Certifications are preferred (or attainable within established timelines), a bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field is highly desired, and a Secret clearance is mandatory. Strong candidates demonstrate the ability to collaborate across program offices, higher headquarters, and audit teams while independently analyzing complex acquisition-related financial issues, developing innovative funding and audit solutions, and ensuring accountability across multi-billion-dollar programs; leadership experience is a plus but not required.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of budget formulation and submission requirements.
2. Knowledge of budget obligation and expenditure concept.
3. Knowledge of cost and schedule performance measurement concepts.
4. Knowledge of contractor system requirements for earned value management systems.
5. Skill applying budget formulation concepts to generate cogent documents.
6. Skill in describing the results of contractor cost and schedule performance analysis.
7. Skill in evaluating the output of computer tools and adjusting for program conditions.
8. Skills in identifying and analyzing cost effectiveness relationships between all aspects of financial management which are significant and continuing flux over time.
9. Ability to evaluate to acceptability of a submitted budget requirement.
10. Ability to communicate effectively the results of evaluations and analysis.
11. Ability to adapt models and techniques to changing program requirements.
12. Ability to consider and analyze the intent of financial and program legislation and impacts of financial actions upon the finances of contractors.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• PCS is authorized and paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• This position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.
• Employee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements.
• The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• Employee may be required to work overtime.
• Incentive is not authorized.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

Qualifications

The 0501 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

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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