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Defense Finance and Accounting Service

FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

Whitehall, Ohio, United States

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Seniority
Mid level
Stated salary
$93,400 – $121,422 per year
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
2 Oct 2026

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Summary

This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment.

Duties

  • Provides support and guidance in the retrieval of key supporting documentation from various source systems to support customers' financial statement audits.
  • Reviews and interprets new financial analysis directives and regulations; and provides advice and guidance to functional personnel concerning applicable principles, methods, and techniques.
  • Furnishes advice and assistance to lower graded specialists on particularly complex financial analysis problems or situations encountered.
  • Makes decisions and recommendations concerning analytical treatment of problems or situations not covered by written guidelines.
  • Applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issue and studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Division operations carried out by accountants, financial specialists, and technical personnel.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-11) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: Assessing data integrity and internal controls within an automated financial management system; OR providing evaluation of financial system capabilities and enhancements within an automated business environment; OR performing financial data analysis of multi-system interfaces; OR providing analysis of financial management data documentation for customers' audits. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level.

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