Defense Finance and Accounting Service

FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

Whitehall, Ohio, United States

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Seniority: Mid level
Stated salary: $131,245 – $170,624 per year
Country: US
Work mode: On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly: 28 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

Serves as the Executive Officer to a Senior Executive Service (SES) level Director, with responsibility for analyzing and advising on a variety of financial policies and procedures and resolving and executing a wide variety of actions.
Provides executive-level support in an unusually demanding, fast-paced, and highly visible environment characterized by critical and time-sensitive concerns facing the Agency.
Prepares staff papers to support taskings given by the Director and provides policy interpretations and functional recommendations to the Director on diverse financial management issues.
Serves as a technical expert in reviewing and addressing issues impacting planning, implementation, and evaluation of DFAS-wide financial management programs.
Monitors major projects; reviews policies and directives for effective and timely accomplishment of such projects; and reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of implementation plans developed by operating officials.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-13) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: Providing expert-level financial management policies and programs analysis; developing senior-leader recommendations, coordinating complex issues, and providing project management assistance; improving financial operations related to the mission. 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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