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Financial Management Analyst

This position is located in the Air National Guard (ANG) Wing, Comptroller Flight. The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, and perform comprehensive Accounting and Financial Management analysis, decision support and quality reviews, of base level accounting and financial management programs.

Requirements:

• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Financial Management Level 2 Certification
• U.S. Citizen
• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 2 Certified position. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• National Guard Membership is required.

Qualifications:

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Enlisted members up to TSgt are eligible to apply. Required AFSC: 6F0X1. Military grade inversion within the full-time work force is not permitted. The military grade of the full-time supervisor must equal or exceed the military grade of personnel supervised.
• GENERAL EXPERIENCE: - Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; - Skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material; - Skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; - Ability to prepare reports and presentation formats.
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: All personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level. Experiences gained through military technical training schools are included in the one-year on-the-job experience. Must have fundamental working experiences with a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade. The applicant's educational degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience. Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities (KSAs):
• Knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.
• Knowledge of multiple financial and accounting systems in order to perform studies related to management improvement, productivity improvement and management controls to analyze and evaluate criteria for the enhancement of all assigned Pay programs (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounts Payable, and Travel Pay).
• Skill in preparing reports and in organizing and delivering briefings to managers, and wing leadership to encourage understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.
• Knowledge of and ability to gather, assemble, analyze and prepare both short and long term strategy for presenting, explaining, and documenting budget requests and justifying to management officials.

Statement of Difference: The incumbent selected will at least meet the experience and educational requirements for entry at GS-09 PD: NGD2514P01. A locally developed Individual Development Plan (IDP) will be established for the incumbent. This plan will be designed to provide the individual selected with the opportunity to gain the formal on-the-job training for the position. This allows the individual to gain the required knowledge, experience and skills required for promotion to the full operating level of the Financial Management Analyst at the GS-11 level. The Supervisor and Human Resources Office will be responsible for ensuring the incumbent is performing the full scope of duties and responsibilities listed within the statement of difference when working under normal supervisory controls prior to allowing the individual to be promoted.

Education:

Education that may be substituted for some specialized experience: Completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of, or a combination of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related To receive credit for Education, you must provide transcripts or other documentation of proof to support your Educational claims.

Additional information:

MILITARY INCENTIVES: Military Technicians are ineligible for military enlistment, retention, and student loan repayment bonuses. Acceptance of a Technician position over 180 days will result in suspension or termination of these military incentives. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the South Dakota National Guard Education Services Office for more information regarding military enlistment, retention and student loan repayment incentives.

BENEFITS: The federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees which may include Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Insurance, Annual Leave, Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, and Retirement Program. For additional information about current federal benefits visit web site

Equal Employment: The South Dakota National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and cannot discriminate against an employee or applicant with respect to the terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability (including pregnancy), marital status or political affiliation. Applicants or employees may contact the South Dakota National Guard Equal Employment Office at 605-737-6635 if they believe they have been the victim of unlawful discrimination.