Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a Management Analyst (Finance and Budget Specialist) for the Air Traffic Organization's Management Services Division. This role involves analyzing financial data, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with federal budget processes to support organizational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- The Management and Program Analyst uses experience and comprehensive knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to assess management operations and program efficiencies
- Performs distribution allowances and execution activities
- Serves as the Headquarters liaison between Service Areas and other ATO Resource Management Groups
- Performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of the Team Manager or more experienced professional
- This work affects the daily operations of assigned Service Units
- As a contributing specialist, the Analyst applies knowledge of the principles of financial management, the Federal budget process, and project planning in compiling the analytical data required to prepare execution and financial reports
- Assignments regularly require interpretations of internal and external policies within the FAA Acquisition Management System and extrapolations from precedents
- Uses experience and comprehensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, techniques and concepts to perform financial analysis and reporting to include working with budgets from assigned Service Units
- Applies knowledge of the budgeting process to initiate, plan and conduct the functional activities for assigned projects
- Has an understanding of the cost implications and works with program managers to ensures cost effective business solutions and services are implemented and/or validated
- The Analyst monitors and analyzes obligations and expenditures, appropriations and authorizations, plans and allocations
- Conducts requirements gathering, prioritization, and funds certification
- Reviews, analyze and evaluates financial transactions, invoices and discrepancies
- Identifies deficiencies and determines need to submit requests for supplemental funds
- Applies skill developing mathematical and/or statistical analyses pertaining to financial management to track and report the status of financial transactions
- Prepares and reviews management reports and/or contractual documents
- The Analyst applies experience using automated tool such as spreadsheets, database software, and cost control systems to track, extract data, and prepare detailed reports and trend analysis to management
- Prepares and coordinates budget information for internal management review and decision making
- Develops statistical charts and graphs to clearly articulate trends or to highlight information that leads to data driven decision making
- Provides guidance and on-the-job training to junior analysts in the area of financial management and the application of policies, regulations, and laws to assigned program areas
- Contacts are internal and external to AJG
- The Analyst may act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the application of policies and procedures for funds certification
- Provides analytical data to program managers or more experience analysts to develop various correspondence, reports and briefings to be used in presenting background information about ATO programs
- May be called upon to communicate ATO/FAA positions on policy and procedure
- Although established policies and procedures provide guidance for most assignments, the Analyst uses considerable discretion to select the most appropriate approaches or to develop new approaches
- Most issues are resolved without the assistance of more senior employees or the Team Manager
- The Analyst develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues
- The Team Manager rarely reviews work, typically though status reports and at completion to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and other work activities
Skills
- US Citizenship is required
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
- You must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-H, FG/GS-12 level
- Experience analyzing financial data and trends to ensure compliance with applicable policies
- Experience interpreting and applying budgetary policies and procedures to monitor expenditures
- Education cannot be substituted for experience
Benefits
- A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
- As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
- Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
- Position may be subject to a background investigation.
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.
- FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.
- This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan.
- AFSCME Interview Criteria: Article 42, Section 13 states: If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed.
- If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.
- If it is determined that interviews are required and telephone interviews are not utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency's travel regulations and this Agreement.
- This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
- Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
- Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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