FMT Budget Analyst

Job title:

FMT Budget Analyst

Company

Office of Export Control and Cooperation

Job description

ISN/ECC – FMT Budget AnalystCompany: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Export Control Cooperation (ISN/ECC).Location: Washington, DC 20520.Industries: Government.Job Type: Full Time.Years of Experience: 5+ Years.Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree.Career Level: Experienced (Manager).Salary: $117,962.00 – $153,354.00 (GS 13 step 1 – GS 13 step 10).Job Reference Code: EXBS.Number of Positions: Multiple.FMT Budget Analyst – Personal Services Contract.Overview:The Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) Program promotes cooperation with foreign governments to ensure their strategic trade control systems meet international standards, and to help build partner countries’ capabilities to detect, interdict, investigate, and prosecute illicit transfers of weapons of mass destruction, dual use components, conventional arms, and explosives.Job Description:THIS IS A NON-PERMANENT POSITION. YOU DO NOT ACQUIRE COMPETITIVE OR EXCEPTED SERVICE STATUS FROM THIS POSITION.Job Description:The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Export Control Cooperation (ECC) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Budget Analyst to help manage the organization’s global financial operations and promote the financial health of the organization by providing strategic financial analysis and modeling to senior ECC and bureau leadership. This Personal Services Contract (PSC) position provides fiduciary and accounting assistance and helps oversee financial management, grant and contract implementation and compliance, and budget development. The individual uses financial systems and procedures in place to support timely and accurate reporting, forecasting, effective planning, program implementation, and oversight.Essential Functions:

• Helps manage financial operations of the organization:

• Provides accounting, forecasting, and risk management activities to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and rules for USG offices.
• Provides high-level financial reporting, analysis, and modeling for Office Director and bureau leadership to ensure the financial health of the organization.
• Helps to ensure ECC’s program support system contains accurate information for reporting purposes.
• Oversees accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, including financial statements across each country of operation, ensuring compliance with USG rules and regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Fosters a collaborative working relationship across the organization to ensure effective budget preparation.
• Provides a full range of acquisition support:

• Monitor performance and deadlines in a manner that complies with ISN/ECC’s plans and vision.
• Works with various financial systems, such as Global Financial Management System and State Award Management System in order to process requests and verify expenditure and unliquidated obligations data.
• Provides guidance as required to ensure that programmatic needs are adequately defined, Government interests are protected, and legal/regulatory requirements are satisfied.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Travel as needed to perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to obtain Secret security clearance.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of professional experience of a fiscal, financial management, auditing, accounting, or budgetary nature conducting international development activities.
• Strong understanding of GFMS, GBI, foreign assistance processes, regulations, accounting systems, acquisition processes.
• Knowledge in generally accepted accounting, budgeting, and/or fiscal control principles.
• Flexible and adaptive to shifting requirements.
• Proven quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills; strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to operate effectively in a group environment and resolve issues in a constructive, collegial manner; experience in building successful teams and coalitions within and outside the organization.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume workflow.

Desired:

• Experience in financial management of U.S. government foreign assistance programs.
• Expertise in U.S. government grant and contracts management (GOR / COR), cost principles, rules and regulations and applying these in program decision making.
• Background in database development and management.
• Knowledge of Department of State and Resource Management processes.
• Skills in automated accounting software systems and database spreadsheets, including GFMS, GBI, ILMS, MS Excel, and data analytics tools.
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with the U.S. interagency, NGO partners, community-based organizations, or international donor agencies.
• Master’s degree in business administration, accounting, international studies, or a related field plus 5 years of professional work of a fiscal, financial management, auditing, accounting, or budgetary nature conducting international development activities; or Bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of relevant experience.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT:ECC sets expectations for employee performance and conduct through a set of work commitments to be agreed upon by the employee and supervisor each year. The performance evaluation process is an important opportunity to share information about performance and set clear expectations and goals.Benefits:Annual & Sick Leave:The individual selected will earn annual and sick leave in accordance with OPM regulations. The employee will be paid for federal holidays that fall within their regularly scheduled tour of duty. Those entering on duty with prior military service and/or federal civilian service can credit their years of service for higher annual leave accrual rates.Health & Life Insurance Reimbursement:Personal Services Contractor may be provided a maximum of up to seventy-two percent (72%) against actual costs of their annual health and life insurance premiums. Eligibility for reimbursement requires evidence of enrollment in a qualifying health insurance plan and proof of actual payment of the associated health insurance premiums.Relocation Assistance Available:

• None.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY:The EXBS Program is committed to an inclusive, accessible work environment for our domestic and overseas staff where an equitable, diverse workforce thrives and contributes successfully to advancing the Department’s national security mission. These principles are elucidated in the EXBS Program Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Framework.How to Apply:Please submit the following as single attachment:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• A list of at least three professional references.

Failure to submit a complete package may disqualify the applicant from consideration.Applicants will be evaluated against the requirements outlined in this announcement, so your resume and cover letter should demonstrate that you meet the required qualifications above to undertake this position. Your references will only be contacted after your permission following an interview. You may also be asked to provide a writing sample.State/ISN/ECC expects to screen and interview candidates within 14 days of close of announcement. ONLY APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONTACTED. Offers of employment will be dependent on ability to obtain security clearance through the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security bureau, as well as a medical clearance through State/MED.There may be unanticipated vacancies that occur during the period of this job posting or soon after its close. Candidates that apply to this announcement will also be provided the same consideration for these vacancies.Note: This is a Personal Services Contract (PSC). This is NOT a federal direct-hire position.Vacancy announcement will close at midnight, July 12, 2024.

Expected salary

$117962 – 153354 per year

Location

Washington DC

Job date

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 22:17:09 GMT

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