Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst

Summary

This position is for a Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In this role, the incumbent will lead, develop, manage, and participate in a wide variety of financial management activities across the agency.

Duties

• Office of the Chief Financial Officer The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) provides leadership and oversight of the Agency's budgeting, financial management, strategic planning, contracting, internal controls, and enterprise risk management functions. The OCFO ensures fiscal integrity, promotes effective resource allocation, strengthens risk and performance oversight, and supports data-driven informed decision-making to advance the Agency's mission and strategic goals. Position Overview The Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst will be responsible for leading, developing, managing, and participating in a wide-variety of Agency-wide Enterprise Risk, Internal Control, Targeted Quality Assurance, and Audit Coordination programs, policies, and processes. This position will focus on Internal Controls testing; verification and validation of identified deficiencies; and overall management of audits to ensure the Agency implements and sustains a discipled approach to anticipate and mitigate all forms of risk, in accordance with government-wide policy and practice. Major Duties & Responsibilities The Financial Management Analyst/Senior Financial Management Analyst duties listed below are at the EL-14 grade level. Depending on the grade level selected, the incumbent will perform the following duties with varying levels of supervision and difficulty: Serve as a technical expert that supports office leadership to develop and execute effective operation of a robust agency-wide Internal Controls program, ensuring that it follows a systematic and disciplined approach. Plan and lead internal controls and risk assessments, including the testing of design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and operations across different business cycles and management systems. Coordinate and manage the responses to audit issues, including the verification and validation of identified deficiencies, as well as the actions taken to remediate these deficiencies. Serve as a technical subject matter expert on internal controls testing and evaluation functional areas in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-123 and its appendices, GAO standards, Agency guidance, and other external requirements. Represent the office on internal controls and quality assurance related activities, providing technical assistance on implementation; and in meetings and discussions with other agencies, external auditors, the regulated entities, and private organizations. Maintain awareness of internal controls programs at other agencies, keeping abreast of emerging issues and events that may affect the continued maturation of Agency internal controls activities. Lead development of written policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls testing and assessments. Prepare, review, and present reports, information papers, presentations, talking points, formal responses and outreach materials on internal controls activities for Agency leadership and other internal and external stakeholders and audiences encompassing the results and recommendations from assessments, evaluations, and reviews. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

You may qualify for your desired series and grade level if you meet the following qualification requirements: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualification EL-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as described below. Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-12 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-11 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the statements described below. Examples of specialized experience include: Conducting tests and assessments of internal controls processes and procedures and assisting in drafting reports of resulting findings. Assisting in developing assessment processes, frameworks, and tools to perform operational and risk assessments. Supporting and facilitating audit, risk, and control governance discussions and analyzing organizational data while recommending risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk ratings, and responses for assigned categories of risk. Drafting and/or editing policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls assessments. Assisting in reviewing and tracking corrective actions related to audit and internal control issues and supporting verification and validation activities to determine whether identified deficiencies have been addressed. Minimum Qualification EL-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as described below. Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-13 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-12 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the statements described below. Examples of specialized experience include: Conducting tests and assessments of internal controls processes and procedures and drafting reports of resulting findings. Developing assessment processes, frameworks, and tools to perform operational and risk assessments. Planning and facilitating audit, risk, and control governance discussions and analyzing organizational data while recommending risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk ratings, and responses for multiple categories of risk. Developing policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls assessments. Coordinating and performing verification and validation of corrective actions related to audit and internal control issues and evaluating whether identified deficiencies have been appropriately addressed. Analyzing internal control, audit, and risk assessment results and developing reports, recommendations, and briefing material for management consideration. Minimum Qualification EL-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as described below. Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-14 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-13 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the statements described below. Examples of specialized experience include: Leading the tests and assessments of internal controls processes and procedures and drafting reports of resulting findings. Developing complex assessment processes, frameworks, and tools to perform operational and risk assessments of major agency operations or program areas. Leading audit, risk, and control governance discussions and analyzing organizational data while recommending risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk ratings, and responses for multiple categories of risk. Developing and refining policies, procedures, manuals, and guidance related to internal controls assessments. Leading the verification and validation of corrective actions addressing complex or significant audit and internal control issues, evaluating the adequacy and sustainability of remediation, and advising management on the status and resolution of identified deficiencies. Serving as a technical subject-matter expert on complex internal control and assessment matters, interpreting and applying applicable federal requirements and guidance, and providing authoritative advice and recommendations to management and senior leadership. Leading complex internal control, audit, risk, and quality assurance projects and representing the office in engagements with senior Agency officials, external auditors, other federal agencies, and other stakeholders. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact Ryan Stanger at [email protected] or 771-233-7320 to obtain an alternative application.