ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Summary

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-3 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-9 and GS-10; the NT-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-11 and GS-12. You will serve as a Financial Analyst in the Weapons Control & Integration Department, Asymmetric Systems Division, Special Technology Integration Branch (Code H11) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

Duties

• You will plan and execute program financials, including supporting the planning of financial budgets, documenting financial acceptance, and monitoring and tracking planned and actual incoming funding.
• You will plan, create, and assign charge objects for financial execution.
• You will monitor and track financial execution.
• You will identify and assess risk of stop work for both government and contractor employees.
• You will submit and track procurement and incremental funding modification requisitions.
• You will create and implement process improvements in the areas of program financial planning, management, and tracking.
• You will prepare and execute internal and external program financial reviews.
• You will research, collate, organize, and evaluate/analyze data to prepare action item responses, reports, and presentations.
• You will perform analysis of business system or tool requirements to identify the impacts and recommend potential process changes and/or additional training.
• You will review and analyze quantitative data to prepare recurring and special reports, statistical evaluations, briefings, and assist in maintaining the financial health of programs.
• You will lead all incoming Division billing accounts payable actions, including assigning tasks and compiling timely responses.

Qualifications

TO QUALIFY FOR NT-4: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-3 pay band (GS-9 and GS-10 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Developing the formulation, execution, monitoring, and reporting of program or organizational budgets. Examples of qualifying experience may include (1) Ability to utilize Microsoft Office and other standard systems (ERP/EDW/IBPES) to generate financial documentation to support analysis and/or recommendations. Expert proficiency in Excel preferred; (2) Knowledge of and ability to use Financial Management policies and procedures; (3) Ability to design and use simple spreadsheet models appropriate for planning, tracking, and analysis of financial data; (4) Ability to research, collate, organize, and evaluate data to prepare action item responses, populate databases, and prepare reports and presentations; (5) Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload in a constantly shifting environment; (6) Ability to research, evaluate, and analyze data to make sound business recommendations; (7) Knowledge of budget development, execution, and forecasting; (8) Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to multiple levels of management; (9) Ability to work individually and in teams. TO QUALIFY FOR NT-3: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-2 pay band (GS-5 through GS-8 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with the formulation, execution, monitoring, and reporting of program or organizational budgets. Examples of qualifying experience may include (1) Ability to utilize Microsoft Office and other standard systems (ERP/EDW/IBPES) to generate financial documentation to support analysis and/or recommendations. Expert proficiency in Excel and general knowledge of Power BI is preferred; (2) Knowledge of NSWCDD business rules, policies, processes, budget development and execution; (3) Ability to research and evaluate financial data to make sound business recommendations; (4) Knowledge of budget development and execution; (5) Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to multiple levels of management; (6) Ability to work individually and in teams. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

TO QUALIFY FOR NT-4: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR An LL.M., if related to the position being filled; OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. TO QUALIFY FOR NT-3: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: A master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR An LL.B. or J.D., if related to the position being filled; OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

How to apply

Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 09/21/2026. Applications received after 09/21/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.