Chief Financial Officer

About the role

This position is located in the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Headquarters, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Washington, DC. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key figure in the OIG's top management team. The incumbent has oversight responsibility for all financial management activities relating to the programs and operations of the OIG. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE qualifications for the grade(s) at which you are requesting consideration. Applicants must meet qualifications and time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. GS-15: Candidates must have least 1 (one) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Government. Non-governmental experience should be of similar complexity. Specialized experience is defined as (obtained in either the public or private sectors): Demonstrates expertise in all aspects of budget administration (budget planning, development, justification, execution, monitoring, and reporting ) and experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, accounting operations, and workforce supervision OR serving as a senior authority for budget functions with experience in financial and accounting functions. Competencies: Your resume will be evaluated on the following competencies in addition to the specialized experience as stated above: Financial Management Analysis: The ability to analyze federal budgetary resources, obligations, and outlays against statutory limits to ensure efficient program delivery. It involves monitoring execution rates to optimize public funds and prevent statutory violations. Understands the organization's financial processes. Prepares, justifies, and administers the program budget. Oversees procurement and contracting to achieve desired results. Monitors expenditures and uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities. Budget Execution and Funds Control/Principles of Finance: The mastery of administering, distributing, and tracking enacted Congressional appropriations throughout the fiscal lifecycle. This competency focuses on implementing precise funds control structures to optimize mission delivery while strictly preventing over-obligation or violation of statutory limits. The mastery of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) principles, OMB Circulars (e.g., A-11, A-123), and the Anti-Deficiency Act. This ensures all agency financial activities strictly comply with federal law and statutory authority. Knowledge of the basic principles, practices, and methods of financial management to include requisitions, apportionments, allotments, investments, fiscal management, activity reporting, and fiscal year guidelines. Decision Support: The practice of providing agency leadership with data-driven financial insights, risk assessments, and cost-benefit analyses to optimize federal program outcomes. This competency links financial data directly to strategic mission goals and legislative mandates Federal Budget Formulation and Advocacy: The strategic capability to translate an agency's mission goals into a justified funding request, defend that request to the OMB and Congressional appropriations committees, and finalize the President's Budget.

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