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AF Life Cycle Management Center

FINANCIAL SPECIALIST - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

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A Financial Operations Specialist specializes in foreseeing or carrying out financial transactions or other routine operations that are influenced by compliance needs. Requires some knowledge of accounting, billing, customer service and contracts. Helps businesses and their customers resolve financial billing and reconciliation issues.

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FINANCIAL SPECIALIST - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Department of the Air Force Air Force Meriel Command Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other
IMPORTANT
informion. The primary purpose of this position is to deliver and support Agile War-Winning Capabilities in AFMC by providing financial management services to all personnel, programs, support missions, associes, and external customers. Services include financial management advisory services, financial services, budget operions, cost analysis, and resource management systems. Learn more about this agency Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other
IMPORTANT
informion. The primary purpose of this position is to deliver and support Agile War-Winning Capabilities in AFMC by providing financial management services to all personnel, programs, support missions, associes, and external customers. Services include financial management advisory services, financial services, budget operions, cost analysis, and resource management systems. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 11/24/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 24, 2026 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locions: Eglin AFB, FL Robins AFB, GA Hanscom AFB, MA Puxent River, MD Wright-Pterson AFB, OH Tinker AFB, OK Fort Worth, TX Hill AFB, UT Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $76,463 - $118,204 per year Salary range listed is the base salary minimum and maximum. Actual pay calculions with locality determined upon selection. Pay scale & grade NH 3 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0501 Financial Administrion And Program Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
AFMC-050103-13018132-TJC
Control number 877728700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. Duties Help 1. Perform budget formulion work involving preparion of detailed analysis and estimes of funding needs for one or more future budget years. 2. Prepare and/or assemble informion in support of formal presentions of budgets and requests and review before OMB and/or Congressional committees. 3. Provide financial advice on complex financial issues; assessments of implementing decision and develops programs. 4. Provide financial management technical assistance and support to the staff in an integred planning, programming, budgeting, execution and closeout program for financial resources. 5. Evalue and advise on pending and current Congressional, OMB, DoD, USAF, and Comptroller General decision and recommend courses of action. 6. Conduct financial and cost reviews to determine resource requirements based on actual and forecast workload. 7. Conduct special studies requested by leadership to provide guidance, direction or action on established policies, procedures, regulions, or directives. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulory Guidance. This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program. For more informion on AcqDemo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage http://acqdemo.hci.
mil/ and Fact Sheet http:
//acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html. Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance required for the position. Employee must comply with the certificion requirements of the position. This position may require drug testing and the candide may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection. Employee may be required to work overtime or an irregular work shift; on an unscheduled or emergency basis. Disclosure of Political Appointments. All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. This announcement may result in a 120-day register th may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing de. Applicants may be referred for considerion as vacancies occur. Selectee may be required to serve a probionary or trial period. Relocion costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organizion. Work may require travel away from the normal duty stion on military and commercial aircraft. This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position in accordance with the Nional Defense Authorizion Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements. This is an acquisition coded position. Selectee must complete required certificion level 2 in Financial Management within 24 months of assignment. This position meets the administrive exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206). Qualificions Experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.66, Defense Acquisition Workforce Educion, Training, Experience, and Career Development.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: Applicants must have least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems.
Specialized experience is described as:
comprehensive knowledge of federal budget processes, including OMB and Congressional procedures, and demonstred skill in analyzing the effects of budgetary actions; skill in providing technical financial assistance and expert advisory support throughout the integred planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and closeout lifecycle; experience evaluing pending Congressional, OMB, DoD, USAF, and Comptroller General decisions to recommend stregic courses of action; experience conducting workload-based financial and cost reviews to determine organizional resource and funding requirements; and experience conducting special studies, developing and recommending procedural changes to streamline financial management, and using computerized budget systems effectively.
NOTE:
Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing de of this announcement.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
(KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of structure, programs and work methods of organizion(s) for budgeting work. 2. Knowledge of the commonly used agency budget procedures, regulions, precedents, policies, and guides. 3. Comprehensive knowledge of OMB, Congressional, and agency financial management and program objectives, budget precedents and controls guidelines, and regulions. 4. Knowledge of Congressional, agency, and OMB budget processes, procedures, and requirements to include briefing forms and requirements. 5. Knowledge of budgeting regulions and procedures for providing procedural guidance on budget administrion. 6. Knowledge of computerized budget system(s). 7. Skill in projecting and analyzing the potential effects of budgetary actions on nional economic, social, and/or political objectives. 8. Skill in the analysis and resolution of complex problems. 9. Ability to communice clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing. 10. Ability to select and apply a variety of analytical methods and techniques to budgetary processes and special studies. 11. Ability to develop new methods and techniques of budgeting applicable to the forecasting of long range funding needs. 12. Ability to gher, assemble, and analyze da to prepare financial cost estimes, develop alternives and finding requirements, and make recommendions to resolve financial/funding problems.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE
: Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE
: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional informion AcqDemo Expanded Probionary Period for
Supervisors and Managers:
An additional supervisory probionary period of one year may be required when an employee is officially assigned to a different supervisory position. This is an acquisition demonstrion project position NH-03 equivalent to a GS-12 to GS-13. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For informion on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and most recent SF-50 noting position, grade, and duty locion. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more informion. This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further.
APPRAISALS/AWARDS
: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance reled ring and/or awards in your resume. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.
Online Applicion:
Questionnaire Resume:
Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".
Transcripts/Registrion/License:
If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.
Note:
The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS
Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian Employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.
Note:
Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/24/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13018132 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.
GS-0301-09.
Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .
PLEASE NOTE
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources
WILL NOT
modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Address AF Life Cycle Management Center 2000 Allbrook Drive Wright Pterson
AFB, OH 45433 US
Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.
Online Applicion:
Questionnaire Resume:
Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".
Transcripts/Registrion/License:
If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.
Note:
The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS
Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian Employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.
Note:
Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/24/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13018132 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.
GS-0301-09.
Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .
PLEASE NOTE
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources
WILL NOT
modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Address AF Life Cycle Management Center 2000 Allbrook Drive Wright Pterson
AFB, OH 45433 US
Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Wright-Pterson AFB, OH Tinker AFB, OK Fort Worth, TX Hill AFB, UT Arlington, VA Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 11/24/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 24, 2026 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locions: Eglin AFB, FL Robins AFB, GA Hanscom AFB, MA Puxent River, MD Wright-Pterson AFB, OH Tinker AFB, OK Fort Worth, TX Hill AFB, UT Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $76,463 - $118,204 per year Salary range listed is the base salary minimum and maximum. Actual pay calculions with locality determined upon selection. Pay scale & grade NH 3 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
AFMC-050103-13018132-TJC
Control number 877728700