Director, Finance
The Director of Finance serves as the top technical expert overseeing all the financial management programs for the bureau, advising senior leadership on the full range of financial matters, including internal control measures, and building consensus among executives, senior managers, and internal or external stakeholders regarding strategies that contribute to accurate financial statements. The Director ensures internal controls of funding are in place of over $5 billion each year and develops, implements, and monitors internal controls; The Director is directly responsible for providing the bureau's consolidated financial statements and portions of the annual accountability report, making sure that external reports are accurate and timely; Develops and analyses any significant impact on the bureau's financial controls resulting from revised legislation, policies, procedures and requirements and provides guidance regardng financial controls during implementation or upgrade of administrative and business systems. The Director will review, evaluate and approve financial reporting systems and controls to ensure the effectiveness, soundness and efficiency of the bureau's financial programs, is responsible for safeguaring the bureau's assests and resources against fraudulent activities; provides technical policy, procedure, guidance and financial management leadership on the overall fiscal and accounting matters and conducts and participates in senior level decision-making sessions to resolve problems and implement solutions. The Director serves as a member of the DOC Financial Management Council and the DOC Accounting Officers' Council and ensures that financial management and accounting policies formulated by these councils will meet NOAA's financial management and accounting needs. The Director develops and/or oversees the processes that ensure robust monitoring of financial transactions and budget execution to achieve complete compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as internal and external policies. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must possess all of the mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQS) listed below. Your responses must demonstrate possession of these qualifications typically acquired through experience, education, and training, which reflect progressive development and achievement in managing a comprehensive business program for a complex organization. An individual's total experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position. Please provide examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibility, the scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and level of contacts. All qualified candidates will be evaluated on the relevance of their experience, education, training, self-development, honors, awards, and outside activities. Failure by non-Senior Executive Service members to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the ECQs and PTQs will result in loss of consideration. SES Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):
ECQ 1 - Leading Change:
This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.ECQ 2 - Leading People:
This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.ECQ 3 - Results Driven:
This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.ECQ 4 - Business Acumen:
This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions:
This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. NOTE:
Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages typed in 12-point font. Professional/Technical Core Qualifications (PTQs):
HR SPECIALIST ENTERS IN PTQsPTQ 1 - Broad senior-level experience leading financial planning, operations and management processes within a large complex organization and in modernizing policies and procedures to support systems transitions.PTQ 2 - Ability to oversee and carry out detailed financial management of centralized and decentralized financial management programs including providing effective financial management advice and assistance to senior management officials.PTQ 3 - Knowledge of internal control policies and concepts including developing and implementing an organization wide strategy to document, test, and evaluate internal controls; and developing and implementing corrective actions for internal control deficiencies.NOTE:
Responses to PTQs must not exceed 2 pages per PTQ, for a total of 6 pages. For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at http:
//www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp Example of ECQ statements are available at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
ECQ 1 - Leading Change:
This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.ECQ 2 - Leading People:
This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.ECQ 3 - Results Driven:
This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.ECQ 4 - Business Acumen:
This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions:
This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. NOTE:
Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages typed in 12-point font. Professional/Technical Core Qualifications (PTQs):
HR SPECIALIST ENTERS IN PTQsPTQ 1 - Broad senior-level experience leading financial planning, operations and management processes within a large complex organization and in modernizing policies and procedures to support systems transitions.PTQ 2 - Ability to oversee and carry out detailed financial management of centralized and decentralized financial management programs including providing effective financial management advice and assistance to senior management officials.PTQ 3 - Knowledge of internal control policies and concepts including developing and implementing an organization wide strategy to document, test, and evaluate internal controls; and developing and implementing corrective actions for internal control deficiencies.NOTE:
Responses to PTQs must not exceed 2 pages per PTQ, for a total of 6 pages. For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at http:
//www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp Example of ECQ statements are available at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf
- Department:
0510 Accounting - Salary Range:
$131,239 to $197,300 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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