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Position Title
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ANALYST
Agency
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Announcement Number
DFAS-ML-12755632-25 Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 to Tuesday, July 15, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
The following section is used to determine your eligibility for appointment in the Federal Government or Status for referral consideration. Please indicate by your responses all categories of eligibilities for which you would like to be considered. You will only be considered under eligibilities that you select. If you are not able to select at least one of the eligibilities below, you are not eligible to be considered for this position.

NOTE: You must submit the required documentation to verify EACH eligibility you select. Failure to provide the required documents will render you not eligible for consideration.

See instructions under the "How to Apply" tab for submitting documentation.
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1. Are you a current, permanent Career or Career-Conditional employee of the agency hiring for this position in the competitive service AND have permanently held a grade at or above the target grade of this position? (SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2") (limit characters)
2. Are you a current, permanent Career or Career-Conditional employee of the agency hiring for this position in the competitive service AND have permanently held a grade below the target grade of this position? (SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2") (limit characters)
3. Are you a veteran who is currently an employee of the agency hiring for this position on a permanent Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)? (SF-50 block 24 must be a “1” or “2” AND block 34 must be a “2”). (limit characters)
4. I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal appropriated or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 
NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 
NOTE 2:  You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP.
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5. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for this position for applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position in the previous 52 weeks. These applicants must meet TIG within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Your answer to this section will indicate you possess the time in grade requirement or if it does not apply. Please answer the following question(s) by selecting the most appropriate response.
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2. There is a time in grade (TIG) requirement for advancement to this position. Have you completed one year in a position at, above, or equivalent to the GS-11 level? Please indicate the appropriate response below: (limit characters)
3. This section is used to determine if your current performance rating is acceptable for further consideration. All current federal employees must have a minimum performance rating of at least Fully Successful (or equivalent) to be considered for placement. Current federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration. NOTE: Failure to select one of the below responses will render you ineligible for further consideration.

If you are a current Federal employee, was your most recent performance rating of record (that is, the rating recorded in your official personnel folder) at least Fully Successful (or equivalent); OR a Pass rating on a Pass/Fail scale? Even if you have not received a rating of record in the past 12 months, you should still indicate your most recent performance rating of record.
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4. To be eligible for Military Spouse Preference (MSP) under this vacancy announcement, you must have appointment eligibility under one of the following authorities and submit the appropriate, required documentation to verify your eligibility. Please select one or more eligibilities that apply to you. (limit characters)
5. Are you a retired Federal employee receiving an annuity from the Office of Personnel Management? NOTE: If you answered yes to this question, attach a copy of your retirement Standard Form 50 to your application. (limit characters)
6. Are you a current or former (within last five-years) Executive Branch political appointee; Schedule C excepted service appointee (confidential, policy or transitional role), or non-career or limited appointee in the Senior Executive Service (SES)?

Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint the following current or former (within five-years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES positions:
https://www.opm.gov/FAQs/QA.aspx?fid=023f2059-dff7-4307-89b4-c553c218af1d&pid=08248d29-d26e-44b6-9988-57655358d509
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7. This position requires regular on-site attendance at the designated DFAS location in {STAFFER Enter DFAS Location}. As a condition of employment, selected applicants must be willing and able to report to the worksite on a regular basis, as determined by the agency's needs. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume. Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. By continuing in the application process, I acknowledge that my self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and I may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in my resume does not support my responses to the assessment questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of education and/or experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Financial Systems Specialist at the GS-12 grade level. Select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
2. Provide system user support by developing training instructions, providing user assistance on systems applications, and responding to and resolving user questions and problems (limit characters)
3. Partner with customers or functional users to assess the effectiveness of integrated systems testing (limit characters)
4. Serve as a liaison for internal and external audit organizations to provide technical guidance/assistance to field auditors during financial, operational, service provider or integrated audits (limit characters)
5. Translate audit language to communicate the results of audit assessments to pertinent operations and audit readiness stakeholders with different levels of understanding (limit characters)
6. Conduct presentations on issues reflecting results of studies or surveys. (limit characters)
7. Analyze trends for audit related corrective actions to report on audit readiness metrics (limit characters)
8. Develop risk management plans to remediate deficiencies in key control objectives and quality of supporting documentation (limit characters)
9. Interpret results of self reviews, mock audits, formal audit findings (internal and external) to recommend and implement improvements to the IT Control environment (limit characters)
10. Perform queries, audits, studies, or reviews to determine reliability and accuracy of automated system controls using Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM), Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) or other applicable methods (limit characters)
11. Perform verification and systems acceptance tests to ensure continued system operability (limit characters)
12. Research problems associated with financial systems to provide best corrective method (limit characters)
13. Review financial management events and procedures, relative to use in an audit, for compliance with appropriate guidance, such as Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) guidance, the Treasury Financial Manual (TFM), and the GAO Financial Audit Manual (limit characters)
14. Use quality assurance and system testing processes and procedures to support the development of test cases and validation of testing results. (limit characters)
15. Assess internal control systems' effectiveness and adequacy. (limit characters)
16. Create a risk management plan to include the identification of project risks, probability that risks will occur, level of impact and risk mitigation strategies (limit characters)
17. Execute program initiatives designed to re-engineer business processes that apply technology to streamline operational processes, reduce operating costs, and improve services (limit characters)
18. Apply appropriate qualitative and quantitative assessment methods to evaluate a project against established criteria for success (limit characters)
19. Use program or project management principles, methods, or tools to manage a program with organization-wide impact including guiding, counseling, and directing functional and technical aspects of the program (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
20. Do you certify, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.)? Do you understand that the information provided may be investigated? Do you understand that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with your application may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work? Do you also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001)? (limit characters)