Summary The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement. Responsibilities Major Duties and Responsibilities: Lead the examination and analysis of NIP budget requests and execution data to ensure accuracy and consistency with National and Intelligence Community (IC) strategic priorities, compliance with guidance, regulations, laws, and usage of sound budgeting and financial management practices. Interface and collaborate with the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) mission owners, National Intelligence Managers, and/or IC functional oversight offices to determine resource needs to satisfy priority requirements. Initiate, develop, and conduct in-depth analysis of IC budget trends and issues. Apply critical thinking to devise and evaluate alternative strategies and innovative solutions for key program and budget issues throughout the budget process. Interface and collaborate with the IC component Resource Managers, internal and external organization staffs to ensure program and budget recommendations to IC and Department of Defense (DoD) senior leadership are fully coordinated and satisfy priority requirements. Lead the review, editing, coordination and production processes for budget justification materials to ensure timely delivery to Congress, and monitor and summarize IC component Congressional budget actions and provide substantive input for appeals to Congressional budget markups. Review and provide substantive input to IC and DoD Congressional budget testimony, responses to Congressional queries, Questions for the Record, Congressionally Directed Actions, and letters, memorandum and reports regarding program, budget and execution issues. Plan and oversee the conduct of IC component formal budget execution reviews. Assess program plans for under executing resources and develop strategies for realignment to other IC priorities. Provide expert advice and guidance in support of IC component resource management and/or budget justification process improvement efforts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Expert knowledge of budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes for IC programs, a defense agency, or a military service. Superior ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques, conduct independent research, filter and synthesize data sufficient to identify and evaluate alternatives and produce clear, logical, and concise products and recommendations to resolve complex, interrelated program and budgetary problems and issues. Superior organizational and interpersonal skills, specifically, the ability to plan strategically and manage competing priorities, the demonstrated ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively in a collaborative environment, and the ability to establish and maintain professional networks across all levels of management both internal and external. Superior oral and written communication skills. Expert knowledge of the IC, DoD, Office of Management and Budget, and Congressional budget processes and procedures. Familiarity with the mission, authorities, and capabilities of the General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP). Relevant work experience in Resource Management or Financial Management fields within the DoD, IC, other Government Agency or Private industry equivalent to a GS-14 in the normal line of progression. Education Bachelor's Degree Additional Information Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. Salary Determination: The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Director/ Human Resource Management. On occasional instances when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to but not less than the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned. Relocation Expenses: For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. Reasonable Accommodations: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dnireasonableaccommodationwma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNIDRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.