MANAGER

Summary You will serve as a Division Newport Budget Officer, a supervisor and head of the Budget Division (011) within Comptroller of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI.

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-6 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15.

Duties You will serve as the principal architect of the Division budget, working independently with all Division Newport leadership, legal counsel, sponsors, and Navy financial management through Warfare Center Headquarters and NAVSEA Comptroller. | You will serve as principal expert on funds acceptance and funds execution for the Division, monitoring and controlling all Division wide aspects during a fiscal year. | You will advise and assist senior leaders, department business offices, line managers, program managers, and project engineering personnel throughout the Division. | You will set and evaluate long range plans, goals and objectives and budgetary and staffing needs for the Budget Division | You will be responsible for the management, training, and development of a workforce spanning interns through NT-05 financial experts engaged in Division Newport budget formulation, execution, funding, and program financial analysis | You will coordinate financial analyst efforts to manage segment funding, develop alternative funding paths within constraints, and administer assigned segment funding through continuous analysis of planned, consigned, and expended resource data. | You will plan and drive execution of Division efforts to reduce unliquidated funding prior to expiration to leverage Navy buying power and prevent unliquidated and unexecuted funding from cancellation. | You will oversee training and execution of funds Receipt and Acceptance across departments, respond to Navy audits, and lead G-Invoicing implementation across Division Newport, increasing the criticality of cost data approved by sponsors. | You will be the principal individual responsible for monitoring the Division cash balance as the Navy transitions cash management to the Division level, serving as the cash expert to forecast, track, correct, and report positions to leadership. | You will drive Data Analytics integration into budget processes using Advana and Jupiter to deliver real-time financial data. You will also integrate Robotics Process Automation (RPA/BOTs) to automate tasks and refocus resources on strategic goals. | You will represent Department leadership and Division Newport as an expert in budgets, NWCF operations, and audits (FIAR), serving as an Integrated Risk Management (IRM) Assessable Unit Manager (AUM) for multiple financial assessable units. | You will work with team leads to assign work, evaluate performance, address issues, and handle discipline. You are responsible for implementing EEO policies, and hold assigned financial procurement and official time approval authorities.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-5 (GS-13/14 equivalency) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: leading or managing teams or projects by analyzing financial management systems to identify policy requirements or apply evaluative methods and techniques for the proper execution of working capital fund budgets and financial processes.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. How you will be evaluated In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

• DEVELOPING OTHERS
• FINANCIAL CONCEPTS POLICY AND PRINCIPLES
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• FINANCIAL REPORTING
• FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility and qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. How to apply Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.
2. Supporting documentation

Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 11/17/2026. Applications received after 11/17/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed.

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You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Other information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.