What are the responsibilities and job description for the IC Financial Manager_IC CIO Mission and Resources Group. position at Office of the Director of National Intelligence?
Duties
The Mission Requirement Group's (MRG) enables the IC CIO to achieve the most pressing aspects of the National Intelligence Strategy by engaging with agencies, departments, and services that comprise the IC. A dedicated team under MRG accomplishes this by collaborating with resource personnel to proactively: advise the IC CIO on planning and budget formulation, support IC partners with Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) development, and generate accurate resource content for the DNI's annual budget briefings to Congress. This team accomplishes all of this by being a key extension of the entire OIC CIO team and working directly with other offices within the ODNI in order to deliver tangible results and provide constructive resource related guidance.
The position provides the selected candidate a unique opportunity to engage with IC elements on high priority initiatives such as cloud service adoption, AI and zero trust implementation.
Candidates with intellectual curiosity and a passion for implementing change will benefit from joining the team and have opportunities to grow professionally.
The working environment does entail instances in which the selected candidate must respond to time sensitive taskings.
The selected candidate must be self-motivated and results-driven to be successful in the position.
Lead, plan, and author IC resource strategies, analytical issue papers, strategic evaluations, background papers, talking points, resource issue papers, and/or other analytical products applying extensive subject matter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmatic decisions.
Lead and guide the planning, preparation, justification, administration, analysis, and monitoring of budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of Intelligence Community (IC) organizations and programs; oversee budget/financial data analysis and the assessment of financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.
Manage the expectations of senior-level customers and ensure the delivery of quality products and services; lead the examination of project successes and failures and develop solutions to improve products and services.
Monitors the collection, research, and analysis of comprehensive and substantive financial information that includes budget, accounting, and financial reporting information to develop budget testimony, briefings, and talking points for senior DNI leadership and develop IC guidance on the preparation of resource requests and realignments or reprogramming to the DNI and Congress. May involve supporting major re-allocation of staffing, funds, or other resources.
Manage the development of complex financial analyses and provide expert advice and recommendations to OIC CIO and IC customers in the context of their operations and requirements.
Plan, research, and identify key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints.
Manage, plan, and produce the development and presentation of findings, conclusions, options, and recommendations, to ODNI and IC senior management. Manage, identify, and resolve key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints.
Plan and conduct efforts to develop program alternatives and provide structured recommendations in order for OIC CIO leadership to make informed resource decisions impacting the IC.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.
FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS
All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).
Mandatory Requirements:
Expert ability to plan, prepare, justify, administer, analyze, forecast, and monitor budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of organizations and programs, including conducting budget/financial data analysis and assessing financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.
Superior ability to serve as expert and consultant to top agency management officials and customers, in context of operation requirements bases on financial analysis and recommends possible courses of action.
Expert analytic and critical thinking skills, including the ability to conduct financial assessments, identify needs and requirements, and develop process improvement recommendations for implementation.
Expert knowledge of the IC and its components, missions, and interrelationships, including the superior ability to lead broad-based teams regarding key IC financial management issues.
Expert ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of varied audiences with different perspectives and objectives.
Superior organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively and independently in a team or collaborative environment.
Expert interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment effectively with senior officials, management, teams, and colleagues.
Superior written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to articulate complex intelligence issues to a wide audience, including the ability to write policy or analytic products for the senior U.S. Government officials and the IC workforce.
Superior knowledge of and experience with National Intelligence Program (NIP) and Military Intelligence Program (MIP) budget formulation programming and budget execution.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Additional information
JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL
Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.
SALARY DETERMINATION
A current Federal Government employee, selected for this position, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise 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 dni_reasonable_accommodation_wma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_COO_HRM_RA_ALL@odni.gov, by telephone at (703)275-3900 or by FAX at (703)275-1277. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 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.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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 information on the specific benefits offered.
The Mission Requirement Group's (MRG) enables the IC CIO to achieve the most pressing aspects of the National Intelligence Strategy by engaging with agencies, departments, and services that comprise the IC. A dedicated team under MRG accomplishes this by collaborating with resource personnel to proactively: advise the IC CIO on planning and budget formulation, support IC partners with Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) development, and generate accurate resource content for the DNI's annual budget briefings to Congress. This team accomplishes all of this by being a key extension of the entire OIC CIO team and working directly with other offices within the ODNI in order to deliver tangible results and provide constructive resource related guidance.
The position provides the selected candidate a unique opportunity to engage with IC elements on high priority initiatives such as cloud service adoption, AI and zero trust implementation.
Candidates with intellectual curiosity and a passion for implementing change will benefit from joining the team and have opportunities to grow professionally.
The working environment does entail instances in which the selected candidate must respond to time sensitive taskings.
The selected candidate must be self-motivated and results-driven to be successful in the position.
Lead, plan, and author IC resource strategies, analytical issue papers, strategic evaluations, background papers, talking points, resource issue papers, and/or other analytical products applying extensive subject matter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmatic decisions.
Lead and guide the planning, preparation, justification, administration, analysis, and monitoring of budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of Intelligence Community (IC) organizations and programs; oversee budget/financial data analysis and the assessment of financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.
Manage the expectations of senior-level customers and ensure the delivery of quality products and services; lead the examination of project successes and failures and develop solutions to improve products and services.
Monitors the collection, research, and analysis of comprehensive and substantive financial information that includes budget, accounting, and financial reporting information to develop budget testimony, briefings, and talking points for senior DNI leadership and develop IC guidance on the preparation of resource requests and realignments or reprogramming to the DNI and Congress. May involve supporting major re-allocation of staffing, funds, or other resources.
Manage the development of complex financial analyses and provide expert advice and recommendations to OIC CIO and IC customers in the context of their operations and requirements.
Plan, research, and identify key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints.
Manage, plan, and produce the development and presentation of findings, conclusions, options, and recommendations, to ODNI and IC senior management. Manage, identify, and resolve key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints.
Plan and conduct efforts to develop program alternatives and provide structured recommendations in order for OIC CIO leadership to make informed resource decisions impacting the IC.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.
FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS
All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).
- How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
- In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
- How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
- How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.
Mandatory Requirements:
Expert ability to plan, prepare, justify, administer, analyze, forecast, and monitor budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of organizations and programs, including conducting budget/financial data analysis and assessing financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.
Superior ability to serve as expert and consultant to top agency management officials and customers, in context of operation requirements bases on financial analysis and recommends possible courses of action.
Expert analytic and critical thinking skills, including the ability to conduct financial assessments, identify needs and requirements, and develop process improvement recommendations for implementation.
Expert knowledge of the IC and its components, missions, and interrelationships, including the superior ability to lead broad-based teams regarding key IC financial management issues.
Expert ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of varied audiences with different perspectives and objectives.
Superior organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively and independently in a team or collaborative environment.
Expert interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment effectively with senior officials, management, teams, and colleagues.
Superior written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to articulate complex intelligence issues to a wide audience, including the ability to write policy or analytic products for the senior U.S. Government officials and the IC workforce.
Superior knowledge of and experience with National Intelligence Program (NIP) and Military Intelligence Program (MIP) budget formulation programming and budget execution.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Additional information
JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL
Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.
SALARY DETERMINATION
A current Federal Government employee, selected for this position, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise 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 dni_reasonable_accommodation_wma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_COO_HRM_RA_ALL@odni.gov, by telephone at (703)275-3900 or by FAX at (703)275-1277. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 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.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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 information on the specific benefits offered.