Acquisition Program CFO, SBST

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Base Sensing and Targeting (SBST) in Chantilly, Virginia is searching for an Acquisition Program Chief Financial Officer (NH-0501-04, GS 14/15 equivalent).

Description:

Step into a critical leadership role as the CFO for Space Base Sensing and Targeting, where you will provide the comprehensive business and financial expertise that underpins the U.S. Space Force's most vital acquisition programs. In this position, you will direct and oversee all financial management activities, leading teams to solve complex fiscal challenges and ensuring the strategic alignment of resources to meet mission-critical objectives. Your daily operations will involve providing authoritative policy guidance, serving as a technical expert to senior leadership, and driving the financial health of programs essential to our national defense. This is a premier opportunity for a strategic leader ready to make a significant impact on a mission of national importance.

The ideal candidate is a recognized technical and functional authority in financial management, a U.S. Citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret/SCI clearance, and eligible to hold a Financial Management Level 3 Certification. As an established senior-level supervisor, this individual possesses extensive experience leading diverse teams alongside an in-depth mastery of Congressional, DoD, and Space Force fiscal law, policy, and financial management cycles. Serving in a designated Critical Acquisition Position (CAP), they bring a proven track record of developing innovative strategies for complex programming and budgetary challenges, advising senior executive leaders, and driving strategic organizational vision.

Key Skills and Abilities:

1. In-depth knowledge of Congress and Public Affairs.
2. In-depth knowledge of program planning, budget and financial management cycles and policies.
3. Ability to gather, analyze, and present complex facts and develop programming and budgetary strategies.
4. Ability to identify problems, develop and implement innovative detailed strategies to resolve a wide range of programming, budgetary, financial and management issues.
5. Ability to negotiate resolution of complex budget and financial execution issues.
6. Ability to interpret and apply fiscal policy and financial rules, regulations, and procedures.
7. Ability to execute complex projects and/or studies within established time constraints.
8. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
9. Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key individuals/groups within and outside immediate work unit including field-level representatives.
10. Ability to advise senior leaders, Program Element Monitors and field-level representatives.

Requirements:

1. Must be a U.S Citizen.
2. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with eligibility for access to SCI.
3. This position has been designated for drug testing. Incumbent is subject to random urinalysis testing as a condition of employment.
4. May be required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
5. This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.
6. This is a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). Unless specifically waived by the appropriate component official, i.e., the Director of Acquisition Career Management for the component, the Service Acquisition Executive, or the Service Secretary, the employee must comply with statutorily mandated requirements.
7. Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
8. This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.
9. May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
10. May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
11. Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
12. Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
13. PCS is authorized. Incentive is not authorized.
14. This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

Organization:

The United States Space Force (USSF) is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips military members and civilians to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands (CCMDs).

The strategic importance of space can’t be overstated. Political and humanitarian interests as well as commercial concerns vital to the world economy all rely on space-based systems. Launched in 2019 as the nation’s sixth and newest military branch, the USSF was created to protect the interests and assets of America and its allies in this heavily contested realm. The Department of War relies on satellites and advanced space-based technology for secure communications, navigation, real-time reconnaissance, precision targeting on the battlefield, early warning of potential missile launches, and even weather forecasting. Guardians and civilians of the USSF are challenged every day to reach new heights in protecting and amplifying these space-based capabilities and defending our way of life by maintaining our edge in space.

The Space Force wants to attract talent with the character and potential to excel, empower them with information and choices, and develop them in line with their desires and the Space Force’s needs to create a high-performing organization necessary to secure and defend space. Please review the new Guardian Ideal to learn more about the new talent culture within the new U.S. Space Force, as we have a chance to make history and rewrite some of the rules—we hope you are excited about the opportunities this will present!