Financial Management Analyst in Chicago

Summary

Performs financial management functions including accounting budgeting and reporting; reviews and monitors expenditures ensures the proper supporting documentation is valid applies reconciliation processes to align funds with congressional intent and the FBI mission; extracts financial data applies statistical logic across transactions maintains internal controls audits accounts and ensures compliance with policy.

Duties

GS-7:

• Performs a variety of financial management work to include accounting budget and financial reporting.
• Classifies expenses; monitors expenditure rates; and maintains records of obligations and expenditures within budgeted funds for specific accounts.
• Applies reconciliation techniques toward budgets and ensures monies are utilized in a manner consistent with congressional intent and the FBIs mission.
• Extracts financial data from various reports; and/or applies statistical logic necessary for budget formulation of requests.

GS-9: (in addition to the above)

• Performs various budget analysis activities using efficient and effective methods to reconcile accounts and formulate costing.
• Conducts monthly reconciliations of undercover accounts and program specific funding.
• Establishes and maintains effective internal controls over financial reporting methods which include safeguarding of assets and complying with appropriate laws and regulations.

GS-11: (In addition to the above)

• Formulate strategies regarding the interpretation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives and circulars; extracts financial data from various reports.
• Monitors and analyzes expenditure activity; recommends solutions to management regarding account discrepancies; and/or performs various audits of program budget accounts
• Prepares monthly reconciliations of revolving confidential advances and program specific funding.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience (SE)

GS-7: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Experience performing basic analytical work in the area of financial management.
• Experience applying financial management practices to resolve issues.
• Experience reviewing financial and budget reports.
• Experience reviewing interpreting and explaining policy and/or directives.

GS-9: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-7 grade level. SE in addition to the above is defined as follows:

• Experience ensuring efficient and effective operational and administrative requirements are met while adhering to federal government rules and regulations.
• Experience independently identifying and resolving issues while making recommendations to management on various routine financial assignments.
• Experience providing guidance/consultative services relating to financial and budget matters.

GS-11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE in addition to the above is defined as follows:

• Experience with a wide range of government financial management theories practices and techniques sufficient to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a variety of complex assignments.
• Experience independently identifying and resolving issues while making recommendations to management on various complex financial assignments.
• Experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative data in financial reporting methods techniques and strategies to produce to reports results or resolve issues.
• Experience extracting financial data from various reports; and/or applying statistical logic necessary for budget formulation of request.

Education

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

GS-7 : Applicant must have a bachelors degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. Superior academic achievement is the completion of all the requirements of a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university which is based on (1) class standing (2) grade-point average of 3.0 or higher as recorded on an official transcript or as based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum or (3) honor society membership.

GS-9 : Applicant must have a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related.

GS-11 : Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M. if related.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

Additional information

Online applications must be received before 11:59 p.m. on September 10 2026 or when 100 applications are received whichever comes first.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and consent to a complete background investigation urinalysis and polygraph. You must be suitable for Federal employment; as determined by a background investigation.

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.

Required Experience:

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