This Managing Director for Global Financial Management Systems (GFMS) position serves in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS). CGFS strives to be an effective steward of the Department’s financial resources and deliver quality financial management services, programs and systems to ensure the USG and Department can accomplish their essential foreign affairs mission with the highest standard of financial accountability and transparency to the American people.
Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (last five questions). All applicants must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Mandatory Technical Qualification questions in order to receive consideration for the position. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here. When responding to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the Technical Qualifications and the Executive Core Qualifications. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per Mandatory Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualification. Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position. Your experience and resume should explicitly demonstrate the following: MTQ 1: Expert-level knowledge of the process required and demonstrated ability to execute system development life cycles for financial, resource, and administrative management systems for an agency or organization, to include requirements and design documentation, development, implementation, hardware and software operations, and maintenance. MTQ 2: Demonstrated skill in assessing, developing, implementing, maintaining and evaluating financial, resource, and administrative management systems functions for an agency or organization to ensure their security, integration and controls are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and objectives. If you do not possess the mandatory technical qualifications described above, you may be considered ineligible for these positions.
In coordination with the Department’s CIO, the Managing Director (CGFS/GFMS) advises the Comptroller and Deputy Comptrollers on all resource management system matters including hardware, software, operations, emerging technologies, policies, procedures, security, standards, and methodologies. This position also serves as the CGFS Chief Information Officer; oversees all Department enterprise-wide resource management systems; and establishes, administers, and maintains an integrated business system universe for budget, finance, accounting, compensation, travel, disbursing, procurement, business intelligence, Treasury systems, and grants systems at domestic and overseas locations. This position reports directly to the Deputy Comptroller (CGFS/D) and has significant freedom to act within the framework of established policies and procedures. Specifically, the incumbent will execute the following: Oversees the operations of the GFMS Directorate, ensuring the system's integrity, security, controls, accuracy, and compliance with federal financial management standards. Oversees a broad program management function that facilitates policy and resource decisions of the CIO and helps meet the Bureau's requirements for information technology capital investment planning, program reporting, reports management, strategic planning and enterprise architecture, E-government, strategies and performance metrics. Establish an organization, infrastructure, and strategic plans aimed at continually modernizing the Department's resource management systems and business processes. Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial management practices within the Department. Provide strategic direction and leadership to subordinate supervisors and staff, ensuring alignment with the Department's financial management mission, goals, and objectives.