Financial Management Specialist

Financial Management Specialist
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Headquarters, NASA
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As a Financial Management Specialist with the Enterprise Data Analytics Office, you will lead professionals in developing Power Platform solutions and data integration tools for efficient financial analysis. You will translate executive requirements into technical solutions, integrate federal Enterprise Resource Planning data with Microsoft cloud services, and deliver analytical products supporting the Chief Financial Officer and Agency leadership in budget execution and decision-making.

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Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
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Current NASA federal employees serving on a career, career-conditional, Schedule A for individuals with disabilities, or NASA term appointment that provides eligibility to convert to a permanent appointment.

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Lead digital transformation for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) by modernizing legacy financial reporting with cloud-based Microsoft Power Platform solutions and ensuring federal cybersecurity and data governance compliance using AI.
Design and deploy enterprise-grade Power BI dashboards, Power Apps, and Power Automate workflows to provide real-time visibility into budget execution, obligations, cost performance, and workforce analytics for executive decision-making.
Integrate disparate financial datasets from federal accounting systems into Microsoft environments, designing secure data pipelines and optimized semantic models to support self-service analytics across OCFO.
Conduct advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics to forecast budget trends, identify cost overruns, and translate complex financial metrics into actionable insights for Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and senior NASA leadership.
Collaborate with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCIO), mission directorate analysts, and external vendors to ensure financial tools meet security, operational, and federal compliance requirements.
Automate manual financial reporting processes using Power Automate and SharePoint workflows to increase operational efficiency, reduce human error, and maintain strict audit trails for federal accountability.
Establish best practices and create comprehensive documentation for Microsoft data tools, providing training and mentorship to upskill the financial management workforce in modern analytical capabilities.
Serve as primary change agent for OCFO modernization efforts, ensuring system interoperability and data security while maintaining compliance with federal accounting standards and internal governance policies.
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Conditions of employment
This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. **See Additional Information section**
Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
Duty location will be determined upon selection. While this position is not remote, if you are selected and are currently on a time limited or indefinite exception to reporting on-site, it may continue.
Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level:

Integrating financial system data into reporting platforms, developing data models combining financial datasets, and creating analytical reports or dashboards that track financial metrics in accordance with federal accounting standards or organizational requirements.
Developing automated workflows using Microsoft Power platform tools (or similar tools) to support financial management processes that incorporate access controls and ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations, policies, or security requirements.
Leading or contributing to financial management systems modernization by translating strategic objectives into technical requirements and developing technology solutions for executive decision-making.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other