IC IT Financial Manager_IC CIO Mission and Resources Group

IC IT Financial Manager_IC CIO Mission and Resources Group

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Bethesda, Maryland

Salary Range: $173146 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Information Office (CIO) is responsible for advancing the Intelligence Community's mission by driving secure collaboration, integration, and information sharing; identifying and addressing information enterprise risks; and providing strategic leadership and oversight of the IC's enterprise architecture and enterprise information technology.

Major Duties:

• Major Duties and Responsibilities: 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. MRG's Investment and Planning Analysis (IP&A) team 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. MRG's IP&A 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 and financial reporting information to develop budget testimony, briefings, and talking points for senior DNI leadership and OIC CIO and develop IC guidance on the preparation of resource requests and realignments or reprogramming to the DNI and Congress. 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.

Qualifications: 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.

How to Apply: We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Your application must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive information Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents

Application Deadline: 2026-04-06