Supervisory Financial Management Specialist (Branch Chief)

Supervisory Financial Management Specialist (Branch Chief)

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Alexandria, Virginia

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: This Branch Chief position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Payments, Monitoring, and Travel Branch (OCFO/PMT).

Major Duties:

• As a Supervisory Financial Management Specialist (Branch Chief), you will perform the following duties: Oversee Payment Processing and Accounts Payable Functions: Responsible for the timely and accurate execution of payment processing for financial assistance, contracts, travel, and miscellaneous payments. Coordinates across the agency to resolve complex payment or post-award issues. Provide Oversight Over Payment and Travel System Operations. Responsible for overseeing functions as business owner of NSF and government-wide payment and travel applications and service providers. Delivers reliable functional and technical support to both internal and external customers. Oversee Travel Management Services. Responsible for managing the government travel card program, employee relocation, and passport and visa services. Lead Payment and Travel Outreach Initiatives: Develops and executes an annual outreach plan for payment and travel topics, delivered both in-person and virtually. Conduct internal outreach and change management to agency stakeholders on issues affecting the payment and travel lines of business. Policy Development and Liaison Activities: Provides expert input into financial management and travel policy, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and represents the agency in professional meetings. Direct and Supervise Professional Staff: Directs and supervises financial management specialists and travel specialists in payment operations, travel management services, grant outreach, and post-award monitoring. Plans work, sets priorities, evaluates performance, and manages staffing needs.

Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the federal service providing strategic leadership and oversight of complex financial and travel operations. Examples of specialized experience include: Overseeing payment processing and/or travel management functions and directing a professional staff across multiple business lines Providing functional and technical oversight for payment and/or travel systems. Directing programs that advance organizational financial objectives and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements. Negotiating and resolving controversial financial management and travel issues. Managing payment operations, agency travel functions, and serving as an authorized Certifying Officer. Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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Application Deadline: 2026-04-29