Summary Join the team! The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the Director of the Office of Financial Management, Planning & Evaluation. The Office is responsible for providing a broad range of financial management services, including strategic planning and performance measurement, budgeting, acquisition, financial system management, internal control, and enterprise risk management programs. Responsibilities This vacancy has been extended and will now close on October 29, 2024. As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the incumbent advises and assists the Executive Director in fulfilling the agency's responsibilities for the planning, analysis, justification, control, procurement, internal control review, and reporting of all agency's fiscal resources. This includes strategic management, enterprise risk management, and performance measurement. Specific activities associated with this position include: Providing oversight, analysis, and financial management of Commission resources to ensure that financial management policies and programs integration are aligned with the agency's strategic goals, objectives, and performance outcomes. Program responsibilities include: establishing policies and procedures, planning and directing the justification and utilization of budgetary resources, ensuring compliance with federal financial regulations and reporting requirements in the areas of budget, financial management and accounting, acquisition planning, grants management, contracting and procurement, and internal control review. Leading financial workforce teams to develop and maintain an integrated planning, budgeting, performance reporting, accounting, and financial management system, including financial reporting and financial management internal controls. Monitoring the financial execution of the agency's budget in relation to actual expenditures, acquiring goods and services, monitoring the quality and performance of on-going activities, analyzing activities to proactively identify potential performance problems, and preparing and submitting timely financial and performance reports to the Executive Director. Serving as the agency's Performance Improvement Officer. The Performance Improvement Officer, as defined in the Government Performance and Results Improvement Act, and supports the agency head in conducting performance reviews, as well as in goal selection, analysis, cross-agency collaboration, alignment of personnel performance appraisals, and communication of performance information. Developing and providing leadership to a program of agency internal control review consistent with OMB circular A-123 and agency needs and designed to foster effective internal controls agency wide. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S Citizenship Required. Background Investigation Required. Appointment to this position may be subject to Commission approval. This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn. One-year probationary period required for initial SES appointment. The selectee will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Qualifications All applicants must submit a separate written narrative response to each of the following ECQs. Additional information is available at: ECQ Information. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results model. It is recommended that you draft your ECQs in a Word document and then insert the responses into our system (limit of 6,400 characters per narrative). EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS DEFINITIONS: ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives, but you must clearly state your status in your resume and submit a written narrative response to the Technical Qualifications. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process. You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are a current career Senior Executive, Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certified graduate of a Senior Executive (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) or an individual with SES reinstatement eligibility. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the mandatory technical qualifications requirements. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: In addition, all applicants must submit a separate written narrative response to each of the following MTQs. Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your MTQs in a word document and then insert into our system (limit of 6,400 characters for each narrative). Demonstrated experience leading a staff responsible for the full range of financial management functions and responsibilities, including: budget formulation and execution, financial accounting principles and reporting, measuring organizational performance, federal contracting practices and regulations, enterprise risk management, and internal management control. Comprehensive knowledge of the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act and the demonstrated ability to lead the development of an agency-wide strategic plan, annual performance plans, and to monitor and report results. Comprehensive knowledge of the federal government's budget appropriations cycle and execution processes, including OMB Circular A-11. Education This position does not have a mandatory education requirement. Additional Information All the information you provide will be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application forms, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Please see for more information. Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.