Come be a part of something big! Smart Minds, Cool Jobs and Awesome Rewards! Fueled by innovation, talent and ambition, the Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking civilian professionals prepared to deploy war-winning capabilities on behalf of the United States Air Force. OPEN: November 5, 2026 CLOSE: November 30, 2026 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is currently seeking a full-time non-supervisory Financial Management Specialist (009451391M) to work in the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), Air Delivered Capabilities Directorate, (AFNWC/NDO) at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. This announcement is open to those within the local Kirtland Air Force base commuting. This position is eligible for situational telework only. Value of Position (VoP): NH-0501-03 which has a typical 2026 salary range of $76,463– $100,040 (basic salary without locality included) – VoP is 75. Locality for Albuquerque-Santa Fe area is 18.33% of basic salary. **If your current basic salary is within the band, but above the VoP range, your basic salary will not be reduced if you are selected for the position. This position supports the delivery of Agile War-Winning Capabilities in the Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Delivered Capabilities Directorate, providing financial management services to personnel, programs, support missions, associates, and external customers for the AFMC. This is a non-supervisory responsible for analysis, formulation, and planning of a multi-billion dollar portfolio across the Future Years Defense Program for Acquisition and Sustainment efforts. Position reports to the Chief Financial Officer for the Directorate. The assigned Directorate consists of five Divisions (two are geographically-separated locations) with approximately 300 military and civilian personnel. The Directorate financial portfolio consists of multi-year funding, to include Investment, Research & Development, Test and Evaluation and Procurement funding), Expense (Operations and Maintenance), Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Reimbursable funding. MAJOR DUTIES: This non-supervisory position is FM functional expert for multiple program and operational activities for the Directorate, assisting the Branch Chief in portfolio strategic planning and budget execution as well as serving as FM technical advisor with support to PMs and assisting in contract development. The role will assist in leading and supporting all the Directorate’s FM analysis and studies for strategy budget formulation, execution of budgets, resource management of multi-year funding for local and geographically-separated aligned units (in continental United States and overseas). The Directorate’s processes, practices, and policies will align with the Directorate’s Organizational Senior Function (OSF) for Financial Management. The position will be a Directorate-level portfolio manager for financial matters, such as programming, execution, budget, and future years forecasting. The candidate will prepare and on occasion, brief financial reporting, budget justification, unfunded requirements, and fiscal strategies for Directorate’s overall investment and expense portfolio. This includes (but not limited to) maintaining awareness of operational and acquisition program cost, schedule, performance, requirements, and risk as it relates to the Directorate’s financial state. The position will coordinate with other Financial Management offices as well as integrate into Program Management teams to provide financial guidance and support to assist in ensuring timely and effective execution of mission strategies. Candidates should have a strong ability to work independently and conduct analysis, perform actions, develop solutions, and provide recommendations and assistance to Branch and Program Managers, Division Chiefs, Staff Directorates, and Director. To ensure success in position, candidate should have positive interaction with others, advance-level in MS Office products and unique AF systems to build spreadsheets (to include, formulas and data entry/retrieval), ability to work independently to design analysis (for decision support and to support program and operational portfolio strategies for the Directorate). Background, skills, and/or experience with AF program management and contracting activities highly desirable and significantly valuable in this position. This position will serve as a liaison/bridge to assist in the FM activities and PM reporting for promotable and defendable Directorate portfolio. To ensure success in this position, candidates should:
- Have a strong background in analytics, acquisition, and budgeting
- Have the ability to select and apply a variety of standard or new analytical methods/techniques to budgetary processes and special studies.
- Have the ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to recognize issues, project potential effects, prepare summary reports of findings/conclusions, and provide recommendations or courses of actions.
- Have the ability to identify areas of funding shortfalls and excesses and propose re-programming/re-phasing actions as needed.
- Have knowledge or be familiar with acquisition program structure for budgeting, budgeting procedures, regulations, policies, and guides.
- Be proactive and have the ability to work independently.
- Have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Be familiar with the following systems and/or tools: Comprehensive Cost and Requirement (CCaR), Project Management Resource Tools Enterprise Analytics (PMRT-EA), and Automated Funds Management System REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:
- U.S. citizenship
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
- This is an Air Force Drug Testing Designated Position. The incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
- Employee may be required to travel occasionally away from the normal duty station in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments
- Work may occasionally require the employee to work outside the normal business hours, such as overtime or an irregular work shift
- Position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). The employee must meet, or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position. Employee is expected to meet Continuous Acquisition Education requirements and remain current on Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) following certification. APDP Level Practitioner (level 2) Financial Management certification is required or must be obtained in 24 months.
- This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. DoD FM Level 2 is required.
- To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and restriction from the workplace. Additional Remarks: Candidates must have at least 2-3 years managing and reporting status on single and/or multi-year appropriation financial program(s) that is outlined on the resume and can be verified through the references provided. Candidates should have immediate experience utilizing the Comprehensive Cost and Requirements (CCaR) system for program and financial management, to include creating a CCAR record, loading and distributing approved and authorized funds authority, coordinating on funding documents and accessing specific reports (ie, forecasting, status of funds execution and open commitments).
