This position is located in the USPTO, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary and Director on planning, budget, financial, procurement and organizational performance, and financial management systems matters.
The CFO also oversees implementation of, and compliance with, all Federal laws and regulations pertaining to financial management, to include the preparation of the USPTO's audited financial statements.
The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year.
This role is the ideal next career step for you if: You enjoy providing leadership, direction, mentorship, and high-level expertise and guidance in developing, establishing and promulgating policies, standards, best practices, and quantitative and qualitative techniques associated with USPTO-wide financial management program operations and management systems.
You are committed to establishing unprecedented and authoritative USPTO-wide governance for methods, techniques, processes, and procedures that define and document financial management process improvement strategies, best practices, workflow, operational performance and lessons learned across organizations.
You are skilled in planning, executing, managing, and evaluating strategies, concepts, initiatives, and organizes all phases of financial management studies, complex statistical analyses, and special projects to evaluate and support CFO programs and measure effectiveness in meeting established goals and objectives.
You enjoy preparing expert level financial and budgetary information papers, briefings materials, resource issue papers, and other analytical products to support senior CFO and USPTO leadership in making informed programmatic decisions.
Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
Ramon.Murphy@uspto.gov · 571-272-0660
This position is with Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-13.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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