Series 0505

Financial Management

Financial managers who lead an organization's finances, including budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting, and advise leaders on financial decisions.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0500 Accounting and Budget Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 343
Open now: 11
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-6%)
Demand score: 79/100
Remote opportunity score: 36/100
Veteran opportunity score: 63/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-13 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-14

GS pay plan, used by 81% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$127,829 to $181,338 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 39%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 61%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 28%
Telework eligible (open now): 36%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (102)
Department of the Army (69)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (58)
Department of the Navy (40)
Department of Defense (17)

Top states

Virginia (77)
Texas (34)
District of Columbia (32)
Maryland (30)
California (20)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 0505 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	12% above average
March	5% above average
April	About average
May	6% below average
June	5% below average
July	About average
August	5% above average
September	9% below average
October	8% above average
November	About average
December	6% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0505 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	289
FY 2019	286
FY 2020	289
FY 2021	283
FY 2022	348
FY 2023	452
FY 2024	343
FY 2025	145
FY 2026	322

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0505 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	5
Jan 2026	22
Feb 2026	32
Mar 2026	49
Apr 2026	43
May 2026	37
Jun 2026	28
Jul 2026	28
Aug 2026	31
Sep 2026	32
Oct 2026	24
Nov 2026 (month to date)	12

0501 Financial Administration and Program 2,771 postings in 12 months
0560 Budget Analysis 1,698 postings in 12 months
0510 Accounting 1,227 postings in 12 months
0503 Financial Clerical and Technician 590 postings in 12 months
0511 Auditing 553 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.