Sr Financial Mgmt Associate

Opportunity to provide Financial Management support to the Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Space (DCO-S) program, which provides defensive cyber capabilities that protect USSF mission systems with an emphasis on cyber threat recognition, attribution, mitigation, and active response to evolving threats and changes in the cyber environment.

The candidate shall be able to assist, prepare, develop, and deliver compliant documents in support of a variety of financial management activities to include Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution (PPBE), Program Types (U.S., FMS, etc.), tracking data, and reporting IAW all current and future fiscal and appropriation law and policy such as but not limited to DoD 7000.14-R, Vols. 1, 2 & 3; AFI 65-Series and Air Force Materiel Command Instruction (AFMCI) 65-603.

• Apply knowledge of financial management and accounting functions, processes, and analytical methods and techniques to gather, analyze, evaluate and present information required by program or project managers and customers
• Prepare program budgets, reports and financial documentation; draw conclusions and draft solutions to funding/budgeting requirements & problems relating to improvement of financial management effectiveness, work methods, financial systems, and procedure efficiency.
• Perform budget forecasting tasks, variance identification and analysis, program or financial execution reporting and reviews, schedule analysis, earned value management (EVM) analysis, and/or provide recommendations to the program office on all matters relating to budget, schedule, or EVM.
• Identify accounting discrepancies and take appropriate corrective actions
• Use automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions.
• Compile division level financial material from a variety of sources in support of various tasks and requirements for financial metrics, Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) compliant audits, management internal control program, self-assessment program, and routine reporting
• Advise or assist with the development of program specific funds management documentation, and/or assist in the execution of automated models and control techniques to aid decision making; this may include generating funding, forecasting, programming, and budget information and documentation using applicable databases and software
• Prepare, develop, and/or assist with financial papers, briefings, or other inputs to support various events, such as, but not limited to Budget Execution Review (BER), Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), Milestone Decision Review (MDR), Monthly Activity Report (MAR), Program Management Review (PMR), Acquisition Strategy Plan (ASP), or IPT risk assessments
• Draft financial data documentation for submission to the Government financial lead/analyst such as but not limited to Procurement Documents [P-DOCS], Research Test Development and Evaluation Documents [R-DOCS] and Program Objective Memorandum (POM).
• Provide status of approved, deferred, and released funds using new or existing organizational formats. Identifying, preparing and assisting with correction of posting errors in financial records.
• Draft a variety of funding documents in support of unit/organizational programs such as but not limited to Purchase Requests (PRs), Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), project orders, and other financial documents IAW FM policy and regulations.
• Generate, maintain, and document an independent audit trail to track, record, and report the status of each funding document to ensure proper use of all funds (active, expired, and cancelled). Submit to Government financial lead/analyst for approval/review.
• Generate and deliver quick-turnaround "what-if" funding drill assessments and/or provide data retrieval and analysis for ad-hoc reporting requirements or other data calls.
• Support AF or DoD exercises and simulations designed to assess the unit's ability to support real-world scenarios in a compliant and timely manner.
• Monitor, report, and maintain reimbursable budget program.
• Perform research and analysis for accounting related issues using a variety of online query systems and tools. For example, CCaRS, DFAS, DEAMS, CRIS, WAWF, and FM Suite.
• Maintain the financial database, input financial and contracting data, and extract ad hoc reports.