Financial Management Analyst - Tecolote Research : Job Details

OverviewTecolote is seeking Financial Management Analysts to be located at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), FL in support of Special Operations Forces (SOF).Responsibilities

• Develop research, development and acquisition management system documentation, to include supporting Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), System Acquisition Management Plans (SAMP), Acquisition Strategies (AS) Acquisition Program Baselines, (APB), Acquisition Decision Memorandums (ADM), test and evaluation plans, fielding and deployment releases, program protection plans, spend plans, Technology Insertion Roadmaps, Transition Agreements, Congressional Briefings and responses to Congressional Requests for Information, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) planning documents.
• Collect and analyze metrics and requirements from supported organizations
• Develop elements of program acquisition strategies
• Support/conduct portions of market research
• Keep program information current and organize data to submit to management for decision-making
• Prepare reports and briefings on program status, policies, and procedures, in support of acquisition program milestones
• Support cost/benefit analysis
• Analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the program; develop recommendations to improve program operations
• Answer data calls and inquiries on program policies and procedures
• Monitor programs to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Manage program POM, budget preparation, and financial execution in accordance with policies and procedures; formulate proposed mitigations to deviations and unfunded priorities as necessary
• Coordinate program information with personnel
• Interpret regulations and directives to determine the impact on programs
• Determine requirements; develop goals and objectives to accomplish program mission, support government counterparts to ensure execution of programs in accordance with plans, and modify program policies and procedures based on changes to regulations
• Research ways to eliminate program bottlenecks and barriers to production; support government counterparts in the development of solutions to program issues
• Oversee the allocation of resources based on program requirements

Skills Required

• Knowledge of the ACEIT (Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools) Suite
• Works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently.
• Support the Tri-Annual Review - Perform as Lead for all accounting actions and issues between SOF AT&L Program offices, SOF AT&L-K, HQ USSOCOM, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and the 6th Comptroller Squadron. This support ensures all accounting actions associated with conducting a formal Tri-Annual review for all active and expired year accounts is completed IAW DOD FMR and DFAS guidance.
• Follow-up on all contracts with active and expiring/expired funds - Lead and assist efforts to include coordination with SOF AT&L-K, Defense Contract Management Agency and DFAS to facilitate contract closeout.
• Provide metrics on the Tri-Annual Review and Contract Closeout processes. Provide training on the Tri-Annual review process to customers with respect to General Accounting and Finance System and Integrated Accounts Payable System, reconciliation systems, Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS), and other training as required.
• Perform super module manager and Group Administration Management (GAM) roles. Include support to the classified funding portfolio and provide accounting support for these programs.
• Provide training in the applications of researching and clearing Negative Unliquidated Obligations and Unliquidated Obligations (NULO/ULO) for the purpose of close-out of expiring/expired funds. Provide every other month, the status regarding reconciliation actions by appropriation and fiscal year.
• Financial Execution and Analysis - Examine, review, study, and evaluate financial operations and transactions to recommend financial actions or methods, determine financial feasibility or financial soundness, determine regulatory compliance, or perform other financial activities related to business operations.
• Perform operational program budget execution duties using systems such as DEAMS, PBAS, ABSS, Commanders' Resource Integration System, Select and Native Programming Data Input System, etc.
• Assure that obligations incurred and resulting expenditures of funds are in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations.
• Update SOF AT&L internal obligation tracking systems daily to ensure program financial status is current.
• Gather and provide data to respond to monthly and quarterly reporting requirements as defined in the SOCOM Comptroller Annual Specific Guidance.
• Develop spreadsheets, all forms of electronic graphic media to include interactive presentations, quad charts, and other documentation as required.
• Accounting and Finance Support - Update and analyze SOF AT&L Financial Execution Module (FEM) for all appropriations and all types of funding.
• Document current operating practices based on results gathered through interviews, investigation, and testing.
• Prepare and execute Funding Authorization Documents (FADs), Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), AF Form 9s, Fund Cite Authorizations, and other documentation.
• Maintain Program Office contract execution files, including contracts, cost reports, vouchers, change orders, and correspondence with vendors. Support the classified funding portfolio and provide accounting and finance support for these programs.
• Prepare fiscal year end close-out reports on a daily, monthly, and annual basis.

EducationBachelor's degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.