DSCA Financial Program Analyst

Seneca Holdings•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Great Hill Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly motivated Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program Financial Analyst that shall support the financial execution, monitoring, and reporting (FMR) of program execution under the International Security Cooperation Program Account (ISCPA) managed by DSCA. Services will include, programmatic and administrative support; assisting in coordinating and facilitating information management; fostering interdepartmental relationships; performing research; analyzing data; producing Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) account financial execution reports; monitoring funds transferred to Implementing Agencies; budget management; and supporting the production and delivery of the USAI Daily/Weekly Security Cooperation Information Portal (SCIP) Report, and Quarterly Monitoring Report. Assist the planning, slide preparation, and execution of meetings requiring financial updates and keep the Country Finance Director (CFD) informed of financial execution progress and issues. Assist with establishing recurring meetings, pulling case sheets as needed, and any other administrative duties in supporting FMRs. Coordinate with USAI stakeholders and organizations internal to DSCA to include Comptroller (CMP), GCD and the Office of General Council (OGC). Identify and document improvements to business processes in support of BPC program implementation to strengthen and ready the Department of Defense to achieve a clean audit opinion. Will operate in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment where speed and accuracy are required to complete tasks on time and as efficiently as possible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.
Active Secret Clearance
A minimum of three (3) years of work experience (sometime within the last five (5) years) related to an understanding of Security Assistance and/or Security Cooperation financial and program management is prerequisite of the position.
Strong computer, analytical skills, and the ability to research and communicate effectively in writing.
Flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, project coordination experience, and provide examples of ability to work well with all levels of internal management staff and Department of Defense (DoD) counterparts.
Knowledge and prior experience in financial management and project management.
Understanding of budgeting and appropriations as it relates to program execution.
Personnel must be able to foster a positive relationship with DoD Agencies, State Department, respective Combatant Commanders, Joint Staff, and Military Departments and in country Security Cooperation Officers.
Proficient in MS Office Suite applications Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; proficiency with Excel to perform data evaluation, formulas, analytics and spreadsheets.
Must be able to transfer presentation graphics from Excel into PowerPoint or Word.
Proficient in DSAMS and SCIP.
Familiarity with Security Cooperation and DoD Financial Systems to include DAI; Defense Integrated Financial System (DIFS); various MILDEP Enterprise Resource Planning systems.

Nice To Haves

Advanced experience in related security cooperation areas and programs is a capability above threshold minimum requirements; such as BPC programs – military requirements and capability development, and USAI Increased experience in LOA/ pseudo-LOA financial management, budget development, and/or process improvements is a capability above threshold minimum requirements.
Active Top Secret

Responsibilities

Generate reports within SCMS to ensure programs achieve financial implementation.
Monitor ISCPA/USAI Tranche funding levels against overall notified program amounts.
Gather, compile, sort and analyze data using excel.
Compile financial execution data for quarterly BPC Report to Congress, Case Closure Report, and other reports as required.
Enter data in DAI support of financial transactions to include recurring entry of Miscellaneous Obligation Reimbursement Documents (MORD)/MIPRs/IAAs.
Make updates to the MOA Tranche Maintenance module in SCMS, and other data inputs in the event DSCA expands its existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in support of BPC financial management.
Gather appropriate data from Implementing Agency, Military Departments (MILDEPS), and/or COCOM reps to complete BPC Funding Packages, BPC Funds Return and Prior Year Adjustment (PYA) Packages.
Process BPC Funding Packages, BPC Funds Return Packages and PYA packages for staffing/approval, maintain CFD document that tracks status of tasks/actions, catalogue and archive documents.
Identify and document best practices and process improvements. Develop and maintain BPC standard operating procedures (SOP) and BPC Process Maps, Document Business Rules.
Update Risk Management and Internal Controls (RMIC) records for BPC programs, as required.
Gather appropriate data from IA, MILDEPS to conduct BPC cancelling funds/closure reviews. Maintain CFD document that tracks status of tasks/actions, catalogue and archive documents.
Review Congressional Notification Packages. Maintain CFD document that tracks tranche funds release by OUSD-C and archive associated documents.
Create/Review General Terms & Conditions (GT&C) documents through G-Invoicing as needed. Coordinate with GCD to validate direct funds requirements with Implementer & RPD. Coordinate for signatures in GCD and ensure agreement is executed with direct funds implementer in a timely manner.
Track MIPR/IAAs. Coordinate monthly reporting with implementers. Maintain CFD document that tracks status of tasks/actions, catalogue, and archive documents.
Coordinate and prepare submission to Request for Information (RFI).
Participate in Holding Account (HA) reconciliation meetings with DFAS.
Develop slides/metrics for briefings, as required. Participate in development of ISCPA Financial execution slides for HOTWASH.
Conduct detailed analysis of financial data and make recommendations to OBO CFD/ CMP and GCD based on findings.
Coordinate Emergency Implementation (EI) and post EI milestone.
Maintain a database of outstanding case actions (Mods/Amds/Closure); track required action items to completion; keep stakeholders informed of any changes to actions as needed.
Provide weekly updates on all new cases and case amendments.
Monitor SCIP report within SCMS on a daily basis to ensure all ISCP/USAI funded programs have completed funding/funds return packages and display the correct case milestones (i.e. Accepted, Financial Implementation (FINIMP), Implemented, etc.)
Assist with research/tracking/processing with the “recon-a-thon" for the program codes that are cancelling in the current FY.