FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Financial Management Analyst

Independently performs and examines financial management functions to ensure internal and external accounting systems and administrative controls are sufficient to confirm that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws, and that funds are safeguarded against waste, loss, and misappropriation.

Reviews accounting and pay documents, travel vouchers, and vendor payments to ensure supporting documentation is proper and valid.

Performs post-audit voucher reviews.

Aggregates data from multiple financial and accounting systems and sources in order to directly or indirectly provide the Comptroller, Wing Commander, United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), National Guard Bureau (NGB), United States Air Force (USAF), DFAS, Department of the Treasury and senior level management with accurate and timely financial reporting.

Ensures the proper documentation, accounting, and auditability of funds, and their traceability to the USPFO in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) regulations and/or applicable laws.

Analyzes and accurately processes financial services transactions (i.e., payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements) while applying quality assurances techniques.

Resolves complex functional problems within the pay system for affected customers. Develops recommendations for actions under uncertain conditions with short and rapidly changing program deadlines.

Facilitates the resolution of intricate entitlement discrepancies for serviced customers, and ensures proper interfaces with appropriate DoD agencies and federal financial systems.

Executes full spectrum pay and entitlement operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounting, and Travel Pay).

Provides expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles.

Interprets policies and collaborates with the financial management enterprise to facilitate best practices and compliance assurance.

Analyzes and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies, regulations, applicable laws and guidance; and ensures that internal controls are in place.

Determines the legality of entitlements/collection actions and provides decision support to the Financial Manager.

Processes data and performs broad-in-depth financial analysis of interrelated accounting, military and civilian pay, accounts payable and receivable, and various travel entitlements to resolve especially difficult and sensitive, out-of-balance conditions associated with processing actions within Financial Management systems.

Analyzes and evaluates data to conduct a variety of fiscal reconciliations, reviews, and account adjustments.

Analyzes diverse financial management technical methods, techniques, precedent cases, and procedures to resolve an extensive range of difficult financial issues or problems.

Reconciles Resource Center Manager (RCM) accounts ensuring data integrity.

Coordinates with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and posts validated accounts to the General Ledger.

Resolves pay and entitlement problems unique to the customer.

Manages and executes internal control procedures to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.

Other duties as assigned.