Job Description

Financial Management Analyst

Location:	Washington, DC
Remote Work:	Hybrid
Clearance:	Secret
Work Status:	Full-Time

Position Description The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world. The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) keeps Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores. INL’s Management Assistance and Post Support (MAPS) division is responsible for supporting the post-award contract management function. The division’s customers include INL Program Managers, Contracting Officers (CO), and Contracting Officer’s Representatives (COR). MAPS professionals serve as information brokers between contract management stakeholders in acquisition, resource management, and corporate communities. MAPS closely teams with stakeholders to monitor contractor performance, ensure that cost, service quality and delivery schedules are in compliance with terms and conditions of the contract, and to ensure the application of sound financial management and administrative control.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review purchase requests and miscellaneous obligation document requests to assist in the determination of the appropriate accounting data (fiscal year), appropriation, allotment codes, function codes, object classification codes, project codes) and make a recommendation on fund availability based on apportionments and allotments.
• Determine if funds are available for de-obligation based on reviews of Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs).
• Determine amounts available for reclassification or reprogramming and/or which obligations are available for reclassification/reprogramming. Determine the type, country, purpose and status of obligations, points of contact and supporting documentation.
• Create and run reports from the Department’s accounting system of record reporting system. Run reports for specific accounting data and fiscal years and export spreadsheets to create workbooks for future reference and/or verify data between two workbooks/worksheets using formulas or other Microsoft functionality to identify the benefiting country or program.
• Determine the original funding of obligation document numbers to include analyzing and tracking approved apportionments, researching electronic or paper files and coordinating with other Department offices to acquire necessary information.
• Create spreadsheet presentations, which track beginning funding, amounts that have been obligated, expended, de-obligated, reclassified, reprogrammed, transferred, and remaining balances and use these spreadsheets to prevent Anti Deficiency Act violations.
• Respond timely to requests for information regarding the reconciliation of agreements, amendments, and reprogramming of funds and track all pertinent information relating to these activities in the established Department-wide financial system and Excel spreadsheet logs.
• Interact positively and work cooperatively with team members and points of contact to accomplish assigned work in a timely and efficient manner.
• Comply with all internal controls and procedures to protect organizational integrity and prevent unauthorized use or misappropriation of all classified and sensitive material and equipment in assigned areas.
• Provide financial guidance to Program Officers and Project Managers, as well as personnel in program countries. Provide advice and assistance to other staff members, and senior managers on financial management and processing problems or issues.
• Assist in the formulation and implementation of major policies for the accounting of INL country program funds such as the imposition of internal limitation on expenditures, tracking and monitoring requirements, and prepare recommendations to senior management, to include the Assistant Secretary on areas where funds may be reprogrammed and how best to account for fund usage.
• Perform studies and audits on internal controls and use of funds throughout the year to ensure appropriateness of obligations incurred and that resulting expenditures of funds are in accordance with pertinent laws, such as Foreign Assistance Act, appropriations laws, legislation, and other specific INL related regulations.
• Identify areas requiring process improvement, develop and recommend modifications of methods, processes, and techniques to resolve accounting or auditing problems and explain changes to all staff members and overseas posts to ensure awareness of and familiarity with new procedures.

Travel Requirements Travel is authorized for this position in accordance with the award and shall not exceed the designated ceiling. This position is not expected to travel on a regular basis.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen;
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and two to ten years’ experience at the equivalent GS-12 or higher level; or an Associate's degree from an accredited institution and a minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience at the equivalent GS-12 or higher level;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of bookkeeping and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to maintain/monitor control of funds, including reconciliation of variances between system records and obligation ledgers.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Accounting, Financial Management or related finance field.
• Experience with Department of State (DOS) financial systems to include: GFMS, RFMS, Data Warehouse, COAST/GBI and the peripheral systems used by the Department.
• Experience with Federal Government No-Year, Multi-Year and Annual Appropriations.
• Experience with Federal Regulations, such as Appropriation Law, Federal Travel Regulation, and Federal Acquisition Regulation.

About ATSG

ATSG Corporation is a Veterans Affairs (VA) CVE-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Fairfax, VA with branch offices throughout Central America. Since 2004, ATSG has successfully deployed its experience and expertise to support the most challenging and complex projects for various Federal agencies. Our robust portfolio includes cutting-edge technical solutions and professional support in Program Management, Consulting, Operations and Planning Support, Training and Advisory Services, and IT and Knowledge Management. We take pride in our proven dedication to providing expert assistance to our government partners. ATSG provides a variety of services within the Intelligence Community and is experienced in areas such as Mobility, Enterprise Architecture, Data Processing, Law Enforcement Mission Support, and Acquisition Support. Our products may be diverse, but the results are one and the same—on schedule, on budget, and completed with superior quality. As an organization, we are consistently expanding our global footprint in the contracting community. We work hard to honor our commitment to our clients while ensuring our employees feel secure and empowered in their work. We take excellent care of our team, so they may have the freedom and confidence to focus on their missions and provide nothing but the best output on the work site and at home.

ATSG Corporation is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer, our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination. Visit  for more information. Equal access to programs, services and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department. To comply with Federal law, ATSG Corporation participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. To comply with Federal law, ATSG Corporation participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.

We respectfully request not to be contacted by recruiters and/or staffing agencies.
Application Requirements

• All applications must be submitted in .pdf , .doc , or .docx format.
• Applications and resumes for this position are only accepted via electronic submission through ATSG Corporation’s Consolidated Applicant Tracking System (CATS).
• Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and resumes will not be accepted.
• The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from their electronic application and/or resume.

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