DFAS EFD Functional Lead

About the role

CGI Federal is seeking an experienced Functional Lead for the DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) client team, whose Momentum financial solution integrates and interfaces with a number of government applications. This person will provide their expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all Momentum functional implementation and operations and maintenance tasks and associated tickets, collaborating with CGI's technical and development teams to develop, test, and implement code change solutions in Momentum to meet client business needs and address system issues.
• Daily interaction with the client and project manager.
• Provide Momentum Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for the ongoing Momentum Operations and Maintenance and Implementation projects.
• Perform in-depth Budget reconciliation analysis, along with other analytical tasks arising from enhancements, release deployments, integrated system logic, Annual Close, and reporting, among other functions.
• Serve as a senior Momentum expert within the team and mentor and train junior team members to become future Momentum SMEs within CGI Federal.
• Conduct independent research to understand the detailed components of the client's business processes and provide recommendations to the client for Momentum related improvements and efficiencies.
• Perform requirements gathering sessions with the client and transform those requirements into enhancement solutions to be deployed into the Momentum application/integrations.
• Develop and maintain various functional documentation resources such as enhancement design documents while overseeing junior members in the development of test scripts, business process documentation, client deliverables, and related materials.

Requirements

• To be successful in this role, candidates should have ten (10) years of experience implementing or supporting Momentum COTS software, and ability to perform in-depth Budget reconciliation analysis.
• Functional Expert with experience implementing the Momentum COTS software to meet system business requirements.
• Experience with analytical tasks arising from enhancements, release deployments, integrated system logic, Annual Close, and reporting, among other federal financial business processes.
• Working knowledge of tools such as SQL developer, MS Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects and Visio.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work around client's schedule;
• Must be able to work in a team environment.

Desired qualifications/non essential skills required

• Flexibility to work around client's schedule;
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Experience With Federal Financial Systems;
• Experience with federal accounting principles preferred;
• Proficient in SQL with experience writing queries (table joins, inner/outer joins, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written communication capabilities and techniques (working side by side with government counterparts).
• Self starter, quick learner, and team player.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $113,400.00 - $223,200.00.

Schedule

This position can be located at any CGI office in the U.S., preferred location is Fairfax, VA; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.