Financial Management Assistant III

Responsibilities

• Reviews invoices and statements, verifies information, ensures sufficient funds have been obligated, and resolves questionable items with the submitting unit.
• Provides analysis and reconciliation of computer printouts with operating unit reports, contacting units, researching causes of discrepancies, and taking action to ensure accounts balance.
• Reviews system mismatches, performs analysis and reconciliation of computer outputs with operating unit reports, contacts responsible units as needed, researches cause of discrepancies, and takes action to ensure accounts balance.
• Provides budget, financial, accounting, and certification advice and assistance in the execution of financial programs.
• Ensures accurate budget and accounting of pricing and prepares plans and budgets for budgetary obligation authorities.
• Prepares budgets, statistical, and management reports related to financial activities and reimbursements; prepares pricing and availability payment schedules for all new lines of accounting.
• Works independently on projects requiring research and preparation of briefing charts and other presentation materials.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

  Qualifications

  • Two years of related financial or accounting work experience with at least a year working for the DoD (preferably the Air Force) in a financial or accounting function.
  • Ability to learn and integrate into the day-to-day processes any additional Air Force Accounting FM systems including other DoD financial systems.
  • Knowledge with utilizing a United States DoD Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) accounting system such as General Accounting & Finance System (GAFS) or Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS).
  • Knowledgeable of USG, DoD financial management principles, policies, and practices.
  • Current T1 with a Favorable Determination (favorable 5-year history), to include favorable fingerprint search. If individual does not have a favorable T1 adjudication in their records, the employee must be able to obtain one through AFSAT security processes.
  • SME level working knowledge with Air Force international training financial management practices, procedures, and policies which provide the framework for our supporting financial systems.
  • Working knowledge and remain current with the latest version of Microsoft Windows (e.g., XP), and Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).

  Pay

  Estimated Starting Salary Range for Financial Management Assistant III: $70,000 - $78,000 Pay commensurate with experience.

  Benefits

  Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.