Financial Reconciliation Subject Matter Expert

Financial Reconciliation Subject Matter Expert
We need an experienced Financial Reconciliation Subject Matter Expert at the Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) (OUSW(C)). The Comptroller’s office oversees the Department of War’s budget and financial operations, and this team helps organizations across the department produce accurate, auditable financial records. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor and liaison between DoW organizations and enterprise financial operations, supporting the adoption of a financial reconciliation platform that integrates feeder systems and General Ledger (GL) data, and partnering with accountants, financial managers, and system users to resolve reconciliation challenges. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as a trusted advisor and liaison between DoW organizations and enterprise financial operations, supporting adoption and use of a financial reconciliation platform that integrates feeder system and GL data.
• Develops trusted relationships with accounting personnel, financial managers, system owners, and business process stakeholders to address source data issues, reconciliation discrepancies, process breakdowns, and integration challenges.
• Guides organizations in understanding how feeder system activity impacts GL balances and enterprise financial reporting.
• Analyzes and reconciles complex financial data across multiple systems, organizations, and transaction sources in support of audit readiness.
• Facilitates discovery sessions and working groups to understand business processes, identify control gaps, and define reconciliation requirements between data systems.
• Translates business and financial requirements into actionable solutions and facilitates issue resolution.
• Partners with functional and technical teams to develop and implement solutions that improve financial accuracy, visibility, and operational efficiency.
• Advises stakeholders on financial controls, transaction lifecycle impacts, and best practices for maintaining financial data integrity.
• Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance enterprise reconciliation capabilities and financial reporting accuracy.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Recognized industry expertise in financial reconciliation and enterprise financial operations
• Strong understanding of how business activities generate financial transactions, including end to end processes such as Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Contract Management, Inventory Management, Asset Accountability, and related feeder systems
• Experience analyzing and reconciling complex financial data across multiple systems and transaction sources in support of audit readiness
• Experience aligning operational transactions with GL balances and financial reporting
• Experience facilitating discovery sessions or working groups with accountants, financial managers, business process owners, and system users
• Ability to translate business and financial requirements into actionable solutions
• Knowledge of financial controls, transaction lifecycle impacts, and financial data integrity practices

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of Air Force financial systems (DEAMS, GAFS, AF WCFs / 5 GLs)
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in liaison focused roles as components transition to greater reconciliation engagement

EDUCATION

• B.A./B.S. or M.A./M.S. in a relevant field – preferred

LOCATION

• Flexibility for fully remote is available
• Local to the DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area – preferred

CLEARANCE

• Active Secret security clearance
• U.S. citizenship is required

CLIENT

• Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)) Comptroller - Booz Allen Hamilton subcontract

WORK HOURS

• Full-time position

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION

• Employment Classification Eligibility - W2

COMPENSATION

• Salary range: $160,000 - $175,000
• Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options

West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.