Task Title: Reports and Reconciliation, Reports Preparation, CGFS/F/RR

Position: Analyst

DoS Manager: Alicia Sanders, Division Manager

Task Purpose:
The Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, (CGFS), Department of State (DoS) requires the contractor to provide Accounting services in the Reports and Reconciliation Directorate. The contractor will perform accounting, reconciliation, financial systems analysis, interface file management and financial reporting support services in the areas of treasury reporting and financial reconciliations for both budgetary and proprietary cash balances. The Directorate is also responsible for the Fund Balance with Treasury (FBWT) monthly reconciliation, reconciling cash collections and disbursements activity. This position requires expert knowledge of accounting, preferably in governmental accounting and experience working with financial management systems.

Minimum/General Requirements:

• Requires a four year degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting.
• Must have 8 years’ experience reviewing and evaluating accounting procedures, regulations and systems.
• Must have very good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be analytical, detail orientated and a team-player.
• Must have General Ledger experience.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access.

Functional Responsibility:

• Performs complex tasks assignments with level of knowledge and experience in accounting, including obtaining, checking, analyzing and verifying various types of accounting and financial data and other types of information as requested by the supervisor or other members of the team.
• Identify the proper appropriations in order to correct erroneous transactions. Provides Government-wide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS) support to team members in preparing SF133 reports for submissions.
• Understand and identify the correlation of the 477 Interface systems as it relates to payroll corrections originally generated via the CAPPS interface system. Prepare correcting journal entries for CAPPS team for reporting to Treasury due to system interface discrepancies.
• Provide support and guidance to members of team in order to consolidate findings associated with various FBWT research and report to management. Ensure proper general ledger posting by verifying disbursements and collections. Perform in depth analysis of budgetary and proprietary general ledger cash balances, identifying discrepancies and making recommendations for corrective action.

1. SF-133 Preparation and Submission:

• Assist accountants with analysis of SF 133 if necessary due to illogical conditions
  • Help operation staff to reconcile budgetary resource to equal equity in order to pass established Treasury Edits. Currently GFMS trial balance data does not have a logical relationship). Reporting timeframes are very short and this detail analysis and assistance is critical during the reporting process.
  • Assist with unusual questions regarding Treasury and OMB Guidelines for SF133 Preparation and submission

2.  FBWT Reconciliation:

• Perform Fund Balance With Treasury (FBWT) reconciliation and develop Subject Matter Expertise.
• Determine Root Cause, provide ongoing analysis and recommendation for approval of both SF133 and Cash Reconciliation Processes.
• Assist with Reconciling FBWT differences due to Interfaces occurring outside GFMS accounting system(i.e CAPPS, GFACS, 1221 Interfaces issues,). Provide root cause analysis, and recommendations for corrective actions.
• Support business process improvement and special project initiatives.
• Attend meetings as requested by the Director and assist all department staff.
• Work in a multi-task, short deadline and highly visible environment.
• Make presentations/conduct training as requested by the management staff.
• Participate in Ad hoc projects as requested by the management staff

3. SF-224 Processes:

• Develop SF-224 and cash reconciliation Subject Matter Expertise.
• Perform Treasury payment schedule confirmations and cancellations.
• Process IPAC transactions (i.e., cancellations).

Software Systems Utilized:
Global Financial Management System (GFMS), Data Warehouse, Consolidated Reconciliation System (CRS), Central Accounting Reporting System (CARS), GTAS (Government-wide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System) COAST, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Explorer). RFMS/D – research and analysis.

Period of Performance:
The contractor employee will work an 8 hour shift with a non-compensated 45-minute lunch (See your Project Manager for work schedule). It is mandatory that the contractor is available to work one Saturday quarterly. Additional hours may be required and must be authorized by your Project Manager and DoS Management.

Security Requirements:
All personnel provided under this task order must be able to either possess or obtain a security clearance of “Secret”.

Formal Job-Specific Training Requirements:
FSI (PA351) GFMS Training, U.S. standard GENERAL LEDGER, PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE SF 133.

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