What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Specialist position at AMSG?
AMSG is seeking a Financial Specialist with Security Cooperation Program experience to support an opportunity we are pursuing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG) Directorate of International Affairs and Foreign Policy. This is a Contingent Hire position.
AMSG supports a variety of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Defense Health Agency (DHA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) programs. We invest in our values (Competence, Courage, Compassion), our experts, and our teams and AMSG takes pride in our great work environment and highly motivated company. We offer a competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, referral bonuses) and numerous training opportunities for professional development and growth.
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Education: Bachelor’s or higher
Years of Experience: Minimum 5 years of financial management experience
Clearance Required: Security clearance
Citizenship: US
Job Type: Full Time, Monday through Friday 8am – 4:30pm
Period of Performance: August 2025 – July 2030
Place of Performance: USCG Headquarters Building, 2703 Martin Luther King JR Ave SE Washington, DC 20593.
Scope: The Directorate of International Affairs and Foreign Policy (DCO-I) is responsible for advising, informing and assisting the Commandant on strategies, foreign policy matters, and the general impact of USCG programs and operations on U.S. international affairs. DCO-I coordinates all aspects of USCG international affairs activities including the managing and executing the USCG passport and visa issuance program, negotiating agreements, participating in international organizations, training foreign personnel through the United States Government Security Cooperation Training and Education Program, arranging visits by foreign officials, providing technical assistance to foreign governments, and monitoring of USCG personnel foreign travel.
Responsibilities: The Candidate will provide financial management support to the Office of International Affairs, Security Cooperation Division (DCO-I-2), Resource Management Team, in the formulation, execution, reporting, and reconciliation of reimbursable program funds.
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Review financial reports using the USCG’s automated financial system to determine and communicate to the DCO-I financial team lead the status of specific accounts and assist in correcting any errors or discrepancies.
- Research, identify and reconcile all outstanding obligations using the USCG’s automated financial system. The Contractor shall assist the USCG financial institutions and responsible program offices with the liquidation of outstanding obligations or the processing of requests for and conducting the timely de-obligation of remaining balances on accounts to be closed out.
- Prepare all files for final closure and ensure all financial documentation is filed locally.
- Prepare line-item reports using the USCG’s automated financial system data. The Contractor shall prepare documentation that displays extracted data from automated reports as a transaction line-item summary of expenditures.
- Prepare financial footnotes that summarize account discrepancies revealed as part of the close-out process.
- Monitor and report on the individual project transactions, obligations and expenditure rates of appropriated and reimbursable accounts as required by funding agency, USCG regulations, or as directed.
- Reconcile current and prior year financial accounts within the prescribed timelines of the funding agency and as mandated by federal regulations.
- Prepare files, accounts, and supporting documentation to meet USCG and interagency financial management requirements and assist in the preparation of financial audit packages.
