What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Process Analyst IV position at IFAS LLC?
Clearance Type Required: Secret
Location: Charleston, SC
Essential Job Functions: (what will the candidate do on the job)
• The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of the Comptroller Global Financial Services (CGFS), Charleston, SC has a requirement for a Financial Management Trainer on the Customer Support and Training (CST) Global Training Team. The Global Training Team provides training for Locally Employed Staff with formal courses and customized training of core competencies required in State Department overseas financial management operations. This position functions as a primary instructor and an instructional course designer. Duties require the incumbent to administer course material to various formats to accommodate all learning types ensuring course material and training is current with changing software and government regulations. The contractor shall perform these services under a Department of State, CGFS Global Training Coordinator project manager.
Job Responsibilities
• Develop and administer course material to various formats to accommodate all learning types ensuring course material and training aides are current with changing software and government regulations.
• Serves as instructor for various Department of State (DOS) financial systems and policy courses.
• SharePoint Administrator managing user permissions, site architecture and course content ensuring program information availability for prospective students, alumni, and Department of State management.
• Manage course evaluations assessing the overall effectiveness through data analysis.
• Ensure accurate documentation according to rules, styles, and templates to meet established training guidelines.
• Collaborates with counterparts in regional and functional bureaus to best meet the financial management training needs of staff worldwide.
• Create course graphics and develop storyboards for e-learning.
• Develop performance measures such as criterion-referenced achievement tests, questionnaires, interviews, simulation scenarios, and performance checklists; Assist with student approval and enrollment; Assist with webpage administration.
• Serves as the subject matter expert and course owner for minimal of one course.
• Perform other Trainer duties as assigned.
Skills: (what are the skills required for the role)
Required skills:
• Must have a four (4) year degree from an accredited university or college in accounting or a related field such as computer science or business administration. Eight (8) years of overall relevant professional experience and at least four (4) years of management or technical leadership experience. Experience in staffing and resource allocation for developing, implementing, and supporting tasks such as development and use of large complex systems. Demonstrated technical, task leadership and communications skills. Experience in analysis of automated financial management systems, particularly those systems supporting Department of State, Financial Management Systems. Substitution: Specialized, in-depth subject matter experience with Federal accounting and financial management policies, practices, reporting, and operations is desirable and may be substituted for technical experience.
• Experience and expertise with design and development of instructor-led learning methods to enhance the learning experience and to transform existing or new content into effective self-learning and /or blended learning resources.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English; facilitate learning in a classroom or virtual environment where English is a second language.
Preferred Skills, but not Required:
• Strong, facilitation skills, curriculum development methodologies experience in financial systems learning programs.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems and authoring tools as well as facilitating training and/or educational programs.
• Experience with collaborative tools and authoring technologies such as: Captivate, Articulate, Vyond, and video production/editing software
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment; work on several projects simultaneously; Exceptional time management and prioritization abilities.
• Prior US Overseas Embassy Financial Management experience.
• Software Systems Utilized: RFMS/M, E2 Solutions, RFMS/C, GBI, Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Captivate, Vyond, Webex Meeting, MS Teams and Microsoft Office Suite including MS SharePoint
Qualifications: (what are the required minimums for the position – Reference L-cat Description)
Minimum Requirements:
Education Requirements: A four-year degree from an accredited university or college is preferred. A Master’s degree and/or CPA certification or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) is highly desirable. Relevant professional experience and management or technical leadership experience. Experience in staffing and resource allocation for developing, implementing, and supporting diverse tasks such as development and use of large complex systems. Demonstrated technical, task leadership and communications skills. Experience in analysis of automated financial management systems with preference for those systems supporting Department of State.
Senior level, specialized experience of large financial management/accounting systems similar in size, scope, and complexity to DoS systems. Subject matter experience with Federal accounting and financial management policies, practices, reporting, and operations is desirable; demonstrated capability to analyze complex financial systems requirements, problems and issues; and develop, communicate, and implement cost-effective solutions to the Department's requirements. The Department prefers candidates that have experience with DoS financial systems and accounting practices, and Treasury reporting processes and requirements.
Serves as a technical leader with the Department with regard to contractual or technical matters, serves as technical lead for reports and reconciliation activities, financial systems analysis, the financial management help desks or other functional requirements requiring the in-depth technical knowledge of accounting, automated financial management systems and leadership experience to guide contractor staff. Serves as technical expert for Government financial information management.
Work Schedule:
The employee will work an 8-hour shift between the hours of 6:15 am to 6:00 pm with a non-compensated 45-minute lunch (See your Project Manager for work schedule and department policies). Additional hours may be required and must be authorized by your Project Manager and DoS Management. This position may require up to 50% domestic and international Travel.
