Principal Financial Manager

Odyssey has an exciting new opportunity for a Principal Financial Manager supporting the Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP) Program Office in Colorado Springs, CO.  AF TENCAP supports warfighter effectiveness through the exploitation of national capabilities, promoting cross-domain integration of these capabilities into military operations, training, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities. TENCAP exploits existing air, space, cyber, national, and global ISR and non-traditional ISR (NTISR) systems for operational and tactical applications through rapid prototyping and capability demonstration.

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Provide a wide range of financial management (FM)/comptroller support services for AF TENCAP, USAF, Chief of Mission Programs Division, and FMS programs managed by the AFLCMC/WI Directorate, AFLCMC/WIN Division, and other specific programs.
• Have an understanding of appropriation law (time, purpose and amount), and Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE).
• Support all PPBE to include but not limited to budget formulation, budget execution, budget monitoring, financial analysis, financial management systems, other financial reporting, management controls, financial oversight of agency activities, performance measurement, and management and internal control reviews. Collect, interpret, and analyze accounting systems to present at program management reviews (PMR).  For budget meetings, conduct unliquidated obligation (ULO)/negative unliquidated obligation (NULO) research.  For open document reviews, review/validate obligations and expenditures, forecasting, status reports, justifying/prioritizing unfunded requirements.
• Apply knowledge of DoDD 5000.1/DoDI 5000.02 and DoD Financial Management and associated Regulations, Department of the Air Force DAFI 65 Series, AFMC Financial Instructions, and DFAS Regulations/Guidance to assist in developing and maintaining program budgets and other financial tracking documentation and preparing program reports and financial documentation to include but not limited to: monthly AF TENCAP Budget Reviews, Requirements Documentation (RDO) updates (bi-annual or as required), Staffer Briefs (annual), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Hearing Briefs (annual), OSD Mid-Year Reviews (MIP), Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Reviews/Program Element Monitor (PEM) Parades, other MIP reviews, etc.
• Provide support utilizing the following systems and/or their replacements: Comprehensive Cost and  Requirements System (CCaRs); Commanders Resource Information System (CRIS); Automated Business Services System (ABSS); FM Suite; Case Management Control System (CMCS), Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF); Mechanization of Contract Administration Service (MOCAS); General Accounting and Finance System (GAFS)/BQ (HO69) accounting system and Shared Data Warehouse (SDW); Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS), and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).
• Independently demonstrate proficiency in CCaRs with the following tasks: loading budgets, preparing and initiating target loads, preparing baseline obligation and expenditure forecasts, preparing Purchase Requests (Form 9s), Miscellaneous Obligation Reimbursement Documents (MORDs), Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPRs), AF Form 616s, and Project Orders in accordance with AF policy, monitoring funds execution, updating forecasts as required, generating accounting status reports and financial execution review charts, resolving unliquidated obligations, and completing fiscal year-end close-out activities.
• Assist in verifying the accuracy of all data inputs from the financial systems against the government documentation and, effectively, verbally and in writing, communicate corrective actions for discrepancies and follow-up to ensure corrective action is made. Reconciliation may require interfacing with multiple Air Force organizations, Procuring Contracting Officers (PCOs)/Buyer, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD prime and sub-contractors, and other DoD agencies.
• Maintain Program Acquisition Documents (PAD) for each funding action within the AF TENCAP portfolio. Ensure PADs have proper authorizations (signatures) and keep track of the status of each Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) or AF9 sent from AF TENCAP.
• Ensure all supporting documentation is completed for each funding action and track status of each funding document until obligated.
• Monitor/reconcile temporary duty (TDY) targets, obligations, and expenditures; coordinate target loads with Mission Support (USAFWC) into Defense Travel System (DTS) as required; update traveler/purpose spreadsheet and TDY MS PowerPoint Charts (monthly).
• Conduct fiscal year closeout for AF TENCAP funds expiring on 30 September each year. Various actions/suspense required including reporting to command for research and development funds. Operation and maintenance closeout coordinated through USAFWC, Det 1.
• Conduct research and analysis on open documents, utilizing CCaR, SDW, and CRIS. Reconciliation may require interfacing with multiple Air Force organizations, Procuring Contracting Officers (PCOs)/Buyer, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD prime and sub-contractors, and other DoD agencies.
• Assist in contract reconciliation, assist in closing contracts and clearing unliquidated obligations.
• Assist in Delivery Reporting for Foreign Military Sales cases.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Top Secret

Education/Years of Experience: 

• Masters or Doctorate Degree in a related field and 20 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, 12 years of which must be in the DoD
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 25 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 15 years of which must be in the DoD.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in DoD financial management processes, appropriation law, and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE).
• Advanced proficiency with Air Force financial systems including CCaRs, CRIS, ABSS, FM Suite, SDW, DEAMS, GAFS/BQ, WAWF, MOCAS, PIEE, and CMCS.
• Strong capability in budget formulation, execution monitoring, obligation/expenditure forecasting, ULO/NULO research, and fiscal year-end closeout procedures.
• Skilled in financial reconciliation, accounting data validation, and resolving discrepancies across multiple systems and DoD agencies.
• Experience preparing financial documentation and program reports aligned with DoD and Air Force regulations (DoDD 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, DAFI 65 series, AFMC guidance, DFAS regulations).

Additional Information

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Travel: 10%

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Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities