Banking Specialist

IFAS; South Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

IFAS is recruiting for a Vouchering and Reconciliation professional within the U.S. Department of State’s Global Disbursing Operations.

The role supports USDO dollar and local currency accounts, processes diverse transactions, and maintains journals and ledgers to ensure accurate financial reporting. Qualified candidates will have an Associate’s Degree and at least five years’ banking/financial management experience, with strong MS Office skills and the ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Possess an Associate’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years’ professional experience in a banking and financial management field or equivalent level of education and experience.
• Experience may be substituted for education or degree type.
• Must be competent with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Macros, Word, PowerPoint).
• Must qualify to obtain Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain journals or subsidiary ledgers to support RFMS/D transactions.
• Balance and reconcile USDO US Dollar and Local Currency Accounts.
• Review invoices, journal vouchers and statements; validate information and resolve issues.
• Process and verify multiple transaction types in RFMS/D.
• Enter adjustments in RFMS/D and reconcile records with bank statements.
• Research discrepancies and provide actions to ensure balance reconciliation.
• Analyze Treasury Reports and DoS financial systems’ reports.
• Analyze and validate USD checks; prepare daily deposits and scan checks via OTC.net if required.
• Provide support via e-mail/telephone to CGFS Charleton and related offices.
• Perform other duties within the Office of Global Disbursing Operations.

Skills

MS Office

Excel macros

Word

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Associate’s Degree

Tools

RFMS/D

OTC.net

Job description

Job Description

Global Disbursing Overview

The US Department of State (DoS), Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS), Global Disbursing Operations is composed of teams in Bangkok, Charleston, and Paris. Disbursing Operations supports its global customers through services: Processing electronic funds transfers (EFT’s), check payments and collections, purchasing foreign currency, banking, maintaining local currency and U.S. dollar bank accounts, monitoring cashier operations worldwide, and reconciliation with the U.S. Treasury Department.

Minimum Requirements

• Possess an Associate’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years’ professional experience in a banking and financial management field or equivalent level of education and experience.
• Experience may be substituted for education or degree type.
• Must be competent with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Macros, Word, PowerPoint)

Must qualify to obtain Secret Clearance

Preferred Skills, but not Required

• Familiarity with DoS or government systems

Our most Successful Employees in this Position Demonstrate:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Analytical problem solving
• Strong attention to detail and financial acumen
• Ability to work independently, but not afraid to ask questions or for assistance
• Values coaching and mentoring
• Adaptable / flexible
• Strong time management skills and organizational skills
• Ability to build a team and foster a culture of teamwork

Vouchering and Reconciliation Job Responsibilities

• Create and maintain appropriate journals or subsidiary ledgers to support Regional Financial Management Systems – Disbursing (RFMS/D) transactions.
• Balance and reconcile United States Disbursing Officer (USDO) US Dollar and Local Currency Accounts.
• Review invoices, journal vouchers and statements, validate information and resolve issues with submitting office.
• Process and verify multiple transaction types in RFMS/D.
• Enter adjustments pertaining to information in RFMS/D.
• Reconcile automated records and USD or Local Currency bank statements to validate transactions and identify discrepancies.
• Research identified discrepancies and provide actions to ensure account balance reconciliation.
• Analyze and reconcile Treasury Reports to DoS financial systems’ reports and Treasury Statement of Differences.
• Analyze and validate USD checks received, prepare daily bank deposit, and scan checks through over –the counter Net (OTC.net) system if required.
• Resolve problems in recurring assignments in accordance with training and experience.
• Provide support via e-mail or telephone to appropriate personnel at CGFS Charleton, U.S. Embassies, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Consular Affairs, and other government agencies.
• Provide suggestions for handling unusual or non-recurring transactions.
• Perform other duties within the Office of Global Disbursing Operations as assigned.

Security Clearance Requirement

All contractors supporting this Department must be able to either possess or obtain a background check and clearance of “Moderate Risk/Public Trust (MRPT)” including up to “Secret.”

Company Description

Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions (IFAS) is a service-disabled veteran, woman owned small disadvantaged business firm that applies integrated finance and accounting solutions to every engagement to help clients build sustain, and maintain a profitable business model. We do this with a corporate commitment to provide on time service that is mission focused and results driven. It is our true belief that finding the right solutions to your business' mission makes doing business less challenging. IFAS' core capabilities include business & Finance operations, IT Support Services, Acquisition and logistics support.

We are an equal opp