DEAMS Financial Management Subject Matter Expert

Great Waters Federal is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings’ federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visit the website and follow us on LinkedIn.

Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs.  We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

Great Waters Federal is seeking a highly experienced Financial Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the US Air Force Security Assistance Training (AFSAT) Squadron in San Antonio, Texas. This position will resolve or help resolve Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS) related process issues and guide users through functional processes impacted by the system. The position will also develop and support applicable methodologies, tools, and approaches to end-user data collection methodologies. The ideal candidate must demonstrate solid technical and functional experience as well as the ability to demonstrate solid functional end-to-end Oracle E-Business Suite experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve and interact with the AFSAT Squadron and other AF major commands, installations, and units receiving reimbursements from AFSAT in DEAMS.  
• Act as the initial DEAMS Functional Management Office (FMO) representative, briefing the base Points of Contact (POC), Resource Advisors (RAs), or other customers on DEAMS operations and procedures.  
• Assist AFSAT in communicating DEAMS issues and processes with Secretary of the AF/Financial Management Finance Office (SAF/FMFO), and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to resolve accounting and billing discrepancies.  
• Facilitate and promote Strategic Communications/Change Management activities.  Provide targeted assistance to users based on DEAMS metrics, recurring critical task results, and results of other data analysis.  
• Provide ad hoc and on-the-job training to DEAMS users via telephone, video-teleconference, webinar, or on-site visit (when local), to include general training for new users and functional problem areas.  
• Assist with DEAMS discoveries/lessons learned activities.  
• Support DEAMS end-users in registering for DEAMS and assist in identifying required training.  
• Support year-end closeout and new fiscal year setup operations.  
• Provide support to the DEAMS Help Desk, e.g., surge and end of year processes.  
• Support Foreign Military Sales activities.  
• Support Orders-to-Cash (reimbursement) activities.  
• Support Procure-to-Pay activities.  
• Assist other DEAMS functional business areas as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of DEAMS FM experience
• Experience in AF Funds Control, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Accounts Payable, Government Purchase Card, or Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
• Knowledge of AF systems such as Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS), the Integrated Accounts Payable System (IAPS), the Standard Base Supply System (SBSS), the Standard Materiel Accounting System (SMAS), the General Accounting and Finance System (GAFS), the Defense Travel System (DTS), the Reserve Travel System (RTS), the Commander's Resource Integration System (CRIS), and the Intra-governmental Payment and Collection a plus.
• Knowledge of or experience with foreign military sales (FMS).
• Ability to brief and communicate effectively with senior leaders and managers at the major command level.
• Expertise using Microsoft Office products (including Excel, Access, PowerBI, Power Query) as well as the ability to create and use PivotTables and complex functions.

Desired Skills:

• Ability to assess training needs, processes, and system issues.  
• Ability to coordinate training activities with DEAMS Formal Training department and assigned bases.  
• Ability to identify process deficiencies or best practices.  
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing processes quickly.  
• Ability to perform data analysis on large data sets, including interface data.

Security Clearance/Background Investigation Level: 

• Ability to obtain a U.S. secret level security clearance (requires US Citizenship)

Equal Opportunity Statement:Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.