Role Description
Silverthorne Advisory Group is seeking a Financial Reconciliation SME to support financial management and modernization initiatives for one of our clients. This is a senior-level, highly collaborative role focused on financial reconciliation, cross-agency coordination, business-process analysis, and financial data integrity.
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Serve as a forward-facing financial liaison supporting DoW financial reconciliation and business-process initiatives.
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Lead and execute complex financial reconciliation activities across multiple financial systems, organizations, and stakeholders.
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Work directly with accountants and financial personnel across agencies, components, and Combatant Commands to identify and resolve reconciliation issues.
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Develop a strong understanding of General Ledger (GL) structures, feeder systems, Chart of Accounts, and financial data flows.
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Analyze feeder-system inputs and downstream financial impacts to identify discrepancies and support resolution.
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Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to define problems, establish resolution paths, and drive issues through completion.
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Support end-to-end reconciliation processes and help ensure financial data is accurate, complete, and defensible.
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Apply deep business-process knowledge to financial operations such as Inventory, Contracting, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Accounts Payable (AP), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Accounts Receivable (AR).
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Facilitate meetings and working sessions with large, cross-functional stakeholder groups.
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Translate complex financial and business-process issues into clear recommendations and actionable next steps.
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Support organizations as they transition toward increased reconciliation ownership and engagement.
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Leverage modern data and analytics platforms, including WDP/Advana, Foundry, and Databricks, to support financial analysis, reconciliation, and data-driven decision-making.
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Collaborate with technical and functional teams to improve financial data quality, transparency, and enterprise alignment.
Qualifications
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Demonstrated experience serving as a forward-facing liaison with external organizations, agencies, or enterprise stakeholders.
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Strong coordination and collaboration skills, particularly when working with accountants and financial personnel across multiple organizations.
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Knowledge of General Ledgers, feeder systems, and Charts of Accounts.
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Experience working with a broad customer or stakeholder base.
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Deep understanding of financial business processes, such as Inventory, Contracting / Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Accounts Payable (AP), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Accounts Receivable (AR).
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Experience with WDP/Advana, Foundry, and Databricks.
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Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, cross-functional environments.
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Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
Requirements
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Knowledge of Air Force financial systems, including DEAMS, GAFS, AF WCFs, or 5 GLs.
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Experience leading meetings or working sessions with large, cross-functional groups.
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Experience in liaison-focused financial management or enterprise reconciliation roles.
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Experience supporting federal or Department of Defense financial management environments.
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Experience helping organizations transition to increased reconciliation ownership and engagement.
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Strong ability to translate financial, operational, and technical issues for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Local to the DMV preferred; remote candidates will be considered.
Benefits
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Opportunity to work at the intersection of financial operations, enterprise data, business processes, and modernization.
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Collaboration with senior stakeholders across the DoW enterprise.
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This is a remote position.