The applicant shall provide financial management/comptroller support for the Government in major areas to include cost research, cost estimating, EVM implementation and analysis, schedule networking, program control integration and analysis, and financial analysis on a wide variety of programs. Essential Job Functions: The applicant shall provide the expertise to reconcile contracts at the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) and Accounting Classification Reference Number (ACRN) level across multiple Government systems and applicant accounting databases; expedite final billings of fixed-price items, cost and fee, as well as expedite deobligation of excess funds and release of withholds; resolve unpaid canceling year funds balances to prevent and minimize current-for-cancelled bills. The applicant shall conduct research and provide inputs to program financial management including, but are not limited to, budget formulation and management for all phases of the DoD planning, programming, budgeting and execution process; budget and financial analysis; obligation and expenditure forecasting; funds management, funds status, and funds control techniques and/or systems; and accounting and finance systems and/or procedures. Financial analysis with narrative justification may be required for quick turnaround budget exercises. Funds management include, but not limited to, research and development, procurement, stock funds, defense working capital fund, O&S funding, unliquidated obligations, baselining, audit, and close-out. The applicant shall perform contract/financial transaction reconciliation and closeout duties. During contract and financial transaction reconciliation and closeout tasks, the applicant shall easily navigate, interpret, analyze, and manipulate data in multiple accounting systems and databases to include, but not limited to, Comprehensive Cost and Requirements System (CCaRS), MOCAS, CRIS, EDA, WAWF, Automated Business Services System (ABSS), Defense Integrated Financial System (DIFS), DSAMS and CMCS. The applicant shall assist Government financial managers with the verification of data input accuracy into the various financial/payment systems (i.e., financial and contract data). The applicant shall support Government financial managers with the reconciliation of DFAS data to the CCaRs database (or other Government-selected financial management databases) in support of maintaining accurate accounting data for financial analysis. The applicant shall use previously developed software tools which are required to support analysis of the databases leading to reconciliation of obligations versus expenditures. The applicant shall provide analysis of commitments/obligations/expenditures on financial documents and contracts and rectifying these discrepancies. The applicant shall maintain and update an Unliquidated Obligation (ULO) and Negative Unliquidated Obligation (NULO) burn down plan, collect data, resolve issues and complete tasks for the tri-annual certification; and complete research required to evaluate a funding overrun or upward adjustment request. Required Skills: Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. A MA/MS degree from an accredited institution in a related field such as business management or accounting plus 15 years of experience in DoD accounting and financial management, functions, tools, processes, governing regulations, and systems. Current Secret clearance. The applicant shall have a general understanding of current DoD and AF-specific acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes. The applicant is recommended to have a minimum of 10 years of experience with contract reconciliation and closeout activities. Expertise is required in analyzing, organizing, planning, scheduling, coordinating, and execution of contract management, liquidation and closeout projects and ca