Threat Finance Analyst - Mid

Threat Finance Analyst - Mid

This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph to be considered.

Cherokee Analytics is seeking exceptionally qualified candidates to serve as Threat Finance Analysts at the Mid-Level to support the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The Threat Finance Analysts and their counterparts provide regular finished intelligence products on foreign financial activities.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Estimated Salary Range for the Threat Finance Analyst: $115,000 - $128,000. Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Threat Finance Analyst - Mid

Responsibilities Include:

• Conducts all-source forensic accounting analysis and production, by fusing financial / transactional data from formal banking systems, financial reports, and other forms of reporting as a layer of analysis.
• Analyze specific foreign financial activities including threat financiers, facilitators, and financial networks / operations associated with, but not limited to, terrorism, CD, narco-terrorism, counterintelligence, insurgency, proliferation, and operational activity which threatens US national security interests.
• Aggregate and fuse multi-modal transactional data and identity.
• Map and perform analysis of financial data from formal banking systems, financial reports, and informal transfer means.
• Prepares and integrate financial data from all available sources including, but not limited to, SIGINT intercepts; HUMINT;
  Law Enforcement Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), search warrants and subpoenas; DOMEX, and shared data such as Bank Secrecy Act, formal banking system, Suspicious Activities Reports, and informal systems.
• Understands payment relationships, revenue-generation, and money-laundering methods.
• Applies statistical techniques including flows analysis, visualization, and geospatial analysis tools to bulk and raw transactional data.
• Applies pattern analysis to large data sets related to large data sets.
• Applies intelligence collection requirements, essential elements of information, priority intelligence requirements, and search terms to DOMEX triage processes.
• Applies data engineering to interface with structured data and data forensics tools.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Threat Finance Analyst - Mid Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience desired
• Working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions of the Threat Finance Analyst position.
• Possess knowledge and ability to apply Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.
• Ability to interpret analysis to include, but limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications.
• Experience defending analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• Experience in producing timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic/ soft copy matrices and/ or web-enabled formats.
• Exceptional verbal and non-verbal communication skills and ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience developing structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• Capable of recognizing nuances and resolving contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Possess working knowledge using complex analytic methodologies, such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches, to examine biases, assumptions, and theories to eliminate uncertainty, strengthen analytic arguments, and mitigate surprise.
• Understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, to include but not limited to, technical sensors/ platforms and human intelligence sources related to the responsibilities of the Threat Finance Analyst position.
• Understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements.
• Comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the Threat Finance Analyst role.
• Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Experience in structuring analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other…