Financial Reconciliation SME

Location:
Washington, DC / DMV Area

Work Arrangement:
Remote; DMV local candidates preferred

Clearance:
Active Secret Clearance Required

Employment Type:
Full-Time Salaried

Experience Level: Experienced/Senior

Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree

Years of

Experience:

3–10 years of directly related experience

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.

The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of financial operations and business processes, with the ability to work directly with accountants, financial personnel, component organizations, agencies, and Combatant Commands to identify issues, coordinate solutions, and improve enterprise financial accuracy.

• Serve as a forward-facing financial liaison supporting DoW financial reconciliation and business-process initiatives.
• Lead and execute complex financial reconciliation activities across multiple financial systems, organizations, and stakeholders.
• Work directly with accountants and financial personnel across agencies, components, and Combatant Commands to identify and resolve reconciliation issues.
• 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.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to define problems, establish resolution paths, and drive issues through completion.
• Support end-to-end reconciliation processes and help ensure financial data is accurate, complete, and defensible.
• 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).
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions with large, cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Translate complex financial and business-process issues into clear recommendations and actionable next steps.
• Support organizations as they transition toward increased reconciliation ownership and engagement.
• Leverage modern data and analytics platforms, including WDP/Advana, Foundry, and Databricks
  , to support financial analysis, reconciliation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with technical and functional teams to improve financial data quality, transparency, and enterprise alignment.

• Demonstrated experience serving as a forward-facing liaison with external organizations, agencies, or enterprise stakeholders.
• 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.
• Deep understanding of financial business processes, such as:
  • Inventory
  • Contracting / Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • Order-to-Cash (O2C)
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Experience with WDP/Advana, Foundry, and Databricks
  .
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.

• 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.
• Experience in liaison-focused financial management or enterprise reconciliation roles.
• Experience supporting federal or Department…