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Threat Finance Analyst - Mid

This position is pending a contract award. If you are interested in a future with Cherokee Federal, APPLY TODAY! Although this is not an approved position, we are accepting applications for this future and anticipated need. This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph to be considered. A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.

You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking a Threat Finance Analyst to support USSOCOM. The Threat Finance Analyst acts as a crucial liaison between SOF organizations and external financial capability offices to oversee and enhance financial operational effectiveness. Compensation & Benefits:
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.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support and track disbursing operations for Theater Special Operation Commands (TSOCs).
• Perform deep analysis using open-source intelligence (OSINT) and advanced data analysis tools to identify anomalous or suspicious financial activities and transactions.
• Review, process, and audit financial workbooks and documents to ensure absolute accuracy and compliance.
• Analyze complex data sets and develop actionable recommendations.
• Analyze specific foreign financial activities
• Aggregate and fuse multi-modal transactional data and identity
• Prepares and integrates financial data from all available sources
• Understand payment relationships, revenue-generation, and money-laundering methods
• Apply statistical techniques including flows analysis and visualization
• Query, exploit, and analyze large, complex datasets from various sources, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data, international wire transfers, cryptocurrency transactions, and commercial financial data.
• Identify anomalous or suspicious financial activities and transactions that indicate potential links to terrorism, proliferation, espionage, or other illicit activities.
• Utilize specialized financial intelligence tools and methodologies to process and triage vast amounts of information.
• Use financial data to identify and map the networks of threat actors, including key nodes, facilitators, front companies, and shell corporations.
• Conduct detailed "pattern of life" analysis on individuals or groups based on their financial footprint to understand their connections and activities.
• Perform link analysis to connect seemingly disparate individuals, entities, and transactions, reconstructing the financial architecture of a threat network.
• Collaborate with other intelligence disciplines (e.g., HUMINT, SIGINT) to fuse financial intelligence into a comprehensive, all-source picture of a threat.
• Brief senior leaders, law enforcement partners, and operational units on financial threats, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for disruption.
• Liaise with analysts at the Department of the Treasury, FinCEN, law enforcement agencies, and international partners to share information and coordinate on shared targets.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Current TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or other related field
• 8 years of financial, accounting, or business experience to include financial support to special operations
• Most recent 4 years of experience must have been within USSOCOM enterprise
• Demonstrated knowledge of various USG funding mechanisms, programs, and associated fiscal policies
• Skilled at analyzing financial documents, transaction records, and other data to identify patterns, networks, and vulnerabilities.
• Knowledgeable about various financing methods and the use of virtual currencies in conjunction with the global financial system
• Broad familiarity with various analytical tools and databases to conduct data mining, social network analysis, and other structured analytic techniques
• Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from incomplete or complex information.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Company Information:
Cherokee Strategic Edge (CSE) is a part of Cherokee Federal - the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CSE, visit

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