Job Description

Sayres is seeking a Financial Support - Defense Travel Support Manager in Bahrain with Secret Clearance verifiable in DISS.

This position is located in Manama Bahrain; the Kingdom of Bahrain is the perfect destination; its climate ensures that you can enjoy the warm waters of the Gulf and experience a variety of water sports and other outdoor activities throughout the year. One of the main traditions is Manama Souq - a feast for the senses. The sounds, colors, smells and flavors invite travelers into the heart of the Bahraini experience

Duties and responsibilities

The Financial Support - Defense Travel Support Manager will support Commander Naval Surface Squadron Five (CNSS-5). CNSS-5 is the executive agent for the readiness (man, train, and equip) of 10 Patrol Craft (PC) and 4 Mine Countermeasure (MCM) ships forward deployed in Bahrain

Specific responsibilities include:

• Serves as a Lead Defense Travel Administrator and Budget Defense Travel Administrator for Defense Travel System (DTS) for CNSS-5 in Bahrain.
• Independently performs a variety of budgetary and administrative actions in DTS, responsible for the control and coordination of all required actions to support the successful deployment, operation and management of the DTS staff and ship personnel.
• Serves as subject matter expert with responsibility for help desk operations, resolution of travel issues, accuracy of travel database(s), tables certifications, and sustainment training requirements.
• Ensures system requirements and activities necessary to achieve the objectives are identified, met and resolved, including all technical, administrative and/ or operational problems and conflicts in DTS.
• Coordinates with each organization or subordinate claimant to identify, Organizational DTA (ODTA) for managing each Organization's, Routing, Groups, Permission levels for access to DTS.
• Monitors and updates budget data on a continuous basis and completes weekly reconciliations. Manages and tracks travel debts in DTS Debt Management Gateway IAW DoDFMR, Vol.9, Ch. 2.
• Processes all DD-1131 Cash Collection Vouchers through local Personnel Support Detachment (PSD) uploads paid receipts to corresponding voucher to closed and liquidate debt.
• Initiates and approves payroll collection for unpaid DTS voucher debts, notifies traveler of the initiated payroll collection.
• Coordinates directly with the Chief Staff Officer and Administrative Officer to ensure travelers authorization/vouchers and pay issues are in an expedited manner.
• Functions as the Liaison with Carlson Travel Office (CTO) for booking flights for travelers. Provides guidance and interpretation with the Travel Regulations, policies and procedures.
• Gathers, extracts and compiles data for use in recurring and nonrecurring report formats and provides status updates on a regular basis.
• Prepares, reviews, validates, examines and audits authorizations/vouchers in the DTS.
• Reviews reimbursement transactions and vouchers for accuracy and propriety of expenditure of Federal funds.
• Reviews system user problems, and assists travelers, Chiefs and Resource Advisors of different departments.
• Performs complex and responsible analysis of travel authorizations and vouchers to ensure requests for payment are complete, accurate, budgetary limitations and conform to all applicable regulations.
• Performs foreign currency conversion for OCONUS travel reimbursements.
• Initiates and processes orders for CNSS-5 staff and ship personnel. Process and serves as consultant on no-cost orders, emergency travel student travel and medical evacuations to include escorts and dependents.
• Prepares/reviews Funded Environmental and Morale Leave (FEML) orders for CNSS-5 staff and ship personnel. Coordinates with Comptroller the submission and authorization of cross organization funding requests with other commands as required.
• Verifies leave and no-cost TAD for military personnel in conjunction with TAD, Emergency Leave and FEML.
• Manages the Command Travel Card Program for CNSS-5 staff and ship personnel.
• Establishes new Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) accounts and assures compliance with local and higher echelon GTCC policies procedures.
• Reviews and validates cardholder access to electronic systems relevant to the travel card, terminates cardholder access upon transfer, retirement, or separation.
• Ensures trainees and cardholders complete the Statement of Understanding application to maintain a GTCC into command hierarchy.
• Provides cardholder with information on GTC policies and procedures, roles and responsibilities, dos and don'ts.
• Acts as liaison between the financial institution, DFAS, comptroller office, CTO Travel, and the traveler. Identifies and assist in rectifying and discrepancy in a timely manner. Ensures the resolution, reconciliation of dispute Transaction Reports to avoid suspension of accounts by Citi.

Qualifications & Clearance Requirements

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in budgeting/finance/accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Management preferred. Experience can be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years prior experience in Navy Logistics, Accounting or Ship Maintenance is desirable.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience with execution of budgets for organizations, programs, or projects.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience with Defense Travel Systems and defense travel regulations.
• This work requires Journeyman knowledge and skill in the application of Command Financial Systems, Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and excellent communication skills.

The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

At Sayres, our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers' expectations. We offer a broad spectrum of technical, engineering and administrative services including acquisition, financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security, counterintelligence and policy analysis and have been providing excellence in service to the Federal Government since 2001.

Sayres is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

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