Junior Financial Analyst

Company Description

The Holston Group (HG) Inc. is SBA 8(a) Certified, Economically Disadvantage Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) with over 15 years of extensive experience in program management, business process engineering, acquisition, financial operations, and cyber capabilities. We are experts at building trusting and long-lasting partnerships, recruiting highly qualified personnel capable of providing quality deliverables and meeting deadlines across several competencies. HG understands customer challenges and maintains close working relationships with our customers to quickly understand their needs while delivering optimal solutions. 

Job Description

The Travel Operations, Policy and Support Program (TOPS) centralizes travel preparation and support by travel experts in FBD. TOPS primary goals are to: improve the overall travel experience for the Federal Traveler, improve fiscal oversight of S&T travel activity and operations, support the Secretary’s Travel Efficiency Initiative which targets the elimination of non-mission critical travel, the reduction of travel costs, and implements streamlined processes that document these cost savings and improve communications and policy awareness related to the conduct of official travel.
Duties and responsibilities include:

• Prepare a manual and electronic Travel Authorizations (TA) and Expense Report Requests submitted by program office travelers and invitational travelers conducting travel on behalf of a program office for both domestic and international travel.
• Submit and monitor Emergency Ticketing Requests.
• Submit and monitor Centrally Billed Account Use Requests.
• Maintain and review travel card status/balance/credit limit information in bank system as necessary to carry out travel support functions.
• Provide guidance to travelers regarding execution of appropriated funds through the charge card program in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and departmental policies.
• Establish and maintain a task tracking system to ensure business/programmatic actions items and suspense dates are maintained.
• Post action items and suspense dates on tracking system in a SharePoint-type environment.
• Ensure staff has access to current processes and procedures via a SharePoint-type environment.
• Ensure processes and procedures reflect industry best practices for centralized travel support services and are compliant with the latest guidance provided by the department.
• Work with functional specialists, automation specialists, contractors, vendors, and clients to effectively translate the client’s requirements into an automated application.

Qualifications

• Up to 3 years of relevant experience in travel preparation and execution.
• A National Agency Check will be performed, and DHS Suitability is required on qualified candidates prior to hire.

Additional Information

The Holston Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. US Citizenship is required as a result of the parameters set for the Federal Government contract.