Finance Administrator III

About Caribou Thunder

Caribou Thunder, LLC is a Woman Owned, HUBZone Certified, Native American Owned, SBA and SDB Certified global engineering services company, incorporated in 2006.

Caribou Thunder is a Global Service Provider supporting a wide variety of DoD, Space, and Intelligence programs with consistent growth since inception to over 100 associates and $10M in annual sales with solid performance in 35 states across the U.S. and 22 countries around the world. Caribou Thunder, LLC is an established Defense contractor with nearly 20 years of experience delivering engineering services worldwide.  We offer industry leading salaries, flexible work life balance, full range of benefits (career development and mentoring, PTO, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k match).  Caribou Thunder, LLC offers meaningful career opportunities within a true team-based environment, where each and every employee matters, contributing to a higher goal supporting National Security programs. 

Caribou Thunder, LLC is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. United States citizenship is a requirement for all positions.

Finance Administrator
Caribou Thunder
Location: Chantilly, VA
Requisition#: CS39140

Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Education: Associate degree in finance, business administration or related field (equivalent relevant experience may be substituted for a degree on a year for year basis)
Experience: 3 years
Position Summary
Caribou Thunder is seeking a Finance Administrator to join our team in the travel cards branch. As a Finance Administrator, you will play a critical role in the administration of over 12,000 travel cards. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and complex environment, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. If you are detail-oriented, self-motivated, and interested in making a strategic impact within a small team, we encourage you to apply.
 
This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, collaborate with various stakeholders, and make a significant impact in supporting critical financial operations.
Complete Description
As a Finance Administrator, you will be part of a strategic-heavy office with a small personnel footprint but significant impact. You will work with autonomy and minimal supervision in a dynamic and complex environment. Your responsibilities will include overseeing credit card accounts, assisting in maintaining private industry partnerships, and supporting the administration of the office.
  • This position provides the opportunity to collaborate with various stakeholders, including contract team leads, organizational partners, and private industry representatives.
  • Work independently with minimal supervision in a dynamic and complex environment.
  • Support and augment the contract team lead and staff through written communications, program management reviews, and collaboration with organizational and private industry partners.
  • Attend conferences in nearby states 1-2 times per year, utilizing personal vehicle or flight.
  • Present tactical activities related to card program administration and potential fraud indicators to office leadership on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Analyze program metrics to identify deficiencies and propose improvements to processing.
  • Review credit card transactional data and create trend reports using Tableau.
  • Utilize CitiManager and other financial tools to create reports and provide metric reporting for customer requirements.
  • Track and identify problem areas requiring additional training using reporting metrics and notify management accordingly.
  • Assist contract team lead and staff with day-to-day tasking to support long-range planning.
  • Document and relay status updates to team members.
  • Communicate issues and challenges to colleagues and management, escalating when necessary.
  • Support management in responding to internal and external auditing inquiries.
  • Assess ongoing training and mentoring needs, reporting them to the contract team lead and staff.
  • Stay knowledgeable about government policies and regulations related to travel and travel card functionalities.
  • Identify issues through data and metric trend analysis and reporting.
Minimum Requirements
  • Experience with travel and financial systems.
  • Proficiency in basic MS Office Suite.
  • Advanced skills in establishing and processing payment vouchers in financial and acquisitions systems.
  • Ability to utilize private industry financial tools such as CitiManager and the GSA website.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
Preferred Requirements
  • Experience with Tableau and ServiceNow (desired but not required).
  • Familiarity with financial reporting and analysis.
  • Knowledge of fraud detection and prevention.
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Technical Program

Chantilly, VA

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