Financial Support Defense Travel Support Manager (Bahrain)

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 Organizations 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 donts.
• 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

Required Experience:

Manager