Federal - Air Force Financial Database SME

Lodestar Consulting is currently seeking a full-time Financial Database Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team in support of the Air Force. We are a fast-growing small business (named to Inc5000's list of fast growing private companies in America multiple years in a row and Best Places to Work for consecutive years, seeking dynamic thinkers and outstanding communicators who want to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and grow with Lodestar Consulting Inc. We focus on hiring and developing top talent to provide superior support to our clients, and to grow and develop our team for long-term repeatable success. Our team members are experienced, professional, enthusiastic, and able to quickly apply their skills to diverse situations to ensure our client’s needs are met. If you love to solve problems, assist clients in emerging technologies, or simply drive meaningful change for clients, there’s a place for you at Lodestar Consulting ! This role will be responsible for designing and implementing database solutions that enable accurate data extraction, transformation, and comparison between Sub-Ledger and General Ledger (GL) systems. This role supports detailed audit research and analysis by developing reliable, repeatable comparison tools and data structures that facilitate reconciliation, root-cause analysis, and audit remediation This role shall involve, but is not limited to: Responsibilities: - Design and maintain database architectures to support extraction, storage, and analysis of financial data from Sub-Ledger and General Ledger systems - Develop data models that enable efficient reconciliation, traceability, and auditability of financial transactions - Ensure database designs support scalability, performance, and data integrity - Develop and optimize data extraction processes from source systems, including sub-ledgers and general ledger environments - Perform data transformation and normalization to enable accurate cross-system comparisons - Ensure extracted data aligns with accounting structures, chart of accounts, and reporting requirements - Build automated or semi-automated tools to compare sub-ledger and general ledger data - Design queries, views, and scripts to identify discrepancies, variances, and anomalies - Enable drill-down capabilities to trace discrepancies to source transactions - Implement data validation and reconciliation controls to ensure accuracy and completeness of extracted data - Develop technical documentation describing database structures, extraction logic, data assumptions, mappings, transformation logic, and comparison methodologies - Support testing and validation of comparison tools to confirm audit reliability - Support auditors and financial analysts by providing data extracts, comparison outputs, and technical explanations Requirements: - 5+ years of relevant designing and managing databases in support of financial or audit-related analytics - Strong proficiency in SQL and database architecture principles - Experience extracting, transforming, and reconciling data across multiple systems - Familiarity with financial systems, Sub-Ledgers, and General Ledger structures Desired Skills: - Experience working in regulated or audited financial environments - Experience supporting financial audits or audit-readiness initiatives - Experience supporting large enterprise financial systems (e.g., ERP environments, DEAMS) - Experience working in regulated, secure, Department of Defense or other federal agency environments - Detailed familiarity with AF Lines of Accounting and financial data elements - Knowledge of accounting principles related to Sub-Ledger and General Ledger integration - Familiarity with the following systems/software and terminology preferred - Access Online (AXOL) - Advana - Central Disbursing System (CDS) - Commander's Resource Integration System (CRIS) - Defense Cash Management System (DCMS) - Defense Enterprise Accounting Managem