Helpdesk Manager

MDW Associates

$75K — $95K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of Department of Defense experience supporting complex programs with Oracle Federal Financials.
  • 7+ years in direct support of Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) financial operations.
  • Proven experience leading teams in helpdesk or service delivery environments.
  • Experience managing enterprise financial management systems operations.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and resolve Production Support Requests (PSRs) and trouble tickets.
  • Prepare and present operational status reports regularly.
  • Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Lead initiatives for helpdesk process improvements, including automation.
  • Leverage financial and accounting expertise for operational efficiency.
  • Develop user training and learning materials tailored for DAI users.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain and improve DAI business procedures.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Dental insurance coverage.
  • Vision insurance coverage.
  • Group Life Insurance and Disability coverage.
  • Retirement plan with 401(k) options.
  • Flexible Leave Policy.
Full Job Description
MDW Associate is seeking a Helpdesk Manager to support the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Force's Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment.

The Helpdesk Manager will lead and oversee Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) helpdesk operations supporting Naval Special Warfare (NSW) financial management and accounting users. The Helpdesk Manager will provide leadership, supervision, and operational oversight for a team responsible for delivering Tier 1 support, user training, issue resolution, reporting, process improvement, and business process automation initiatives.

The successful candidate will serve as the primary interface between government stakeholders, DAI users, and contractor personnel, ensuring efficient support operations, timely issue resolution, and continuous improvement of service delivery processes.

This role is fully remote.

The Helpdesk Manager may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:
  • Monitoring unresolved Production Support Requests (PSRs) and trouble tickets.
  • Preparing recurring operational status reports.
  • Ensuring compliance with established Service Legal Agreements (SLAs).
  • Lead the helpdesk process improvement initiatives through automation, including dashboard development and robotic process automation (RPA).
  • Leveraging expertise in financial, accounting, auditing, and reporting systems to improve operational efficiency.
  • Developing and delivering user training and creating supplemental learning materials.
  • Maintaining training schedules, supporting business process standardization, authoring and updating process documentation and user handbooks, and establishing communities of practice.
  • Collaborating with Government stakeholders to ensure DAI business processes, training, and operating procedures remain accurate, effective, and aligned with organizational requirements.

Required Experience/Skills:
  • Minimum of five (5) years of Department of Defense (DoD) experience within the last ten (10) years supporting and managing large, complex programs utilizing Oracle Federal Financials.
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of experience providing direct support for Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) financial and accounting operations.
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams in a helpdesk, customer support, program management, or service delivery environment.
  • Experience managing support operations for enterprise financial management systems.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, reporting tools, and collaboration platforms.

Preferred Experience/Skills:
  • Experience serving as a project lead, team lead, program lead, or equivalent leadership role.
  • Agile certification or experience working in Agile project environments.
  • Experience supporting DAI modules including:
    • Budget to Report (B2R)
    • Cost Accounting
    • Procure to Pay (P2P)
    • Oracle Time and Labor (OTL)
    • Oracle Analytics Server (OAS)
    • Order to Cash (O2C)
  • Experience supporting Department of Defense financial management operations.
  • Experience developing performance metrics, dashboards, and executive reports.
  • Knowledge of AI-powered tools, automation technologies, and process improvement methodologies.
  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience utilizing AI tools and integration technologies.
  • Experience implementing or supporting Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions.

Education Requirement(s):
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Management, or a related field

Security Requirement(s):
  • Public Trust - Candidates for this position must be submitted for a background investigation in order to satisfy government requirements.


Additional Information

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to:
  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
  • Retirement/401(k)
  • Flexible Leave Policy

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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