Audit Remediation Consultant

Kearney & Company•Springfield, VA

1d•$80,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Kearney & Company is seeking an experienced Audit Remediation Consultant to join our Intelligence Community (IC) practice. The Audit Remediation Consultant will demonstrate proficiency with a wide range of audit, accounting, and financial management concepts and apply them to client situations, as well as identify and effectively communicate matters to the Audit Remediation Lead, Partner, Principals, and teammates. This work will be conducted on site in Springfield, VA. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Supporting our client’s audit response, audit remediation, internal controls, financial processes, and/or accounting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), and/or relevant Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies Executing the day-to-day research, analysis, and communication at the direction of the Team and/or Workstream Lead Utilizing data analysis technology to analyze information Demonstrating excellent writing and communication skills as significant time is spent drafting/updating communication artifacts (e.g., Standard Operating Procedures, Desktop Guides, whitepapers), as well as training business process owners on process and control changes Demonstrating strong customer service skills and the ability to work in occasional high-pressure situations with short deadlines Directing and reviewing the work of Analysts Communicating status of project-related tasks to Team and/or Workstream Lead

Requirements

BA/BS/BBA degree from an accredited college/university in accounting or a related relevant field
At least 6 years of progressive accounting or financial management experience, preferably in financial statement auditing in the Federal government or similar environment and/or DoD/IC financial management experience
At least 4 years of performing detailed general ledger analysis and/or performing audit remediation
Technical competency, knowledge, and professional care commensurate with completion of assignments, and an eagerness to learn and absorb new technical and industry-specific information
Ability to independently research data and reconciling variances
Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally
Ability to travel up to 25%
Minimum Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Polygraph for the IC

Nice To Haves

CPA, CISA, CIA, or other relevant-industry certifications, or the required education levels to obtain a relevant certification
Previous experience in federal/DoD financial statement auditing, commercial financial statement auditing, and/or DoD/IC financial management experience
Experience with Fund Balance with Treasury (FBWT) reconciliations, Interagency balance reconciliations, and Financial Reporting
Experience working with DFAS reporting policy and procedures
Experience working with DoD’s Advanced Analytics (Advana) platform
Experience working with DoD disbursing operations
Experience researching and applying FASAB, OMB, and Treasury requirements including OMB Circular A-136, and/or the Treasury Financial Manual
Proficient skills in MS Excel
Experience with SharePoint, SQL, ACL Analytics, Python, and/or Access databases

Responsibilities

Supporting our client’s audit response, audit remediation, internal controls, financial processes, and/or accounting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), and/or relevant Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies
Executing the day-to-day research, analysis, and communication at the direction of the Team and/or Workstream Lead
Utilizing data analysis technology to analyze information
Demonstrating excellent writing and communication skills as significant time is spent drafting/updating communication artifacts (e.g., Standard Operating Procedures, Desktop Guides, whitepapers), as well as training business process owners on process and control changes
Demonstrating strong customer service skills and the ability to work in occasional high-pressure situations with short deadlines
Directing and reviewing the work of Analysts
Communicating status of project-related tasks to Team and/or Workstream Lead

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

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