Financial Audit Response Analyst / Internal Auditor

US Federal Solutions•Washington, DC

About The Position

US Federal Solutions is seeking an experienced Internal Auditor / Financial Audit Response Analyst to support the Department of Justice with financial audit response, internal controls, audit readiness, and corrective action management. This is a key personnel role supporting high-visibility federal financial management and compliance activities. The Internal Auditor will work closely with government stakeholders, audit teams, and financial management personnel to strengthen internal controls, support financial statement audit activities, respond to audit requests, and drive timely remediation of audit findings and Notices of Findings and Recommendations (NFRs). The ideal candidate will bring hands-on federal internal audit experience, strong knowledge of federal financial management requirements, and the ability to translate complex audit and control issues into clear, actionable recommendations.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship required.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 3 years of experience performing federal internal audit, audit readiness, audit response, or audit consulting support.
Demonstrated experience applying Yellow Book, GAO Green Book, OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and FFMIA requirements.
Experience conducting internal control testing, audit documentation reviews, walkthroughs, risk assessments, and corrective action tracking.
Strong analytical, writing, coordination, and client-facing communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple audit requests, deadlines, evidence packages, and stakeholder inputs in a fast-paced federal environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting external federal financial statement audits.
Prior Department of Justice, federal law enforcement, or federal financial management experience.
Experience developing dashboards, audit status reports, remediation trackers, or executive-level briefings.
Familiarity with federal financial systems, audit management tools, SharePoint, Excel, Power BI, or other reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

Provide internal audit, audit response, and internal control support for Department of Justice financial management activities.
Support financial statement audit efforts by serving as an audit liaison, coordinating documentation requests, preparing evidence packages, and supporting sample responses.
Conduct internal control testing, process walkthroughs, control design reviews, and maturity assessments to evaluate compliance, effectiveness, and operational risk.
Perform root cause analysis for audit findings, NFRs, control deficiencies, and recurring audit issues.
Maintain audit request logs, evidence indexes, document repositories, and crosswalks to source documentation to ensure timely, complete, and accurate audit responses.
Develop, track, and support corrective action plans, remediation activities, and audit readiness initiatives.
Support continuous monitoring, compliance assessments, and opportunities for controls automation and process improvement.
Prepare audit reports, executive summaries, dashboards, metrics, and status briefings for government leadership.
Coordinate across financial management, accounting, budget, internal control, and program offices to validate evidence, resolve audit issues, and support sustained compliance.
Apply federal audit and internal control standards, including Yellow Book, GAO Green Book, OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and FFMIA.