Internal Controls & Audit Lead (Secret Cleared)

Potawatomi Federal Solutions•Arlington, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Internal Controls & Audit Lead serves as the senior technical authority for control design, testing methodology, audit readiness, evidence sufficiency, and corrective-action validation. This position ensures the ARNG RMIC Program produces defensible assurance conclusions supported by complete, traceable, and audit-ready documentation. The position establishes standardized testing methodologies and oversees quality and consistency across assessments in all 54 ARNG jurisdictions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration).
Active Secret clearance.
12+ years of audit readiness experience.
Experience supporting DoD financial statement audits.
Extensive knowledge of FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and the GAO Green Book.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CIA, CGFM, or CISA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the internal control assessment methodology, aligned to OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and the GAO Green Book.
Direct Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness procedures, including sampling methodology and documentation standards.
Define and enforce evidence standards for completeness, traceability, and audit readiness.
Support external audits, including evidence requests, auditor liaison, and preliminary finding reviews.
Validate Corrective Action Plans and closure evidence before Government submission.
Lead root cause analysis using a standardized root-cause framework so remediation addresses causes rather than symptoms.
Conduct fraud risk assessments and map plausible schemes to the controls and indicators that would detect them.
Perform quality assurance and working paper reviews across all jurisdiction assessments.
Conduct the technical review of the annual Statement of Assurance package.
Provide technical mentoring to controls testers and RMIC analysts.