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CPA / Accounting Analyst w/ Secret

VOSAGO
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Sept 2024

About the role

Audit Readiness tasks and services; Guide and assist client (Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) through accounting improvement and modernization initiatives. 

Prepares, examines, and analyzes accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Analyzes accounting operations, trends, costs, budgetary resources, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future trends or to provide advice. Conducts financial management and accounting (FM&A)
studies and evaluations, designs systems and procedures, and prepares reports, procedures, draft regulations, guidelines, briefings, and related documentation to assist in audit remediation for compliance with finance and accounting standards.
Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises on, and or improves the effectiveness of accounting controls, processes, information and documentation systems, and similar finance and accounting functions. Develops methods for problem solving, process change, and solutions implementation ensuring enterprise-wide integration. Identifies best practices, assesses performance measurement and
researches, collects and verifies data and translates it into strategic and operational guidance. Guides and assists clients through a wide range of accounting improvement and modernization initiatives.

Supports customer requirements for communication of organizational vision, mission, and strategy. Prepares background papers, briefings, and speeches; creates web and portal content; and performs similar organizational messaging activities.
Supports customers in the development, implementation, and maintenance of strategy, doctrine, standards, policies, and procedures.
● Applies fundamental concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on work assignments. Performs work that requires practical experience and training. Work is performed under supervision.
● Possesses and applies expertise on multiple complex work assignments. Assignments may be broad in nature,
requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.
Operates with appreciable latitude in developing methodology and presenting solutions to problems. Contributes to
deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.

Requirements:
● Active CPA license issued by a state licensing board
● Minimum 3 - 5 years general FM&A experience. 1- 2 years shall consist of auditing financial statements of federal
government agencies or preparing agencies for audit.
● Familiarity and comfort with “interviewing” customers to “mine” important business process data/information
● Self-motivated; able to identify client project needs and deliver them with autonomy
● Well-organized
● Able to obtain or currently holds a DoD CAC and available to work on location

Desired skills:
DoD/federal financial audit or audit readiness experience helpful● Experience with FIAR, NIST, FISCAM, USSGL, OMB A-123 and/or GAGAS helpful
● Familiarity with federal accounting and DoD accounting systems and business processes helpful
● Experience with internal controls design and implementation helpful

Location: Pentagon; Washington Metro Area -and/or- Telecommute (as necessary)

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