Accounting Level II

IFAS; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IFAS is seeking a role focused on DoW financial management and contracting with emphasis on FIAR, P2P processes, and audit remediation. The candidate will coordinate walkthroughs, sample testing, and audit requests across finance, acquisition, logistics, systems, and operations while communicating remediation milestones to clients.

Ideal candidates bring DoW experience and a track record in internal controls remediation, plus the ability to convey complex accounting topics to diverse audiences

Qualifications

• Must hold a DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting the DoW in financial management or contracting, incl. FIAR.
• Exposure to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes and audit remediation.
• Experience designing, assessing, or implementing internal controls and remediation.
• Coordinate audit requests across finance, acquisition, logistics, systems, and operations.
• Strong communication of accounting/audit/remediation issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in client-facing environments with ability to manage priorities and milestones.
• Certification: CPA, CIA, CISA, CDFM, or CGFM.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate walkthroughs, sample testing, and audit requests across multiple stakeholders.
• Drive issue resolution and remediation of audit findings.
• Communicate accounting/audit/remediation matters clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Prepare and deliver client briefings on remediation status and milestones.
• Support DoW finance and contracting teams to maintain audit readiness.

Skills

DOD Secret clearance

DoW financial management

FIAR/audit remediation

P2P process exposure

Internal controls remediation

Client-facing communication

CIA/CISA/CPA/CDFM/CGFM certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field

Job description

Job Description

Summary Role Desc: This role supports the Department of War’s (DoW) financial improvement and audit readiness efforts, with a particular focus on Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, internal controls, and remediation of audit findings. The individual would help coordinate walkthroughs, sample testing, and audit requests across finance, acquisition, logistics, systems, and operational stakeholders while driving issue resolution in a client-facing environment. The role also requires the ability to communicate accounting, audit, or remediation matters clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including through client briefings. Ideal candidates bring DoW financial management or contracting experience and preferably additional experience in financial statement audits or internal accounting operations.

Required qualifications outside of the normal LCAT requirements (required):

• DOD Secret clearance
• Experience supporting the DoW from a financial management or contracting perspective, including Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR), comptroller, resource advisor, contracting office or other related roles
• Exposure to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes whether through audit remediation/readiness, in the contracting department, or as a financial management professional
• Experience designing, assessing, or implementing internal controls, including control remediation to address audit findings and process gaps
• Ability to coordinate audit requests across finance, acquisition, logistics, systems, and operational stakeholders to support walkthroughs, sample testing, and remediation
• Ability to communicate accounting, audit, and remediation issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including preparation and delivery of client briefings
• Experience working in a client-facing environment with the ability to manage competing priorities, drive issue resolution, and support milestones
• Must have one the following certifications: CPA, CIA, CISA, CDFM, or CGFM

Additional desired skillsets (nice to haves but not necessarily required):

• Experience performing financial statement audits
• Experience executing processes within internal accounting departments

Company Description

Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions (IFAS) is a service-disabled veteran, woman owned small disadvantaged business firm that applies integrated finance and accounting solutions to every engagement to help clients build sustain, and maintain a profitable business model. We do this with a corporate commitment to provide on time service that is mission focused and results driven. It is our true belief that finding the right solutions to your business' mission makes doing business less challenging. IFAS' core capabilities include business & Finance operations, IT Support Services, Acquisition and logistics support.

We are an equal opportunity employer.