Civilian Payroll Contractor Support-Army AFI

Redwood Strategy Group, Inc.; United States; On-site; PHP 4,562,000 - 5,353,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Medical insurance

Dental and life insurance plans

Job summary

Redwood Strategy Group, Inc. is seeking Civilian Payroll Contractor Support to assist the U.S. Army AFI program.

The role requires strong data analysis, payroll data review, and audit remediation capabilities. Candidates should have extensive federal financial management experience and familiarity with DoD processes. The position emphasizes working with government stakeholders, internal controls, and creating clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of federal financial management experience, including at least 3 years of federal accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis and reconcile information from multiple sources.
• Review payroll transactions and test results for completeness and accuracy.
• Identify control gaps and recommend process improvements.
• Work with large volumes of data.
• Draft clear, concise emails to government stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Audit

Internal controls

Stakeholder communication

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IT

CPA / CIA / CISA / CGFM / CDFM / PMP / SAFe / ITIL

Tools

SharePoint

AF ACTS / Audit Findings and Corrective Tracking System (AFACTS)

DCPDS

DCPS

ATAAPS

GFEBS

Job description

Redwood Strategy Group (RSG) is aminority owned, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) founded on over 17 years of thought-to-action leadership supporting military departments, Department of Defense, and agencies across the U.S. Federal Government with transformation, strategy, and operations. At RSG, we are committed to our company foundation - our employees. The minute you start working here, you become an integral part of our team, our future, and you will play a key role in the continued growth of our company.

Innovative Solutions. Cultivated Talent. Accelerative Success.

Redwood Strategy Group is searching for multiple Civilian Payroll Contractor Support to support the U.S. Army’s Financial Improvement (AFI) Program.

The Civilian Payroll Contractor provides analytical, audit, and operational support to the Army’s Financial Improvement (AFI) initiatives related to civilian payroll. This role supports audit remediation, internal controls testing, and payroll data analysis to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable Army and Federal regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to perform data analysis and reconcile information from multiple sources.
• Ability to review payroll transactions and test results for completeness and accuracy.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify control gaps and recommend process improvements.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of data.

Communication Skills

• Ability to draft clear, concise, and professional emails to government stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare meeting minutes, briefing materials, and status reports.

Organizational Skills

• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to meet strict last-minute deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Strong documentation and file management practices.

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of federal financial management experience, including at least 3 years of federal accounting experience. Relevant commercial experience may be considered in lieu of federal experience.

  Systems Experience

  Familiarwith or ability to quicklyunderstandsystems such as:

  • SharePoint
  • AFACTS (Audit Findings and Corrective Tracking System)
  • DCPDS
  • DCPS
  • ATAAPS
  • GFEBS

Audit and Internal Controls

Working knowledge of:

• • Internal controls

• • Audit concepts

• • Risk assessments

• • Corrective Action Plans (CAPs)

• • Testing methodologies

• • Root cause analysis

• • Experience supporting financial statement audits or audit remediation efforts is highly preferred.

Federal Government Knowledge

• • Familiarity with Federal civilian payroll operations.

• • Basic understanding of U.S. Army organizational structure and business processes.

• • Knowledge of Army Financial Management policies, regulations, or guidance is preferred.

Education/Certifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business Management/Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a directly related field (a Master’s in one of these fields may substitute if the undergraduate degree is not related), or
• An active and current certification: one of the following: CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CDFM, PMP, SAFe, or ITIL.

Clearance

• Interim Secret or above

Desired Skills

• Strong working knowledge of federal financial systems and processes, with an emphasis on audit response, and financial policy implementation.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and engage effectively with senior government stakeholders.
• Familiarity with DoD financial systems, policies, and compliance frameworks including FFMIA and other audit-related regulations.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic communications, training, and change management within large organizations.
• Ability to distill complex data into actionable insights for leadership.

$75,000 - $88,000 a year

Position is based on education and years of experience beyond minimum qualifications as well as internal equity.

RSG offers a first-class total rewards package that includes competitive salaries,medical, dental and life insurance plans, 401k matching,generous leave programs, tuition reimbursement, professional development; and more!

• competitive salaries
• medical
• dental and life insurance plans
• 401k matching
• generous leave programs
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development; and more!

RSG is an equal opportunity employer/veteran/disability/41 CFR 60-1.4. We are committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or RSG policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability, religious observances, or other designated areas as defined by law will be considered in accordance with applicable law and RSG policy.