Federal Financial Auditor

Empirical Corporation; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Bonus programs

Generous PTO

Benefits package

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Professional development support

Job summary

Empirical Corporation in Washington, DC is seeking a Federal Financial Auditor to support a high-visibility federal financial management, data quality, and audit readiness mission. You will analyze federal data, develop dashboards, and strengthen the accuracy and transparency of a major federal program’s financial and operational data.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or accounting and at least 3 years of federal budgeting or financial operations experience, with the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting federal budget or financial management operations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation or security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis, forecasting, cash-flow projections, and financial modeling.
• Perform variance and trend analysis, expenditure reviews, and risk identification.
• Track and reconcile agency allocations and reimbursable agreements.
• Support invoice processing, including validation, routing, tracking, and reconciliation.
• Analyze financial and operational data and prepare reports, dashboards, and briefings.
• Support internal controls testing and compliance activities.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and contribute to process improvements and modernization.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

OMB Circular A-123

GAO Green Book

G-Invoicing

Working capital funds

Reimbursable programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting

Tools

G-Invoicing

Job description

Professional Washington, DC, US

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $105,000.00 Annually

Empirical is seeking a Federal Financial Auditorto support a high ‑ visibility federal financial management, data quality, and audit readiness mission. If you have strong experience in federal data analytics, dashboard development, and data quality testing, this role offers the opportunity to directly strengthen the accuracy, transparency, and reliability of a major federal program ’ s financial and operational data.

Responsibilities:

• Provide financial analysis, forecasting, cash ‑ flow projections, and financial modeling.
• Perform variance and trend analysis, expenditure reviews, and risk identification.
• Track and reconcile agency allocations and reimbursable agreements.
• Support invoice processing, including validation, routing, tracking, and reconciliation.
• Analyze financial and operational data and prepare reports, dashboards, and briefings.
• Support internal controls testing and compliance activities.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and contribute to process improvements and modernization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting federal budget or financial management operations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation or security clearance.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated experience applying U.S. GAAP, OMB Circular A ‑ 123, and GAO Green Book.
• Experience with G ‑ Invoicing
• Experience supporting working capital funds, enterprise funds, or reimbursable programs

Why You'll Love Working with Us

At Empirical, we invest in our people. Here's what you can expect:

• Competitive compensation with bonus programs that reward outstanding performance
• Additional earning opportunities through employee referral and business development bonuses
• Generous PTO — 11 paid holidays plus vacation, personal, and sick days
• Comprehensive benefits — medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Professional development support — reimbursement for certification exams, CPE credits, continuing education, and professional association dues

Empirical Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.