Federal Financial Reporting Specialist – OARS - (MC-III or MC-IV)

BizFirst; Washington; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Health Care (54% cost covered)

Family Dental (54% cost covered)

Family Vision (54% cost covered)

Unlimited Leave with Approval

401k 100% employer match

Profit-sharing

Job summary

BizFirst is seeking a Federal Financial Reporting Specialist for OARS at MC-III/MC-IV levels in Washington, DC, with hybrid work including on-site time at the Pentagon. You will compile AFR/MD&A deliverables, ensure accurate disclosures, and apply federal reporting standards across multiple stakeholders.

Ideal candidates will have experience with OMB Circular A-136, GAO FAM, and tie-point reconciliations, plus the ability to manage detailed schedules and meet tight deadlines, all while

Qualifications

• Experience compiling MD&A and AFR deliverables.
• Expertise in OMB Circular A-136.
• Experience preparing financial statement note disclosures.
• Familiarity with the GAO FAM checklist and its use in financial reporting and audit support.
• Experience performing tie-point checks and reconciliations.
• Ability to manage detailed reporting deliverables, coordinate multiple inputs, and meet time-sensitive deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Compile and support preparation of the Agency Financial Report (AFR), including Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).
• Prepare financial statement disclosures and ensure consistency across reporting schedules and narratives.
• Apply OMB Circular A-136 requirements to reporting and compilation activities.
• Perform tie-point checks and reconciliations to confirm completeness, accuracy, and consistency across artifacts.
• Use the GAO FAM checklist to support documentation, review, and quality assurance.
• Coordinate reporting inputs, resolve discrepancies, track open items, and communicate status.

Skills

MD&A/AFR deliverables

OMB Circular A-136

Note disclosures

GAO FAM checklist

Tie-point checks & reconciliations

Time-sensitive deadlines

Secret clearance

Job description

Federal Financial Reporting Specialist – OARS - (MC-III or MC-IV)

Washington, United States | Posted on 10/30/2026

JobTitle: Federal Financial Reporting Specialist – OARS - (MC-III or MC-IV)

WorkLocation Type: Hybrid: A few daysons ite at the Pentagon

WorkType: To be confirmed

BizFirst isassisting our client with recruiting two Federal Financial ReportingSpecialists at the MC-III or MC-IV level for OARS. These roles will supportAgency Financial Report (AFR) deliverables and intragovernmental transactions(IGTs).

Our client isa boutique consulting firm that employs consultants and professionals withunique skill sets to support the federal government with strategic execution,financial process enablement, IT systems, and Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) software implementation.

What will you do

You willsupport the compilation, preparation, and quality review of agency financialreporting deliverables. You will apply federal reporting requirements, performdisciplined reconciliations and tie-point checks, and coordinate inputs acrossstakeholders and workstreams. A few days of onsite work at the Pentagon will berequired, with the schedule coordinated with the project team.

Responsibilities:

• Compile and support preparation of the AgencyFinancial Report (AFR), including Management’s Discussion and Analysis(MD&A).
• Prepare financial statement note disclosures andhelp ensure consistency across reporting schedules, statements, and narrativesections.
• Apply OMB Circular A-136 requirements toreporting and compilation activities.
• Perform tie-point checks and reconciliations toconfirm completeness, accuracy, and consistency across reporting artifacts.
• Use the GAO Financial Audit Manual (FAM)checklist to support documentation, review, and quality assurance.
• Coordinate reporting inputs, resolvediscrepancies, track open items, and communicate status and dependencies.
• Support DoW trading partner eliminations, asneeded.
• Develop and maintain reporting schedules,organize knowledge-management materials, and prepare presentation slidescommunicating findings and status.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience compiling MD&A andAFR deliverables.
• Expertise in OMB Circular A-136.
• Experience preparing financial statement notedisclosures.
• Familiarity with the GAO FAM checklist and itsuse in financial reporting and audit support.
• Experience performing tie-point checks andreconciliations.
• Ability to manage detailed reportingdeliverables, coordinate multiple inputs, and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Secret security clearance.

PreferredQualifications:

• Top Secret (TS) security clearance.
• Experience with DoW trading partnereliminations.
• Knowledge-management experience organizing andmaintaining reporting documentation and reference materials.
• Experience developing and maintaining schedules.

WorkAuthorization/ Clearance:

• Secret security clearance required; Top Secret(TS) highly preferred.
• Family Health Care (54% cost covered for theentire family)
• Family Dental (54% cost covered for the entirefamily)
• Family Vision (54% cost covered for the entirefamily)
• Overutilization bonuses for Time and Materials(T&M) contracts
• Lifetime Event Bonuses (e.g., child, marriage)
• Profit-sharing arrangement for any work broughtinto the company
• Unlimited Leave with Approval
• 401k 100% employer match on first 4% invested

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