Federal Financial Statement Solution Architect - Remote

SMX; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 126,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

SMX is seeking a seasoned federal financial reporting specialist to advise on design, construction, and validation of a nationwide, FM QSMO-aligned financial statement and reconciliation solution. You will collaborate with accountants, analysts, solution architects, and developers to build a best-in-class product.

You will contribute to USSGL crosswalks, GTAS validations, and footnote generation while ensuring compliance with OMB Circulars and FASAB guidance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of federal financial management experience, ideally including time spent at a federal agency or a federal consulting practice (Big 4 or specialized public sector firm).
• Demonstrated experience in federal financial statement preparation and/or auditing of prepared financial statements.
• Familiarity with the US Federal Unified Shared Service Management [USSM.gsa.gov] framework, particularly the Modernization Playbook, the Federal Integrated Business Framework [FIBF] with associated business use cases and data standards, the GovOps Marketplace, and the Quality Service Management Offices [QSMO].
• Hands-on GTAS experience, including trial balance submission, FBwT reconciliation between GTAS and CARS, abnormal balance causes, budget accrual reconciliation, GTAS edits, and GTAS validations.
• Working knowledge of the Treasury Financial Manual (TFM), particularly Volume 2 Chapter 4700 and accompanying appendices, and the USSGL supplemental guidance including the GTAS edits and validations, financial statement crosswalks, and published posting logic scenarios
• Strong working knowledge of OMB Circular A-123 (internal control), OMB Circular A-136 (financial reporting requirements) and OMB Circular A-11 (budget).
• Solid understanding of FASAB publications (e.g., SSFAC, SFFAS, interpretations, technical bulletins, technical releases, staff implementation guidance, meeting minutes). Experience designing or validating financial statement footnotes and disclosures.
• Familiarity with FISCAM.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Curiosity and desire to learn
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, or a related field. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the design and construction of the solution's data model, dimensions, and hierarchies to ensure they correctly support federal financial statement generation.
• Advise on and validate the development of USSGL (U.S. Standard General Ledger) crosswalks, ensuring transactions and attributes map correctly to financial statement line items.
• Validate that the solution is producing the correct information on the financial statements (Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Changes in Net Position, and Statement of Budgetary Resources) in accordance with OMB Circular A-136.
• Help design and validate the solution's approach to financial statement footnotes and disclosures, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with FASAB publications (e.g., SSFAC, SFFAS, interpretations, technical bulletins, technical releases, staff implementation guidance, meeting minutes).
• Advise on the design and validation of reconciliation tools, including GTAS-related reconciliations and trial balance validation logic.
• Ensure the solution aligns with FM QSMO standards and federal financial management requirements.
• Clearly explain proposed functionality and reporting logic using visual aids like mockups, crosswalk maps, and process flow diagrams (Designers will assist with the aesthetics).
• Explain federal financial reporting processes and standards to employees with no government experience.
• Conduct business process analysis.
• Work with key stakeholders to prioritize and manage the solution roadmap needs.

Skills

Federal financial management

GTAS experience

USSGL crosswalks

OMB Circular A-123

FASAB publications knowledge

Excellent organizational skills

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

SMX is seeking a seasoned federal financial reporting specialist to advise on design, construction, and validation of a nationwide, FM QSMO-aligned financial statement and reconciliation solution. You will collaborate with accountants, analysts, solution architects, and developers to build a best-in-class product.

You will contribute to USSGL crosswalks, GTAS validations, and footnote generation while ensuring compliance with OMB Circulars and FASAB guidance.