Senior DoW Financial Systems and Audit Analyst (172-257)

RM Advisory Services Llc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RM Advisory Services LLC in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior DoW Financial Systems and Audit Analyst to support DoW financial-management operations, data reconciliation, dashboards, and audit responses.

The ideal candidate will have DoD experience, knowledge of USSGL, internal controls, and experience with reconciliations, reporting, and coordinating with auditors and government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active DoD or equivalent security clearance preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business, data analytics, or related field.
• At least five years of relevant DoD financial-management, financial-systems, accounting, or audit-readiness experience.
• Experience with DoD financial-management requirements, including USSGL and internal controls.
• Experience performing financial/system reconciliations, root-cause analysis, and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze DoW transactions, accounting results, interfaces, and financial reports to identify coding, completeness, accuracy, and data-quality issues.
• Reconcile DoW information to feeder systems, source documentation, general-ledger balances, and other authoritative data.
• Research issues involving accruals, USSGL accounts, fiscal codes, system interfaces, abnormal or overaged transactions, and financial reporting.
• Document source-to-report data flows, business rules, data definitions, transformations, and system dependencies.
• Develop written analyses describing identified conditions, applicable criteria, root causes, financial and system impacts, alternatives, and recommended corrective actions.
• Develop, maintain, and validate financial dashboards, performance measures, standardized reports, and ad hoc analyses.
• Support Beginning Balance, Universe of Transactions, general-ledger reconciliation, variance analysis, DAR-Q, certification, and related reporting activities.
• Develop fiscal-code crosswalks and assess how proposed code, configuration, or system changes may affect related processes and reporting.
• Coordinate and quality-review Provided-by-Client requests, audit evidence, and responses to auditor follow-up questions.
• Use data-analysis tools to profile transaction populations, identify anomalies, validate evidence, and distinguish isolated exceptions from systemic conditions.
• Analyze audit findings and assist process and system owners with developing, monitoring, and validating corrective actions.
• Participate in working groups involving Marine Corps, DON, OSD, DFAS, DLA, auditors, and other financial-management stakeholders.
• Develop procedures, business rules, data definitions, process documentation, and training materials that support consistent and sustainable operations.

Skills

Data analysis

Reconciliation

Documentation

Dashboards

Audit readiness

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business, data analytics, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior DoW Financial Systems and Audit Analyst

Tracking Code 172-257 Job Description

RM Advisory Services LLC (RMAS), a licensed CPA firm and Federal small-business contractor, is seeking a Senior Dow Financial Systems and Audit Analyst for an anticipated engagement supporting a DoW financial-management operations. The position will support financial-system analysis, data reconciliation, dashboard and reporting activities, data management, audit response, and corrective-action implementation.

The ideal candidate will combine current DoW experience with a strong understanding of DoW/Federal accounting, financial reporting, financial data, internal controls, and audit readiness. Experience supporting Marine Corps or Department of the Navy financial-management organizations is highly desirable.

Required Skills

• Analyze DoW transactions, accounting results, interfaces, and financial reports to identify coding, completeness, accuracy, and data-quality issues.

• Reconcile DoW information to feeder systems, source documentation, general-ledger balances, and other authoritative data.

• Research issues involving accruals, USSGL accounts, fiscal codes, system interfaces, abnormal or overaged transactions, and financial reporting.

• Document source-to-report data flows, business rules, data definitions, transformations, and system dependencies.

• Develop written analyses describing identified conditions, applicable criteria, root causes, financial and system impacts, alternatives, and recommended corrective actions.

• Develop, maintain, and validate financial dashboards, performance measures, standardized reports, and ad hoc analyses.

• Support Beginning Balance, Universe of Transactions, general-ledger reconciliation, variance analysis, DAR-Q, certification, and related reporting activities.

• Develop fiscal-code crosswalks and assess how proposed code, configuration, or system changes may affect related processes and reporting.

• Coordinate and quality-review Provided-by-Client requests, audit evidence, and responses to auditor follow-up questions.

• Use data-analysis tools to profile transaction populations, identify anomalies, validate evidence, and distinguish isolated exceptions from systemic conditions.

• Analyze audit findings and assist process and system owners with developing, monitoring, and validating corrective actions.

• Participate in working groups involving Marine Corps, DON, OSD, DFAS, DLA, auditors, and other financial-management stakeholders.

• Develop procedures, business rules, data definitions, process documentation, and training materials that support consistent and sustainable operations.

Required Experience

• Active Secret security clearance at the time of contract award.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business, data analytics, or a related field.

• At least five years of relevant DoD financial-management, financial-systems, accounting, or audit-readiness experience.

• Demonstrated experience working with DAI transactions, data, reporting, interfaces, or business processes.

• Knowledge of DoD financial-management requirements, including the DoD Financial Management Regulation, USSGL, SFIS, and internal-control or audit-readiness requirements.

• Experience performing financial or system reconciliations, root-cause analysis, and data validation.

• Experience preparing clear written analyses, recommendations, procedures, and senior-leadership briefings.

• Ability to work effectively with accountants, system personnel, data professionals, process owners, auditors, and senior Government stakeholders.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

Job Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States Position Type Full-Time/Regular