Senior Internal Controls & Audit Lead - Audit Readiness

Potawatomi Federal Solutions; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhawk Administrative Services, LLC is seeking an Internal Controls & Audit Lead to serve as the senior technical authority for control design, testing methodology, audit readiness, and evidence sufficiency. The role ensures defensible assurance conclusions with complete, traceable, and audit-ready documentation across 54 ARNG jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will own the internal control assessment methodology aligned to OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and the GAO Green Book, and will

Qualifications

• 12+ years of audit readiness experience.
• Experience supporting DoD financial statement audits.
• Strong knowledge of FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and the GAO Green Book.
• Active Secret clearance required; CPA, CIA, CGFM, or CISA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the internal control assessment methodology aligned to standards.
• Direct Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness procedures with sampling and documentation.
• Define and enforce evidence standards for completeness, traceability, and audit readiness.
• Support external audits, including evidence requests and auditor liaison.
• Validate Corrective Action Plans and closure evidence before government submission.
• Lead root cause analysis to address underlying causes.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments and map schemes to controls.
• Perform quality assurance and working paper reviews across all jurisdiction assessments.
• Review the annual Statement of Assurance package.

Skills

Audit readiness

Root cause analysis

Testing methodology

Evidence standards

Quality assurance

Fraud risk assessments

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Job description

Redhawk Administrative Services, LLC is seeking an Internal Controls & Audit Lead to serve as the senior technical authority for control design, testing methodology, audit readiness, and evidence sufficiency. The role ensures defensible assurance conclusions with complete, traceable, and audit-ready documentation across 54 ARNG jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will own the internal control assessment methodology aligned to OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and the GAO Green Book, and will