Senior Internal Controls & Audit Lead — Audit Readiness

Taleo; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhawk Administrative Services, LLC seeks an Internal Controls & Audit Lead in Arlington, VA for onsite support. You will serve as senior technical authority on control design, testing, evidence sufficiency, and corrective-action validation.

The role ensures defensible assurance with audit-ready documentation across all 54 ARNG jurisdictions. You will establish standardized testing methodologies, oversee quality across assessments, support external audits, and mentor controls testers and RMIC

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• CPA, CIA, CGFM, or CISA strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of audit readiness experience.
• Experience supporting DoD financial statement audits.
• Knowledge of FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and GAO Green Book.

Responsibilities

• Own the internal control assessment methodology aligned to applicable 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 causes, not symptoms.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments and map schemes to controls.
• Perform quality assurance and working paper reviews across jurisdiction assessments.
• Conduct technical review of the annual Statement of Assurance package.
• Provide technical mentoring to controls testers and RMIC analysts.

Skills

Audit readiness

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Quality assurance

Testing methodologies

Evidence standards

External audits

Fraud risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Redhawk Administrative Services, LLC seeks an Internal Controls & Audit Lead in Arlington, VA for onsite support. You will serve as senior technical authority on control design, testing, evidence sufficiency, and corrective-action validation.

The role ensures defensible assurance with audit-ready documentation across all 54 ARNG jurisdictions. You will establish standardized testing methodologies, oversee quality across assessments, support external audits, and mentor controls testers and RMIC