Senior Internal Controls & Audit Lead - Secret Clearance

Potawatomi Federal Solutions; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhawk Administrative Services, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks an Internal Controls & Audit Lead to serve as the senior technical authority on control design, testing methodology, and audit readiness for the ARNG RMIC Program. You will establish standardized testing methods and oversee QA across all 54 ARNG jurisdictions.

The role requires 12+ years of audit readiness experience, active Secret clearance, and expertise with FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and GAO Green Book.

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.
• Extensive knowledge of FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and the GAO Green Book.

Responsibilities

• Own the internal control assessment methodology, aligned to OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and the GAO Green Book.
• Direct Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness procedures, including sampling methodology and documentation standards.
• Define and enforce evidence standards for completeness, traceability, and audit readiness.
• Support external audits, including evidence requests, auditor liaison, and preliminary finding reviews.
• Validate Corrective Action Plans and closure evidence before Government submission.
• Lead root cause analysis using a standardized root-cause framework so remediation addresses causes rather than symptoms.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments and map plausible schemes to the controls and indicators that would detect them.
• Perform quality assurance and working paper reviews across all jurisdiction assessments.
• Conduct the technical review of the annual Statement of Assurance package.
• Provide technical mentoring to controls testers and RMIC analysts.

Skills

Internal controls

Audit readiness

Test of design

Test of effectiveness

Evidence standards

Root cause analysis

Fraud risk assessment

Quality assurance

Mentoring

Government audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Job description

Redhawk Administrative Services, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks an Internal Controls & Audit Lead to serve as the senior technical authority on control design, testing methodology, and audit readiness for the ARNG RMIC Program. You will establish standardized testing methods and oversee QA across all 54 ARNG jurisdictions.

The role requires 12+ years of audit readiness experience, active Secret clearance, and expertise with FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and GAO Green Book.