At RED GATE we do everything we can to serve our clients:
Using the right technical skills, unique methodologies, best practices, and integrated technology, we help clients implement bold solutions. New approaches to emerging and evolving threats. Non-traditional ways to overcome entrenched obstacles. Advantage through opportunity. If you have a serious challenge or problem, we can help you solve it.  The below job description provides details on how this role will help to serve our clients.

• Assist in leading team of contract support staff.
• Develop staff packages and supporting materials.
• Prepare and deliver briefings to the Intelligence Community, FM, and/or oversight agency senior leadership as necessary.
• Review audit reports, business process internal controls, and supporting financial documentation to identify audit impediments, such as lack of effective controls or substantial non-compliance with laws and regulations, and provide recommendations.
• Complete corrective actions which may include performing analysis and reconciliations of financial transactions; documenting business processes and internal controls; and providing training to business process owners.
• Research fiscal statutes, regulations and oversight guidance.
• Assist in the development and administration of the agency Triannual Review Program.

Audit Liaison additional specific tasks:

• Coordinate MCAP deliverables with business process owners and assist with monitoring goals and milestone targets for completion to ensure each applicable line item identified in the MCAP is addressed and resolved.
• Manage incoming Prepared by Client (PBC) requests, assign PBC owners, and manage PBC status on a daily basis to include updating the master PBC tracker and database, and providing metrics.
• Perform quality control on submitted PBC items as required and respond to auditor questions or coordinate meetings between process owners and auditors.
• Manage communications with internal and external entities to include PBC requests to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).
• Manage the Notice of Findings and Recommendations (NFR) process to include receipt and distribution to finding owners for factual accuracy and final acceptance.
• Provide analysis of NFRs for proper causal factors and recommendations, advise process owners of concerns over narrative.
• Provide administrative support to the I.C. Audit Committee.
• Respond to request for populations at auditors request.

Policy Development and Maintenance additional specific tasks:

• Develop clear and concise I.C. policies and procedures within the I.C. governance framework related to accounting, budgeting, financial execution, fiscal law, and travel.
• Manage agency coordination of draft financial management policies.
• Vet policies promulgated by other I.C. directorates for compliance with laws and regulations (specifically, laws and regulations related to accounting, budgeting, fiscal law, and travel).
• Provide financial policy advice, guidance, and interpretation to I.C. Components.
• Utilize office tools to document and track frequently asked questions, fiscal law issues, taskings, and policy inquiries.
• Administer support agreements received by FM for coordination for fiscal issues to ensure compliance with laws and regulations and ensure the agency equities are documented.
• Advise I.C. Components on fiscal matters to ensure fiscal compliance with minimum impact to mission.
• Edit FM directorate documents (e.g. staff packages, policies, terms of reference, studies, strategies, meeting summaries, etc.) for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Engage the Intelligence Community Components to develop, review, and implement policies to support audit readiness or remediation to ensure conformance with agency standards.
• Collaborate with the I.C. Corporate Policy Office to prepare draft policies for agency coordination and comment and coordinate revision of draft polices for publication
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Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated specialized experience in a federal financial management function such as an accountant, financial auditor, financial analyst, or financial system analyst.
• Ability to lead a team of contractors to provide consulting services and identified deliverables with limited guidance.

Desired Skills:

• Certified Public Accountant or other financial certification such as, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM), and Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP).
• Demonstrated knowledge of I.C. business processes and financial management systems.
• Demonstrated specialized experience with DoD and IC financial management business processes and financial systems.
• Prior internal or external financial statement audit experience.

The Red Gate Group, Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Red Gate Group, Ltd. considers applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.  EEO is the Law