Federal Accounting, Controls & Asset Accountability Specialist

Work you'll do

As a part of our Controllership and Treasury Transformation team, you will be responsible for supporting federal accounting, financial controls, audit readiness, asset accountability, and financial data analysis activities.

• Support federal financial management activities, including accounting operations and application of Federal Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Perform analyses involving general ledger activity, reconciliations, journal entries, and chart of accounts structures
• Assist with internal controls, audit readiness, Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR), and Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)-aligned activities
• Support work related to property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), operating materials and supplies (OM&S), internal use software (IUS), inventory, and asset accountability
• Conduct data validation, control testing, reporting, and Structured Query Language (SQL)-based analysis to support client objectives

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Controllership and Treasury Transformation offering modernizes the finance function to support the evolving business objectives of the organization. We work with the CFO, CAO, controller, and treasurer to develop an efficient, high quality, data-driven, tech-enabled controllership and treasury function that empowers our clients to drive more value to their business partners and to their investors.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Active Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI), or TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph security clearance
• 1+ years of experience in 1 or more of the following: federal financial management and Federal Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); general ledger, reconciliations, journal entries, and chart of accounts; internal controls, audit readiness, Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR), or Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM); property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), operating materials and supplies (OM&S), internal use software (IUS), inventory, or asset accountability; Structured Query Language (SQL), reporting, data validation, or control testing; or supply chain, logistics, or materials management
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• 1+ years of experience supporting federal government clients
• Experience with enterprise resource planning systems, financial reporting tools, or data analysis platforms
• Experience working in a consulting or project-based delivery environment

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Virginia, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to Virginia and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $93,100 to $155,100.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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