Financial Systems IT Auditor Senior

The technical support and expertise to the RM&A in order to design, develop, promulgate, implement, provide training and communication for an FMFIA/A-123-compliant program for IT operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliability of financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations, protection against loss from waste, fraud and abuse and to ensure receivables and expenditures are properly recorded, including preparation of RM&A I&T portion of the USSS’

internal control assurance statement. The Management’s assessment of internal controls shall include an evaluation of such elements as the design and operating effectiveness of key financial reporting controls, process documentation, operational and financial policies and the overall IT control environment.

Essential Functions

• Review and evaluate computer-based financial systems, process flows, and work streams for information technology and financial management environments. Audit and test general and application controls.
• Perform root cause analysis and provide management with recommendation to resolve issued findings and associated findings with internal discovery efforts.
• Provide technical assistance on audit techniques.
• Assist in development of desktop guides and job aides to promote an effective internal control environment.
• Assist in development of risk assessments, control matrices, test plans/scripts, business process narratives, and reporting mechanisms to support effective internal controls in accordance with applicable guidance and standards.
• Provide expert technical financial systems and auditing advice to stakeholders.
• Analyze metrics and synthesize data into recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in development of corrective action plans to resolve material weaknesses, significant deficiencies/reportable conditions, and control deficiencies.
• Aid client in conducting internal control assessment and recommending and/or implementing process improvements to strengthen RM&A I&T program for internal controls over financial systems.
• Provide support for Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and Non-IT related Mission Action Plans (MAPs), verification and validation (V&V) activities, remediation activities, risk register inputs, fraud risk audit coordination, audit preparedness, and gap analysis

• Assist in development and implementation of internal controls and processes in support of operating effectiveness including enterprise risk management; entity-level controls; fraud, waste, and abuse; system functionality; and information produced by entity.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Evening and weekend hours required, as required by business need.

Travel

There is NO travel requirement(s) outside of the immediate Washington, D.C. area for any of the positions outlined herein.

Experience

• Minimum 2-5 years financial management experience
• A professional, comprehensive knowledge of the theories, practices, methods, and techniques of accounting and, as pertinent to assignments, financial and/or performance auditing sufficient to independently plan, conduct, and lead a small team of auditors in conducting a variety of audit assignments and sufficient to develop methods to identify conditions affecting mission capability, susceptibility to fraud, and the potential for increased efficiency.
• Excellent analytical skills are required to identify problems and to develop solutions and recommendations for appropriate corrective actions that are needed.
• Excellent knowledge and skills in effective communications, both oral and written, are needed to make oral presentations and to develop clear, concise, logical and accurate reports of audits. 

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience preferred

Security Clearance

Must have the ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust