Audit Support Specialist

Job Title

Audit Support Specialist (Remote) — Arlington, VA area (2-3 days onsite)

Overview

Position Overview : We are seeking a proactive and professional Audit Support Specialist to join our team. This role is focused on supporting the Civilian Payroll workstream by providing audit facilitation, business process improvement, and communication management. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, experience in federal financial management, and the ability to drive audit progress through collaboration and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between the client, audit team, and internal teams to coordinate audit activities and ensure timely responses to audit requests (e.g., PBCs, walkthroughs, sample testing).
• Facilitate meetings and discussions with independent public auditors to ensure the successful execution of audit tasks.
• Track and manage audit requests, including email communications and follow-up actions.
• Draft and review corrective action plans (CAPs) to address audit findings and non-compliance reports (NFRs).
• Identify and overcome impediments to audit progress through innovative problem-solving and collaboration.
• Support business process improvement activities by analyzing Army budget execution sub-processes and identifying areas for enhancement in areas such as procurement, revenue, budget, military payroll, and civilian payroll.
• Assist in the development of policy, process, system, and control changes to improve audit facilitation.
• Use tools like Microsoft TEAMS, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint to communicate and present information clearly to support audit and client needs.
• Collaborate with the Budget Execution Improvement (BEI) Team to implement improvements in the Army's financial management processes and monitor the effectiveness of new processes.

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in federal financial management, including 2+ years in federal accounting.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Why Join Us?

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