Accounting and Auditing Analyst III
Company: Chenega Corporation
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 3, 2025
Job Description:
SummaryCome join a company that strives for Extraordinary People
and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Services & Federal Solutions,
LLC, a Chenega Professional Services' company, is looking for a
Accounting and Auditing Analyst III to provide accounting, internal
control, and audit program support services for the Office of
Budget and Financial Management (OBFM) at the Federal Housing
Finance Agency (FHFA). The Accounting and Auditing Analyst III will
analyze financial management processes, conduct routine and
non-routine accounting transactions and processes, improve internal
controls, assist with documenting, and strengthen policies and
controls, and provide advice and recommendations to the
Government.Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a
team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management
engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork,
recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We
actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee's knowledge,
critical thinking, innovative solutions for our
clients.Responsibilities
- Review and provide recommendations to the Budget and/or
Accounting Officer based on OMB Circular A-123, internal controls
over financial reporting (ICOFR) for financial and business process
areas and assess the impact of new financial management and other
accounting treatment specific guidance on financial operations and
supporting the implementation of new guidance when applicable.
- Provide audit liaison support to help facilitate the flow of
information between OBFM and internal and external auditors. This
includes development and maintenance of documentation and drafting
responses to potential audit findings for the annual A-123 internal
audit and the financial statement audit, which is performed by the
Government Accountability Office. Manage, track and deliver audit
deliverables for both audits.
- Support and participate in end-to-end financial management
walkthroughs of business processes, documenting business processes
through appropriate business process flow mapping, reviewing and
updating cycle memos, reviewing the testing the design and
operating effectiveness of internal controls, and monitoring all
deficiencies for OBFM.
- Conduct research to investigate accounting and financial
management transactional and accounting issues and work
collaboratively with the OBFM, other FHFA staff, or the shared
service provider to formulate and recommend solutions based on
FASAB, SFFAS, GAO, and/or other accounting policy.
- Analyze and help develop and/or improve policies and procedures
for a variety of programs and operational needs.
- Respond to meeting and audit requests and route to the
appropriate staff member as necessary.
- Develop and respond to accounting operational tasks, related to
accounts receivable or payable, revenue, interest earnings, or
journal vouchers.
- Create and edit both technical and non-technical documents such
as technical accounting forms and transactional documents, cycle
memos, audit documentation, internal control documentation,
memoranda, briefs, and reports.
- Produce a variety of communications from informal email
interactions with internal and external clients to formal memos,
issue papers, presentations, executive briefings, and others.
- Maintain the Budget and Accounting Officer appraised of any
issues or potential issues based on interaction with the auditors
and through the review of FHFA audit
deliverables/documentation.
- Provide a broad range of financial statement accounting, audit
and audit risk management and remediation support that support the
agency's goals to maintain a clean audit opinion and improve
internal controls.
- Perform daily accounting transactions in support of FHFA
supporting the Agency Accountants and shared service provider such
as reconciliations, processing accounting receivable or payable
transactions, documenting revenue or interest and other journal
vouchers.
- Support the development, maintenance, and execution of risk
mitigation plans, corrective action plans, and broader remediation
strategies designed to address financial risks and internal control
or audit deficiencies and strengthen financial processes.
- Apply a variety of analytical, problem-solving, and reporting
skills and techniques and provide regular routine and ad hoc
reports associated with multiple systems and compile the
information for further review by OBFM management and staff.
- Collect and analyze data, produce models and visualizations,
and draw conclusions and develop recommendations from the data to
improve decision-making for OBFM.
- Document and evaluate financial management related business
processes and make recommendations for process improvements.
- Coordinate logistics such as meeting requests, briefing and
document distribution prior to scheduled meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.Qualifications
- Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Data Analytics.
- 5-8 years of related accounting and financial experience.
- Preferred: Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM),
Certified Public Accountant (CPA).Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
- Federal accounting, including the United States Standard
General Ledger (USSGL) and Treasury Financial Manual, and knowledge
of Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA).
- Experience working in teams to produce high-impact work
products, reports, and other deliverables in a fast-paced
environment.
- Knowledge of and experience with Federal financial management
activities, including but not necessarily limited to: OMB Circular
A-123 assessments for internal controls over financial reporting;
Federal financial statement audits; financial risk management,
financial policy, entity-level controls and/or management
controls.
- Knowledge of and experience with OMB Circular A-123, Appendix
A, B and C, the GAO Green Book, the Chief Financial Officers Act of
1990, Federal Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA), and Payment
Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).
- Possesses strong oral and written communication skills.
- Heightened attention to detail, and the ability to create and
edit technical and non-technical written work products and
graphical presentations.
- Ability to view problems from multiple angles and apply a
variety of solutions to solving them.
- Ability to participate in client-facing discussions and
meetings.
- Ability to synthesize information quickly and learn new
skills.
- Demonstrates proven thorough abilities in internal control
assessments, entity level controls, risk management, and fraud risk
assessments.
- Support management internal control programs, understand
deficiencies communicated by the client's auditor or internal
control teams, track audit provided by client (PBC) requests,
respond to audit requests, develop corrective action plans, and
execute remediation with a focus on internal controls over
financial reporting and management financial statement
assertions.
- Demonstrates the ability to understand client needs,
participate within a team environment, and communicate throughout
internal and external network in a manner that allows for
successful execution of tasks.Final salary determination based on
skill-set, qualifications, and approved funding.Many of our jobs
come with great benefits - Some offerings are dependent upon the
role, work schedule, or location, and may include the
following:Paid Time Off PTO / Vacation - 5.67 hours accrued per pay
period / 136 hours accrued annually Paid Holidays - 11 California
residents receive an additional 24 hours of sick leave a yearHealth
& Wellness Medical Dental Vision Prescription Employee Assistance
Program Short- & Long-Term Disability Life and AD&D
InsuranceSpending Account Flexible Spending Account Health Savings
Account Health Reimbursement Account Dependent Care Spending
Account Commuter BenefitsRetirement 401k / 401aVoluntary Benefits
Hospital Indemnity Critical Illness Accident Insurance Pet
Insurance Legal Insurance ID Theft ProtectionTeleworking
Permitted?YesTeleworking DetailsHybrid - 1 day a week
onsiteEstimated Salary/WageUSD $100,000.00/Yr. Up to USD
$120,000.00/Yr.
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