Director, Financial Management and Assurance: JDG Associates, Ltd.
| Company Name | JDG Associates, Ltd. |
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| Job Category | Accounting/Finance; Government/Military |
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| Location | Washington, DC |
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| Position Type | Full-Time, Employee |
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| Salary | $100,000 to $174,000 per year |
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| Experience | 10-15 Years Experience |
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| Desired Education Level | Bachelor's degree |
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| Date Posted | March 17, 2009 (Reposted Dec 14) |
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| Opportunity |
Director, Financial Management & Assurance |
| Client |
Government Accountability Office |
| Compensation |
To $174,000 + bonus eligibility (Senior Executive Service-level position) |
| Location |
Washington, DC |
| Education |
Bachelors in Accounting or related field; CPA required |
| Overview |
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the agency that works for Congress and the American people. Congress mandates GAO to study the programs and expenditures of the federal government. GAO, commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the Congressional Watchdog, is at the epicenter of government decision-making. It is independent and nonpartisan. The GAO studies how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. It advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies (such as the Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services, Education, and Housing and Urban Development) about ways to make government more effective and responsive. GAO evaluates federal programs, audits federal expenditures, and issues legal opinions. When GAO reports its findings to Congress, it recommends actions. Its work leads to laws and acts that improve government operations, and saves billions of dollars.
The GAO was founded in 1921. It has a staff of approximately 3200 employees across 13 locations and a budget of nearly $500,000,000. Its headquarters is in Washington, DC. Field offices include: Atlanta, Boston, Norfolk, Huntsville, Chicago, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. See: www.gao.gov. |
| Requirements |
1) Broad knowledge of, and demonstrated experience in, auditing standards and procedures that can be applied in overall audit planning and management of highly complex, diverse, and sometimes sensitive government financial statement audits, internal control reviews, and performance audits of major organizations, bureau functions or geographically dispersed programs.
2) Understanding of system software and acquisition processes for accounting/financial management systems in order to interact effectively with IT experts and interdisciplinary staff on accounting system issues.
3) Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills for writing plans and accomplishments, and for influencing, persuading, and negotiating.
4) Proven ability to negotiate effectively with audited entities to accept and implement recommendations, especially where the proposals may require extensive changes in established procedures.
5) Demonstrated ability to contribute to institutional stewardship, that is, an awareness of the institution's mission, core values, work processes, risk environment, and future direction; and consistently seek to advance institutional interests and protect the institution's future. This includes leading by example, especially in adhering to core values, including 1) accountability - enhancing the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and credibility of the federal government; 2) integrity - doing work that is professional, objective, fact-based, nonpartisan, non-ideological, fair, and balanced; and 3) reliability - producing services and products that are timely, accurate, useful, clear and candid.
Education:
Bachelors in Accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included, or was supplemented by, 24 semester hours in accounting. CPA required. |
| Responsibilities |
The position we are seeking to fill is Financial Audit Director in the Financial Management and Assurance (FMA) team. The incumbent will have first-partner level responsibility for multiple financial statement audits of large and complex government agencies and programs as part of FMA's financial audit directorate. Current financial audits conducted by FMA include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Schedule of Federal Debt, the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Government. FMA is also responsible for auditing the financial statements of the newly established Troubled Asset Relief Program being managed by Department of the Treasury in response to the current financial crisis, and for overseeing the Department of Defense's actions to move from a disclaimer to an opinion on its financial statements. The Financial Audit Director will also interact with GAO's interdisciplinary teams, specialists and experts in areas such as information technology as well as management of the audited entities and promote good federal financial management and reporting. The Director is responsible for supporting the established overall goals, objectives, and priorities set by the FMA Managing Director. This individual has principal responsibility for formulating strategic objectives and tactical plans as well as contributing to GAO's performance measures such as timeliness of work, promoting and achieving improved financial management in the federal government, and financial savings.
FMA's work is aimed at strengthening accountability for assets and operations and helps ensure the effective implementation of the Chief Financial Officers Act, the Government Management Reform Act, the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, and other crosscutting financial management legislation. The FMA team is comprised of financial statement auditors, performance auditors, and forensic auditors, with a total staff of approximately 285.
Duties and Responsibilities:
-Directs multiple FMA audit teams conducting financial statement audits of large and complex federal agencies and entities, as well as some smaller entities. Using thorough and expert knowledge of audit and accounting principles and standards, this individual participates fully in the planning, execution, and reporting for financial audits. Carries out assigned activities to improve the federal financial management infrastructure and the reliability of financial information by:
-Ensuring that the financial audits are conducted in accordance with government auditing standards and GAO's quality assurance standards.
-Representing GAO in communications with agency officials and congressional stakeholders about the progress and results of audit work.
-Overseeing the planning and initiation of audits, as well as providing team leadership and supervision of audit staff performing financial, and financial-related audits; supervising the quality controls exercised over those audits.
-Identifying ways to improve federal agencies' financial management infrastructure and capacity to provide useful information for managing results and costs.
-Supports the Managing Director by effectively planning and executing responsibilities of GAO in his/her component of the financial audit directorate.
-Assists the Managing Director in managing and planning all activities necessary to (1) establish priorities, (2) direct the preparation and execution of audits, (3) analyze audit/evaluation findings and prepare written products, (4) contribute to the professional development of audit staff and ensure that they are well trained, and (5) ensure effective accomplishment of assigned responsibilities and work priorities.
-Participates in deliberations and decisions concerning management and technical issues having office-wide, agency-wide, and government-wide implications. This individual serves as an advisor to management on matters within his/her assigned jurisdiction. Directs the preparation and presentation of testimony for use at Congressional hearings. |
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