CPA Audit Remediation Specialist (CPA -IV)

CPA Audit Remediation Specialist (CPA -IV)
Location: Pentagon (Hybrid)

The DCFO Program Support contract is seeking a senior -level CPA Audit Remediation Specialist to
support financial statement audit remediation and accounting policy efforts at
the Pentagon. This role is designed for an experienced Certified Public
Accountant who brings deep expertise in federal financial statement audits,
remediation planning, and accounting policy interpretation. The position
provides technical and leadership oversight across complex audit remediation
activities and directly supports improved audit outcomes for the Department of
Defense.

What You Will Do

As a CPA Audit Remediation
Specialist, you will serve as a senior subject matter expert responsible
for leading audit remediation efforts related to financial statement findings,
internal control weaknesses, and accounting policy issues. You will work
closely with DCFO leadership, auditors, and functional stakeholders to identify
root causes, develop corrective action plans, and validate remediation
outcomes. Your expertise will directly influence audit opinions, compliance
posture, and financial governance at the enterprise level.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit remediation
  activities for financial statement audits, including evaluation of
  findings, root cause analysis, and development of corrective action plans
  
• Provide expert guidance on federal
  accounting policy, interpretation, and application to audit issues
  
• Review and validate remediation
  documentation, management responses, and supporting audit evidence
  
• Support preparation for and
  execution of financial statement audits, including auditor inquiries and
  walkthroughs
  
• Apply federal audit and internal
  control frameworks (e.g., OMB A -123, FISCAM) to remediation
  strategies and validation efforts
  
• Coordinate with auditors, system
  owners, and financial management stakeholders to ensure remediation
  actions are properly implemented
  
• Assess the effectiveness of
  corrective actions and support closure of audit findings
  
• Develop executive -level
  briefings, reports, and decision memoranda for senior DCFO leadership
  
• Establish remediation priorities,
  goals, and plans aligned to program objectives
  
• Provide technical direction and
  oversight to junior staff as required
  

Required Qualifications

• Active Certified Public
  Accountant (CPA) license
  
• Master’s degree in accounting,
  finance, business, or a closely related field
  
• Minimum of 12 years of general
  Financial Management & Accounting (FM&A) experience
  
• At least 8 years of experience
  auditing financial statements of federal government agencies or preparing
  federal agencies for audit
  
• *NOTE: 16 years of relevant
  experience with Bachelors qualifies in lieu of Masters.
  
• Extensive experience with audit
  remediation, financial statement audits, and accounting policy
  
• Strong knowledge of federal
  financial reporting requirements and internal control standards
  
• Proven ability to lead complex
  remediation efforts with material impact on audit outcomes
  
• Excellent written and verbal
  communication skills, including experience briefing senior leadership
  
• Ability to work in a
  high -visibility, senior -stakeholder environment
  

Job Type: Full -time, Permanent Position (W2 preferred; 1099 considered)

Clearance Requirement: Secret (interim or above)

Work Location: Pentagon (Hybrid)