Federal Financial Reporting Specialist

Job Description

CSCI Consulting is looking for a an experienced Federal Financial Reporting Specialist to support the preparation, compilation, reconciliation, and quality review of federal agency financial reporting deliverables. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience developing the Agency Financial Report (AFR) and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A), preparing financial statement note disclosures, and applying OMB Circular A-136 requirements within a federal financial reporting environment. 

Responsibilities

• Support the compilation, preparation, and quality review of the Agency Financial Report (AFR), including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
• Develop and review financial statement note disclosures, ensuring consistency with financial statements, supporting schedules, and related narrative sections
• Apply OMB Circular A-136 requirements throughout financial statement preparation, compilation, and review activities
• Perform detailed tie-point checks, reconciliations, and cross-document validations to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of financial reporting artifacts
• Utilize the GAO Financial Audit Manual (FAM) checklist to support documentation, review, quality assurance, and audit-readiness activities
• Coordinate financial reporting inputs across stakeholders and workstreams, including monitoring dependencies, resolving discrepancies, and tracking outstanding items through completion
• Support Department of War (DoW) trading partner elimination activities, as needed
• Identify and communicate financial reporting issues, inconsistencies, risks, and dependencies to project leadership and client stakeholders
• Develop and maintain detailed reporting schedules, trackers, and supporting documentation to facilitate timely completion of financial reporting requirements
• Organize and maintain knowledge-management materials, reference documentation, and reporting artifacts
• Develop concise, professional presentation materials and briefing slides to communicate financial reporting status, findings, issues, and other information to stakeholders

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Active Secret clearance or higher
• Must be local to the Washington, D.C. metro area
• Willing and able to work onsite three (3) days per week
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in financial management and accounting, preferably within a federal or defense-related environment
• Demonstrated experience with general ledger accounting, financial reconciliation, and financial reporting
• Proven understanding of budgetary-to-proprietary relationships within a federal general ledger framework
• Creativity and adaptability in problem-solving
• Ability to work with clients to understand their needs
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professional presence

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting DoW / DoD financial management or financial reporting organizations
  
• Experience supporting trading partner reconciliation and elimination activities
  
• Knowledge-management experience, including organizing and maintaining financial reporting documentation, reference materials, and supporting artifacts
  
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated reporting schedules, trackers, and deliverable calendars
  
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills and experience developing concise, executive- or stakeholder-ready presentations
  
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office in support of financial reporting and analysis
  
• Prior experience supporting federal financial statement audits, audit readiness, or financial reporting remediation efforts
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Strong customer and vendor relationship skills
• Demonstrated ability to comply with data standards and policies
• Motivation to learn new technologies and methodologies that demonstrate value