CPA Project Manager

Keystone Advisors is a Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Firm with a proven 17-year track record providing Audit, Accounting, and Advisory Services in the areas of financial and administrative management, organizational and business improvement, program management support, budget support, financial analytical services and reconciliation, technology management and staff augmentation in Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA, and other metropolitan areas to both government and commercial clients.

Keystone is looking for a CPA Project Manager to work on our team to provide Financial Improvement and Audit Support to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).

 

Position Overview

The CPA Project Manager serves as the key personnel lead responsible for directing and overseeing all financial improvement and audit support activities performed under the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Financial Improvement and Audit Support contract. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across audit liaison support, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), financial reporting and analysis, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), internal control over operations, and corrective action plan development. The CPA Project Manager ensures the DNFSB maintains a clean, unmodified audit opinion on its financial statements and achieves compliance with all applicable federal financial management requirements.

1. Core Competencies & Skills

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Technical & Domain Knowledge

• Professional knowledge of accounting theories, practices, methods, and techniques to independently perform a variety of assignments.
• Knowledge and experience with Treasury reconciliation and reporting requirements. Knowledge of a variety of accounting and budget functional areas and their relationships to other functions, including knowledge of automated accounting and budget systems.
• Working knowledge of OMB Circulars A-123, A-134, and A-136, GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book), and the GAO Financial Audit Manual. Knowledge of federal ERM frameworks, fraud risk assessment practices, and NIST risk management standards.

Management Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in delivering Financial Improvement and Audit Support services in a federal environment.
• Experience managing project schedules, milestones, and deliverables across concurrent workstreams including audit support, ICOFR, financial reporting, ERM, internal control over operations, and corrective action programs.
• Ability to plan and execute end-to-end OMB Circular A-123 cycles annually, including scoping, documentation, testing (TOD/TOE), and corrective action.

Communication & Collaboration Skills

• Ability to write correspondence to convey information relating to accounting processes and issues.
• Competent in legibly and articulately communicating in the English language, both verbally and in writing.

Administrative & Operational Excellence

• Ability to independently perform a variety of accounting and financial management assignments.
• Capable of ensuring compliance with applicable federal financial reporting and audit requirements across assigned tasks.

 

1. Required Qualifications

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Education

• Bachelor's degree or above in accounting, finance, or an area pertinent to the work performed, from an accredited institution.

Experience

• Eight (8) + years of progressive experience in leading Financial Improvement and Audit Support, internal control, OMB Circular A-123 Enterprise Risk Management programs, developing/analyzing and conducting financial statements, Agency Financial Reports (AFR), and audits, primarily in federal agencies or equivalent commercial entities.
• Experience must include direct involvement in audit liaison support, ICOFR program execution, financial reporting and analysis, ERM framework implementation, and corrective action plan development and management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in an area pertinent to the work performed, from an accredited institution.

 

1. Additional Position Requirements

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Licensure

Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license obtained by examination and issued by the appropriate state licensing authority. The license must remain in good standing for the duration of contract performance.

Citizenship

Must be a U.S. citizen. All contractor personnel assigned to this contract are required to be U.S. citizens for the duration of the period of performance.