Forensic Accountant/ Auditor

Firebird AST is seeking a Secret cleared Forensic Accountant/ Auditor to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Forensic Accountant/Auditor will provide analysis of complex financial records to support DHS OIG fraud and corruption investigations to include analyzing bank records, financial statements, and other financial information, conducting discussions about the results with Federal Agents, U.S. Attorneys, and other Federal Stakeholders. Must have Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification to be considered.

*** Anticipated contract award: October 2026

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Provide forensic auditing, accounting, or other professional services to include, analytic reports, summaries, graphs, and charts for use in investigations, Congressional requests, and testimony in support of DHS OIG investigations.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions with case agents, fraud investigative groups and task forces to identify fraud schemes affecting DHS.
• Provide expertise in financial crimes investigations by providing input to affidavits and subpoenas and recommending possible investigative steps.
• Compile and analyze data material, including but not limited to financial and tax records, invoices, complaint data, digital media, contract, and grant related information to help identify fraud and related criminal offenses and associated parties.
• Compile, analyze, and/or audit complex financial business records to support investigations and prosecutions.
• Support requests for on-site forensic financial analysis.
• Help analyze and build financial profiles to identify criminal offenses, trends, and patterns to identify the infrastructure that makes up fraud and money laundering scheme(s).
• Review and analyze various law enforcement, financial, and procurement databases and conduct open source searches to obtain necessary business records to support investigations and prosecutions.
• Input researched and analyzed data into various professional products such as statistical analysis summaries, forensic accounting reports, graphs, or charts, and power point presentations for law enforcement use.

Required Qualifications:

• Active DoW Secret clearance
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification.
• 7 years of subject matter experience in financial analysis, accounting, or auditing supporting Federal law enforcement investigations.
• Fully proficient in the use of i2 Analyst’s Notebook, Bank Scan, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, and other software as needed to support forensic financial analysis.
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification.

Education :

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or related field.

Clearance :

• Active DoW Secret.

About Firebird AST:

Firebird AST is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Northern Virginia and a market-recognized leader within the IC, Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement. We maintain a corporate culture deeply rooted in the US Military core values that gave us our start - honor, integrity, commitment, and selfless service. For this reason, our customers' needs and missions always comes first. We seek hard working, experienced, motivated, professionally proven subject matter experts, trainers, leaders, innovators, and technical experts to serve on our team. Firebird AST has a firm understanding that our employees are our greatest asset and that, accordingly, they are to be provided the greatest level of respect and care possible. As a small company, this is far easier to achieve.

Firebird AST is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.