Junior Financial Audit Response Analyst

Junior Financial Audit Response Analyst / Internal Auditor

Salary: $84,000 - $105,000/year

Empirical is seeking a Junior Financial Audit Response Analyst / Internal Auditor to support a high-visibility federal financial management and audit readiness mission. If you have strong experience in federal internal controls, audit response, and financial statement support, this role offers the opportunity to directly strengthen the integrity, transparency, and accountability of a major federal program.

What You'll Do:

• Support annual financial statement audits, including documentation preparation, sample support, and coordination with external auditors.
• Maintain audit request logs, evidence indexing, crosswalks, and traceability to source documentation.
• Conduct internal control testing, walkthroughs, and maturity assessments in alignment with OMB Circular A-123 and GAO Green Book.
• Perform root cause analysis of audit findings, deficiencies, and Notices of Findings and Recommendations (NFRs).
• Develop, track, and support Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) and remediation activities.
• Support continuous monitoring, compliance assessments, and internal control automation initiatives.
• Analyze financial and property data from UFMS, CATS, and related systems to validate completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Prepare audit reports, dashboards, and briefings for senior leadership.
• Respond to ad hoc audit, internal control, and data analysis requests from program leadership.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration (required).
• Minimum 3 years of experience performing federal internal audit, audit consulting, or audit response.
• Demonstrated experience with GAO Yellow Book, GAO Green Book, OMB Circular A-123, and FMFIA and FFMIA
• Experience supporting external federal financial statement audits (preferred).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data, identify anomalies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to prepare audit-ready documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation or security clearance.

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

• Competitive compensation and bonus programs for outstanding achievements.
• Additional compensation opportunities, including employee referrals and business development bonuses.
• Generous paid time off - 11 paid holidays and vacation/personal/sick day PTO.
• Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Matching 401k Retirement Plan.
• Reimbursement for certification exams, CPE, other education opportunities, and professional association membership dues.

Empirical Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law. If you are a candidate in need of assistance or accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources. Please be advised that this contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of the application.