Federal Financial Statement Solution SME

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance on the design and construction of the solution's data model, dimensions, and hierarchies.

• Advise on and validate USSGL crosswalks.

• Validate financial statement outputs, including the Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Changes in Net Position, and Statement of Budgetary Resources, in accordance with OMB Circular A-136.

• Assist in designing and validating financial statement footnotes and disclosures in line with FASAB publications.

• Offer advice on reconciliation tools, including GTAS-related reconciliations and trial balance validation logic.

• Ensure compliance with FM QSMO standards and federal financial management requirements.

• Illustrate functionality and reporting logic using mockups, crosswalk maps, and process flow diagrams.

• Communicate federal financial reporting processes and standards to employees lacking government experience.

• Perform business process analysis.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize and manage the solution roadmap.

• Collect requirements and collaborate with the implementation team on requirements, design, and testing.

• Define and validate business rules for dimensions, crosswalks, statement outputs, and footnote generation.

• Support software releases through testing and documentation.

• Develop test plans, scenarios, and cases; oversee testing execution and validate statements and footnotes against source data.

• Create documentation for administrative, end-user, design, training, and online help purposes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of federal financial management experience, preferably including time at a federal agency or a federal consulting firm (Big 4 or specialized public sector firm).

• Proven experience in federal financial statement preparation or auditing of prepared financial statements.

• Acquainted with the US Federal Unified Shared Service Management framework, including the Modernization Playbook, Federal Integrated Business Framework, GovOps Marketplace, and Quality Service Management Offices.

• Practical experience with GTAS, including trial balance submission, FBwT reconciliation between GTAS and CARS, abnormal balance causes, budget accrual reconciliation, GTAS edits, and validations.

• Working knowledge of the Treasury Financial Manual, especially Volume 2 Chapter 4700 and its appendices.

• Understanding of USSGL supplemental guidance, GTAS edits and validations, financial statement crosswalks, and published posting logic scenarios.

• Strong familiarity with OMB Circular A-123, OMB Circular A-136, and OMB Circular A-11.

• Solid grasp of FASAB publications and experience in designing or validating financial statement footnotes and disclosures.

• Familiarity with FISCAM.

• Exceptional organizational skills.

• Outstanding presentation skills.

• A strong curiosity and eagerness to learn.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field; additional years of experience may substitute for the degree.

• CPA, CGFM, or CDFM certification is preferred.

• Experience with federal financial reporting, consolidation, or reconciliation solutions is advantageous.

• Experience with planning/consolidation tools or custom-built solutions is a plus.

• Familiarity with BI/reporting tools is advantageous.

• Experience in designing data models, dimensions, and crosswalks for financial reporting is preferred.

• Experience in application testing is desirable.

• No employer-sponsored immigration or work authorization support is available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Paid leave.

• Retirement plans.

• Opportunities for learning and development.

• Competitive compensation package.

• Potential background investigation and/or education verification for the selected applicant.