DOD FINANCIAL REPORTING LEAD WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE
Company: BDO Public Sector
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: September 12, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Summary:
BDO is seeking a manager level professional to support project
delivery activities for US Defense agencies. The individual in this
position will provide financial reporting, account analysis, and
reconciliation support to further improve the integrity of a
federal agency's financial statements and support the client's
accounting functions and business processes. Job Duties:
Maintains accounting records and account balances in accordance
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and manages
plant, property, and equipment records
Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial status reports
and external reporting documentation filed with Defense Finance and
Accounting Service and other organizations
Prepares financial statements, footnotes, and supporting
documentation, including the Management Discussion & Analysis, in
accordance with Office of Management and budget (OMB) Bulletins
06-03, OMB Circular A 136 and other DOD standards and
instructions
Provides support to Government activities associated with ensuring
Chief Financial Officer Act compliance and financial reporting, as
well as support to CFO operations
Prepares quarterly closings, financial statements, variance
analysis, and footnotes
Analyzes accounts and prepares adjusting journal entries, including
corrections and improvements to processing of accounts payable and
accounts receivable transactions
Validates adjusting entries to ensure financial statement and
account balance data is accurate
Performs reconciliation of budgetary and proprietary accounts,
general ledger, and subsidiary ledger accounts, as well as other
program accounts, and finance and accounting systems
Provides finance and accounting data call information to client's
internal customers, independent auditors, and client's external
customers
Provides support for monthly and quarterly Funds Balance with
Treasury (FBWT) reconciliation, correction, and continued testing
and development of an automated FBWT reconciliation model
Maintains reconciliation of Real Property and Capital Property
Directs professional staff performing a variety of complex
accounting tasks including preparing journal entries utilizing a
financial accounting system
Delivers a full range of services that uses their educational
background, experience, and organizational skills while serving
BDO's dynamic public sector client base
Assists with firm practice, solution, and business development
initiatives with guidance from Public Sector leadership
Supports task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team
management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution,
status, and review processes
Supports problem solving and fact finding, while working side by
side with experienced team members, management, and client
leadership
Supports clients with key financial and budgetary, information
technology, and operational transformation initiatives
Adapts to a changing client environment while meeting client
expectations
Manages priorities and works effectively to initiate correspondence
and task completion; supports multiple efforts through flexible
multi-task coordination
Provides summary recommendations to team leadership regarding
assigned tasks
Applies fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support
client reviews, improvements, and/or implementations
Communicates and maintains relationships with key client personnel
to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and
functions
Prepares presentations, briefings, and actively participates in
client meetings and day-to-day interactions
Communicates with team management through effective status
reporting and demonstrates ownership and accountability for
assigned task areas and work products
Establishes professional rapport with clients and other
organizations
Attends relevant training, seminars, and/or conferences to stay
current with technical skills that align with client's needs and
changes in the industry
Supports recruiting efforts by identifying and referring potential
candidates
Other duties as required Supervisory Responsibilities: Serves as a
deputy project manager, filling in as the alternate when the lead
project manager is unavailable, responsible for the overall team's
performance and delivery of work to the client and providing
project management
Evaluates the performance of direct reports and assists in the
development of goals and objectives to enhance professional
development
Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes the annual
performance evaluation for staff as appropriate Qualifications,
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Education: Bachelor's degree,
required; with a focus in Accounting, Finance, Management, or
Business with 24 semester hours in Accounting, preferred
Master's degree in Accounting, preferred
Experience: Eight (8) or more years of professional accounting
experience, including the following, required:
Experience reviewing complex financial and accounting transactions
and extensive historical records relating to calculating general
ledger balances with emphasis on investment accounting, including
preparing journal entries utilizing a financial accounting
system
Experience in providing financial transaction research and analysis
activities, which may include the review of individual project work
papers and all documentation necessary to provide an adequate audit
trail or transactions that support account balances
Experience in managing or coordinating the activities of
Accountants and/or Auditors, serving as group leader or coordinator
acting as liaison with clients Experience in the use of financial
accounting systems
Five (5) or more years of DoD government accounting experience,
required
Experience preparing financial statements and the accompanying
footnotes, required
Five (5) or more years of preparing financial statements and the
accompanying footnotes, preferred
Ten (10) or more years' experience of government auditing,
preferred
Five (5) or more years of government auditing experience,
preferred
Experience in calculating Property, Plant, & Equipment (PP&E)
depreciation, preferred
Experience In Valuing Capital Assets, preferred
Experience in the use of financial accounting systems, specifically
General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), preferred
License(s)/Certification(s): Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by
the appropriate state licensing authority and in good standing,
required
Relevant Professional certification, such as CISA, CIA, CGFM, CDFM,
or PMP, preferred
Active Secret Security clearance, preferred
Software: Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Excel,
PowerPoint, and Word, required
Language(s): N/A
Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Ability to support possible
project-related travel, as needed
Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational
levels within the client organization and in the firm Excellent
verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaborate within a team
environment and with a customer service focus Able to follow
instructions as directed
Superior organizational skills required with ability to multi-task
in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
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