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ARServices is seeking a Budget Analyst to support critical financial management and audit readiness efforts. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong federal accounting and internal controls experience who thrives in a fast-paced DoD environment. You will provide expert support in the areas of Internal Controls and Financial Statement Audit Liaison, helping ensure compliance, strengthen processes, and maintain audit readiness across DTRA programs.

Position Description: The Budget Analyst will perform all functional duties independently while supporting Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), Internal Controls Over Financial Systems (ICOFS), Internal Controls Over Non-Financial Operations (ICONO), and Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA) functions. You will also serve as a Financial Statement Audit Liaison, coordinating audit-related activities, tracking deliverables, and maintaining risk management strategies to support DTRA’s audit readiness and sustainment program.

Location & Travel: This is a full-time position based in Ft. Belvoir, VA, and Reston, VA, with minimal travel expected.

Corporate Overview: ARServices, Limited (ARServices) has delivered high-end consulting services across the Federal government for over 20 years. We specialize in providing innovative budget, financial, technical, and program management solutions. ARServices is purpose-built to address the complex challenges inherent to supporting national security missions. We combine the infrastructure and resources of a large business with agility, flexibility, and quick decision-making in our relentless pursuit of mission success. Headquartered in Falls Church, VA and maintaining a national presence, ARServices offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future while advancing your career.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Provide accounting and technical support to implement, test, and report on internal controls, including Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), Internal Controls Over Financial Systems (ICOFS), Internal Controls Over Non-Financial Operations (ICONO), and Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA) functions.
• Perform work to validate processes, recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls, and provide support to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including OMB Circular A-123.
• Prepare adequate documentation to support assessment and testing of ICOFR, ICOFS, and IPERIA programs.
• Assist management and government staff as required in establishing the necessary processes in support of the Managers’ Internal Control Program (MICP). Where applicable, assist in updating and providing training to ensure all processes meet ICOFR, ICOFS, and IPERIA objectives.
• Assist management and government staff in tracking, compiling, and reporting the ICOFR, ICOFS, and IPERIA testing results in the DIA annual Statement of Assurance (SoA) and the Agency Financial Report (AFR) as necessary.
• Participate and assist the internal controls program team, as needed, in testing for compliance and validating results to ensure compliance with Federal laws and regulations and gather and maintain sufficient evidence to support conclusions.
• Assist management in performing risk assessments and in implementing a sustainable internal control program.
• Maintain an Audit Readiness/Sustainment Program Risk Management Strategy and metrics, coordinate and facilitate requests for audit-related data, and maintain automated tools to support daily operations.
• Coordinate, track, and monitor auditor-issued Notices of Findings and Recommendations (NFRs) and respective Corrective Action Plans and remediation efforts, providing oversight guidance regarding corrective action designs, development, implementation, and documentation.
• Maintain an Audit Readiness Risk Management Strategy that allows the PMO to identify, monitor, and respond to risks impacting the goals and objectives of the Audit Readiness Program.
• Maintain a performance management plan that ensures alignment of Audit Readiness/Sustainment Program goals and objectives with sound key performance indicators and metrics.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and track requests for audit-related data (e.g., Auditor Provided by Client [PBC] requests) between Agency Directorates and Special Offices, and the Integrated Audit Team (IAT) and Independent Public Accountants Auditors.
• Track the progress of internal and external deliverables, review and validate responses, and facilitate the submission of requested deliverables to external stakeholders, including DoD and ODNI.
• Maintain a quality assurance (QA) program that ensures each audit readiness/sustainment deliverable(s) and other work products meet internal and external stakeholder (including ODNI and DoD) requirements and standards in a timely manner.
• Maintain the Audit Readiness Database, automated tools, and methodologies to support the daily implementation of the Audit Readiness Program, working in conjunction with the agency's Manager's Internal Controls Program team(s) to ensure all business processes (identifying all key controls) and dependencies are documented, up to date, and centrally filed and accessible.
• All other duties as assigned.

Security Clearance Requirement: Active/current TS/SCI with CI Polygraph is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3+ years of federal accounting experience.
• Detailed knowledge of the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL) and OMB A-136 reporting requirements.
• Experience using the Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) and DoD Financial Management Regulations (FMR).
• Must be able to compile and analyze large and complex data sets using the Microsoft Office suite and its advanced functions (e.g., ability to use Microsoft Excel and pivot table capability with large and complex datasets).
• Ability to perform all functional duties independently.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Finance.

ARServices is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.