Provides subject-matter expertise in Department of Defense financial reporting, compliance, and audit readiness. Responsibilities include applying USSGL and SFIS standards, remediating trading partner elimination issues, mapping accounting data to federal requirements, analyzing transactions, validating financial systems, developing reconciliations and reports, and supporting compliant system enhancements and implementations.
This is a remote position.
Summary:
Job Title: DoD Financial Reporting SME
Clearance: Top Secret or higher
Work Location Type: Remote
Work Type: Full-time
Openings: 1
Program Name: OARS
Agency name: Department of Defense (DoD)
Years remaining on contract: To be confirmed
BizFirst is assisting our client with recruiting a full-time DoD Financial Reporting Subject Matter Expert (SME) for OARS. This role will support a Department of Defense (DoD) customer with high-level financial reporting and policy compliance efforts.
Our client is a boutique consulting firm that employs consultants and professionals with unique skill sets to support the federal government with strategic execution, financial process enablement, IT systems, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementation.
You will apply and advise on DoD financial standards, with an emphasis on remediating trading partner elimination issues to support accurate, audit-ready financial reporting and alignment with federal accounting policies. You will connect DoD financial systems and policy requirements with data reporting practices.
- Serve as a primary SME on DoD financial data standards and reporting, supporting financial leadership and technical teams.
- Remediate trading partner elimination issues.
- Interpret and apply U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL) and Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS) standards for consistent, compliant reporting across financial systems.
- Advise on mapping accounting data to federal reporting requirements and audit standards.
- Analyze financial transactions for accuracy and alignment with DoD financial policy.
- Support system and data validation to ensure correct implementation of posting logic and tie points.
- Develop and review financial reports, reconciliations, and documentation supporting internal controls and audit readiness.
- Work with stakeholders to translate policy guidance into actionable data and reporting requirements.
- Provide input on system enhancements, testing, and implementation strategies for financial compliance initiatives.
- Extensive experience in DoD financial reporting and compliance.
- Strong expertise in USSGL, SFIS, and trading partner elimination.
- Deep understanding of DoD financial management regulations, policies, and audit requirements.
- Experience supporting federal financial system design, reporting, or internal control activities.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills for technical and policy audiences.
- Top Secret clearance or higher.
- Experience supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) or other major DoD components.
- CPA, CGFM, or CDFM certification.
- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or financial systems such as DAI, DEAMS, GFEBS, DCAS, or similar systems.
Top Secret clearance or higher.
- Family Health Care (54% cost covered for the entire family)
- Family Dental (54% cost covered for the entire family)
- Family Vision (54% cost covered for the entire family)
- Flexible Spending Account
- Overutilization bonuses for Time and Materials (T&M) contracts
- Lifetime Event Bonuses (e.g., child, marriage)
- Profit-sharing arrangement for any work brought into the company
- Unlimited Leave with Approval
- 401k 100% employer match on first 4% invested
- $1,000 training budget
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