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Alexandria, VA
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Silverthorne Advisory Group is seeking a candidate to join an exciting and growing opportunity within the Defense sector. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to federal clients, leading initiatives and broader financial management transformation efforts. Leveraging expertise in federal finance, accounting, and audit, you will drive process improvements, strengthen internal controls, and implement leading practices that enhance compliance, transparency, and organizational performance.
The successful candidate will help clients strengthen the completeness, accuracy, and traceability of financial transactions from source systems through financial statements while supporting financial statement audits, internal controls, and digital modernization initiatives. Beyond traditional accounting, this position leverages advanced data analytics and emerging artificial intelligence technologies to improve data quality, automate reconciliations, identify anomalies, and enhance financial reporting processes. You will work with technologies such as Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, Celonis Intelligence, and agentic AI solutions to analyze millions of financial transactions, reconcile data across multiple enterprise systems, develop executive dashboards, and generate insights that improve financial decision-making and audit outcomes. You will help clients integrate innovative AI-driven capabilities into their financial management environment while fostering a data-driven culture across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to combine accounting expertise, consulting, data analytics, and technology to solve complex financial management challenges supporting mission-critical federal organizations.
The ideal candidate has experience supporting federal financial reporting, financial statement audits, accounting operations, or audit readiness initiatives and enjoys solving complex business problems through collaboration, analytical thinking, and continuous improvement. This role is well suited for an emerging consultant who is eager to build expertise in financial transformation, data analytics, and technology modernization while working alongside senior leaders and subject matter experts on high-impact federal engagements.
The position will be fully remote but will be based in the Washington, DC metro area.
Responsibilities:
- Support federal clients with Universe of Transactions (UoT) validation, financial reporting, and audit readiness initiatives.
- Analyze the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial transaction populations supporting financial statement audits.
- Trace financial transactions from originating source systems through subsidiary ledgers, general ledger, and financial statements.
- Perform reconciliations between ERP systems, feeder systems, Treasury reporting, and financial statements.
- Support financial statement preparation and reporting in accordance with federal accounting standards and Treasury guidance.
- Perform data quality assessments and identify incomplete, duplicate, missing, or anomalous financial transactions.
- Develop automated reconciliation processes and exception reporting using modern analytics platforms.
- Support internal and external financial statement audits by preparing audit evidence, responding to auditor requests, and resolving findings.
- Evaluate financial reporting processes and recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls and data governance.
- Develop Process Control Narratives (PCNs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and financial reporting documentation.
- Utilize Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, and Celonis Intelligence to analyze high-volume financial transaction data and create executive dashboards.
- Leverage agentic AI technologies to automate transaction analysis, audit support, financial reconciliations, and reporting workflows.
- Support ERP modernization, financial system implementations, data conversions, and financial reporting enhancements.
- Collaborate with finance, accounting, audit, data engineering, and business stakeholders to improve enterprise financial reporting processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes through automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
- Prepare executive briefings, financial analyses, and client deliverables supporting strategic decision-making.
- Approximately 5 years of experience in federal financial management, accounting, audit readiness, financial reporting, or management consulting.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience supporting federal financial statement audits, internal controls, or audit remediation efforts.
Knowledge of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) standards, U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), Treasury Financial Manual, and federal financial reporting requirements.
- Experience performing financial reconciliations, transaction analysis, and data validation.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Experience preparing executive-level deliverables and client-facing documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative consulting environment.
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- CPA, CGFM, CDFM, CIA, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience supporting Universe of Transactions (UoT) testing for federal financial statement audits.
- Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Momentum, or Workday.
- Experience using Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, Celonis Intelligence, SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted analytics, intelligent automation, and agentic AI solutions.
- Experience with business process improvement, process mining, or Lean methodologies.
- Familiarity with federal financial modernization, ERP implementations, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense or other federal civilian agencies.
- Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and a desire to continuously learn emerging technologies and best practices.
- Compensation - We carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, and other considerations permitted by law.
- Healthcare - We offer Health, Vision, and Dental Plans for our employees and their families.
- Retirement Plan - We invest in your future with a competitive 401(k) plan, where we match 100% of your contributions up to your first 6% and give you access to Vanguard Admiral funds.
- Paid Time Off - Based on length of service, we offer a generous amount of paid leave.
- Bonus System - As you invest in us, we invest in you. We offer bonuses to all employees who meet and exceed goals throughout the year.
- Professional Development - Support for career growth through training programs and certifications.
- Company Retreats & Team Events - Sponsored trips, team-building activities, and annual conferences related to your skillset.
The successful candidate will help clients strengthen the completeness, accuracy, and traceability of financial transactions from source systems through financial statements while supporting financial statement audits, internal controls, and digital modernization initiatives. Beyond traditional accounting, this position leverages advanced data analytics and emerging artificial intelligence technologies to improve data quality, automate reconciliations, identify anomalies, and enhance financial reporting processes. You will work with technologies such as Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, Celonis Intelligence, and agentic AI solutions to analyze millions of financial transactions, reconcile data across multiple enterprise systems, develop executive dashboards, and generate insights that improve financial decision-making and audit outcomes. You will help clients integrate innovative AI-driven capabilities into their financial management environment while fostering a data-driven culture across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to combine accounting expertise, consulting, data analytics, and technology to solve complex financial management challenges supporting mission-critical federal organizations.
The ideal candidate has experience supporting federal financial reporting, financial statement audits, accounting operations, or audit readiness initiatives and enjoys solving complex business problems through collaboration, analytical thinking, and continuous improvement. This role is well suited for an emerging consultant who is eager to build expertise in financial transformation, data analytics, and technology modernization while working alongside senior leaders and subject matter experts on high-impact federal engagements.
The position will be fully remote but will be based in the Washington, DC metro area.
Responsibilities:
- Support federal clients with Universe of Transactions (UoT) validation, financial reporting, and audit readiness initiatives.
- Analyze the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial transaction populations supporting financial statement audits.
- Trace financial transactions from originating source systems through subsidiary ledgers, general ledger, and financial statements.
- Perform reconciliations between ERP systems, feeder systems, Treasury reporting, and financial statements.
- Support financial statement preparation and reporting in accordance with federal accounting standards and Treasury guidance.
- Perform data quality assessments and identify incomplete, duplicate, missing, or anomalous financial transactions.
- Develop automated reconciliation processes and exception reporting using modern analytics platforms.
- Support internal and external financial statement audits by preparing audit evidence, responding to auditor requests, and resolving findings.
- Evaluate financial reporting processes and recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls and data governance.
- Develop Process Control Narratives (PCNs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and financial reporting documentation.
- Utilize Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, and Celonis Intelligence to analyze high-volume financial transaction data and create executive dashboards.
- Leverage agentic AI technologies to automate transaction analysis, audit support, financial reconciliations, and reporting workflows.
- Support ERP modernization, financial system implementations, data conversions, and financial reporting enhancements.
- Collaborate with finance, accounting, audit, data engineering, and business stakeholders to improve enterprise financial reporting processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes through automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
- Prepare executive briefings, financial analyses, and client deliverables supporting strategic decision-making.
- Approximately 5 years of experience in federal financial management, accounting, audit readiness, financial reporting, or management consulting.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience supporting federal financial statement audits, internal controls, or audit remediation efforts.
Knowledge of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) standards, U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), Treasury Financial Manual, and federal financial reporting requirements.
- Experience performing financial reconciliations, transaction analysis, and data validation.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Experience preparing executive-level deliverables and client-facing documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative consulting environment.
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- CPA, CGFM, CDFM, CIA, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience supporting Universe of Transactions (UoT) testing for federal financial statement audits.
- Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Momentum, or Workday.
- Experience using Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, Celonis Intelligence, SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted analytics, intelligent automation, and agentic AI solutions.
- Experience with business process improvement, process mining, or Lean methodologies.
- Familiarity with federal financial modernization, ERP implementations, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense or other federal civilian agencies.
- Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and a desire to continuously learn emerging technologies and best practices.
- Compensation - We carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, and other considerations permitted by law.
- Healthcare - We offer Health, Vision, and Dental Plans for our employees and their families.
- Retirement Plan - We invest in your future with a competitive 401(k) plan, where we match 100% of your contributions up to your first 6% and give you access to Vanguard Admiral funds.
- Paid Time Off - Based on length of service, we offer a generous amount of paid leave.
- Bonus System - As you invest in us, we invest in you. We offer bonuses to all employees who meet and exceed goals throughout the year.
- Professional Development - Support for career growth through training programs and certifications.
- Company Retreats & Team Events - Sponsored trips, team-building activities, and annual conferences related to your skillset.
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