Statistical Auditor
Savantage Solutions is seeking finance professionals with statistical auditing expertise to join our professional services team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in auditing and financial management, with a focus on analytical skills and process improvement.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Statistical Analysis
- Dashboard Development and Presentations:
- Audit and Compliance Support:
- Utilize statistical methods to select representative samples from designated populations
- Conduct detailed testing of sampled populations comparing internal control performance metrics against established standards
- Establish standards for client review and approval when existing standards are undocumented or need revision
- Assess testing exceptions to determine statistical significance and identify outliers
- Perform trend analysis to uncover patterns, anomalies, and/or signs of deteriorating control performance
- Provide actionable recommendations for improvement and establish effective monitoring techniques
- Design graphs/charts to visibly represent testing results and trends
- Predict future outcomes based on historical data and implemented corrective actions
- Show trends over time, identify anomalies
- Provide recommended corrective action in response to negative trends
- Utilize data from dashboard to create presentations, including decision briefs and informational briefs
- Analyze both self-identified and auditor-identified deficiencies, with a focus on corrective action formulation
- Support technical reviews of Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)
- Draft and/or review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to financial statements
- Facilitate the collection and review of key supporting documentation for Auditors
- Create, update, and monitor audit response metrics and provide regular updates
- Identify and analyze existing internal control standards to determine weaknesses and deficiencies and recommend mitigating processes and procedures
Knowledge, Education/Certifications:
Required:
- Secret Clearance
- 8+ years Federal experience in Auditing, Financial Management, or related field
- Minimum Master’s Degree from an accredited college
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- DoD experience
- Understanding of Unliquidated Obligations, DoD Receipt and Acceptance (R&A) processes and familiarity with the DoD FMR
Desired:
- CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CGAP, CDFM, or CGFM Certification
Corporate Summary:
Savantage Solutions provides a wide range of consulting, systems integration, and financial and project management support to federal and DoD agencies. For over two decades, Savantage Solutions has partnered with organizations in both the public and private sectors to achieve innovative solutions for customers' challenges. Savantage Solutions is a woman-owned company that values diversity, initiative, and a commitment to learning and growing. Our philosophy is that diversity is an asset to any industry or organization, and that innovation is only nurtured in an environment that embraces creativity and open minds. We thrive on the ideas and perspectives generated by a diverse workforce.