FIP​/FIAR Consultant - Level 1; Army

Iberia Advisory LLC is an award-winning Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that brings industry veterans with a fresh perspective to stay ahead and thrive in an unpredictable world.

About the Role

Over the past several years the Army has established a robust Financial Improvement Program (FIP) focusing in the areas of Accountability, Risk Management, Financial Reporting, and Audit Remediation that encompasses all Army Major Commands and crosses numerous functional components including service provider interface and coordination. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Operations & Information (ODASA-FOI) administers the monitoring and execution of the Army’s Risk Management and Internal Control (RMIC), Financial Reporting, and Audit programs.

The program has matured from a “Discovery” phase to its current phase as an audit response, remediation, and sustainment-centric program. The financial environment and related key internal controls are thoroughly tested for effectiveness, reliability, and sustainability. These efforts require a substantial investment in time and resources to assist the Army, its Commands and service providers to achieve its overall goal of creating a financial environment that is accurate, reliable, timely and auditable.

What You'll Do

In this role, your objective is to improve the completeness, accuracy, reliability and timeliness of Army financial data and information. To do so, you will:

• Support the performance of business process risk assessments and establishment of an effective financial internal control environment, processes and procedures
• Support improved production of Army’s annual and quarterly Financial Statements and footnotes in concert with evolved business processes and controls
• Support modernization of client capabilities through innovative technologies applied to business processes
• Support strategic alignment of task areas to client's priorities

Job Requirements

• Solid experience working with one or more of the following:
• accounting, auditing, and/or internal controls
• data engineering and/or analytics of large financial datasets
• Credentials (one of the following)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Management/Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science or field directly related to the position
• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Management/Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Data Science
• Certification issued by appropriate licensing authority: CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CDFM, PMP, SAFe, or ITIL (must be current and active)
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  4 years of experience with Federal financial management. Commercial experience may be considered in lieu of Federal financial management and federal accounting on a case-by-case basis.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Direct experience with Real Property and/or General Equipment at a DoW Agency
• Ability to leverage data tools/tech (e.g. but not limited to SQL, Python, Databricks, Power Apps, Power Automate, etc.) in your daily work
• Intrinsic curiosity for using LLMs / GenAI tools for work or personal productivity
• Veterans and military dependents are strongly encouraged to apply, as their experiences and knowledge align with project delivery

What Matters Most

• Team Player: You operate from a place of "we all succeed or stumble together", solicit constructive feedback, and look for opportunities to share your strengths to the benefit of others
• Technical Know-how: You are comfortable working independently with General Ledgers, Financial Statements, APSRs, Risk and Control Matrices, financial datasets, etc. (one or more)
• Mindset: You take personal pride in the quality of your and your team's work and take initiative to learn new skills, thinking styles, etc.
• Organized: You manage and communicate competing priorities and leverage scalable tools to stay organized.
• Communication: You clearly articulate relevant topics, concepts, issues, solutions, etc. in a timely manner that is actionable and appropriate for the audience.

What You Can Expect from Us

• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• A community of growth-minded colleagues.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development, including 1:1 professional coaching.
• The chance to be a part of a mission-driven company that is making a real impact.

The pay range for this role is:

60,000 - 72,500 USD per year (Hybrid (Washington, District of Columbia, US))

Client Services

Washington, DC

Hybrid (Washington, District of Columbia, US)