Senior Financial Reporting Consultant

Financial Reporting Consultant

US Coast Guard Contract (USCG)

Chesapeake Virginia

Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active or interim Secret Clearance.

@Orchard LLC has an immediate need for a Financial Reporting Consultant to support the USCGs Financial Reporting Center (FSC) within the Financial Reporting Division. This role supports critical financial management operations through reconciliation activities audit-ready reporting corrective action support documentation development and recurring DHS financial reporting deliverables. The role also supports workflow optimization reporting automation and collaboration with financial management stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting federal financial management operations DHS or DoD financial reporting environments audit remediation activities reconciliations and data analytics/reporting initiatives.

Your responsibilities as a Financial Reporting Consultant.

• Perform reconciliations and analysis supporting monthly quarterly and annual DHS financial reporting.
• Investigate and resolve abnormal balances general ledger discrepancies and tie-point variances.
• Retrieve validate and analyze data from accounting systems and external sources to support reporting.
• Prepare and document manual journal vouchers and topside/on-top adjustments as required.
• Build and maintain audit-ready reconciliation packages workpapers and supporting documentation including SOPs desk guides etc.
• Support audit readiness remediation and responses to internal and external audit requests.
• Participate in verification and validation (V&V) reviews and internal sampling to confirm compliance and posting logic.
• Identify and support process improvements reporting automation (e.g. dashboards/metrics) and recurring deadline management.

Differentiators

• Strong attention to detail and accountability in financial reporting activities.
• Ability to work independently while managing recurring deadlines and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders auditors and team members.
• Commitment to delivering accurate audit-ready work products.

Your background will include.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business or related field.
• 6 years of experience supporting federal financial management including accounting audit readiness financial reporting operations and/or reconciliation activities.
• Experience with financial reporting including recurring monthly/quarterly/annual deliverables as well as reconciliations audit support and internal controls.
• Knowledge of GAAP federal accounting standards and financial reporting processes.
• Demonstrated attention to detail in developing or maintaining process documents (e.g. SOPs desk guides reconciliation documentation technical procedures etc.)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including formula building pivots lookups and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with subject matter experts.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and meet recurring deadlines.

Preferred Knowledge Skills & Abilities.

• Experience supporting DHS DoD or other federal agencies preferred.
• Familiarity with DHS TIER reporting processes.
• Experience with Power BI SharePoint Power Query VBA ACL SQL or similar reporting/automation tools.
• CPA CISA CGFM CDFM DOD Level 2 FM PMP or related certification preferred.
• Experience supporting audit remediation or corrective action plans.

Compensation:Compensation for this role will be determined based on experience and qualifications. The expected base salary range is between $100K AND $115k. Generous benefits bonus eligibility and significant professional development support are all available.

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