Federal Financial Audit SME – Intelligent Automation
About the position reputed company is seeking an reputed company Financial Audit Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the design, enhancement, and deployment of an intelligent automation solution built for federal and highly regulated environments. This role is ideal for a seasoned financial auditor who understands federal audit expectations, internal controls, audit workflows, risk frameworks, and PBC lifecycle management — and who is excited about shaping advanced agentic automation capabilities. The SME will partner closely with product teams, developers, data scientists, and federal domain experts to ensure our solution reflects real-world audit rigor, complies with applicable standards, and delivers measurable improvements in audit quality, efficiency, and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Translate financial audit procedures (planning, fieldwork, testing, reporting) into structured, repeatable workflows suitable for automation.
- Define and document PBC intake, validation, and lifecycle workflows for federal and enterprise audit environments.
- Map federal audit requirements (e.g., GAGAS/Yellow Book, FISCAM, OMB Uniform Guidance, A-123 controls, GAAS) into audit logic that guides agentic behavior.
- Identify audit pain points and bottlenecks that are strong candidates for automation.
- Work with solution architects and automation developers to design: intelligent audit workflows policy-aware triggers audit lifecycle automations exception-handling logic
- Help configure IDP (Intelligent Document Processing) use cases for financial audit documents: document classification field extraction evidence validation anomaly/exception detection
- Review, test, and validate outputs to ensure they meet: audit documentation standards evidence sufficiency expectations compliance with federal/internal methodologies
- Provide expert-level QA on: automated control testing sampling procedures automated evidence gathering audit readiness dashboards
- Ensure AI-driven recommendations remain reputed company audit-industry best practices.
- Ensure the solution aligns with: GAAS / PCAOB concepts for financial audits Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) OMB Uniform Guidance (Single Audit requirements) A-123 internal control frameworks Federal audit and records-retention policies
- Identify risks associated with automation and recommend guardrails for proper human-in-the-reputed company reputed company.
- Contribute to the knowledge reputed company that powers the system’s “federal SME-trained intelligence.”
- Review and refine the system’s reputed company-learning recommendations: new automation opportunities workflow optimizations refined classification models
- Support creation of training materials, documentation, and audit methodology enhancements.
- Partner with federal agency stakeholders, internal audit teams, and compliance groups to understand requirements and validate workflows.
- Provide domain expertise to customers during discovery sessions, pilots, and demonstrations.
- Serve as a trusted advisor representing the audit perspective across cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or reputed company field
- 5–10+ years of experience in financial statement auditing, federal Defense audits, or public-sector assurance.
- Experience working with federal agencies or government contractors.
- Strong understanding of: CFO Act Audit Requirements GAAS / PCAOB auditing principles GAGAS (Yellow Book) OMB Uniform Guidance & Single Audit requirements Federal internal control frameworks (OMB A-123, COSO) Evidence, sampling, and documentation standards
- Ability to break down reputed company audit tasks into structured workflows.
- Experience reviewing or designing audit programs, templates, or methodologies.
- Familiarity with automation, workflow orchestration, and/or RPA concepts (reputed company experience a plus but not required).
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance per contract requirements
- Must be local to the Washington, DC metro area and willing to work on-site as needed reputed company-to-haves
- Credentials preferred (CPA, CISA, CIA, CGFM, CFE, etc.).
- Prior involvement in audit technology, automation projects, or digital transformation.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted auditing, IDP, or intelligent workflow systems.
- Experience participating in system testing, user acceptance testing, or solution design.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible Spending Account
- 4% 401K Match (immediate vesting)
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition reimbursement, certification programs, and professional development
- Flexible work schedule
- On-site gym and childcare option Apply tot his job
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