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Senior Technical Writer/Communications Specialist – Auditor’s Handbook Development
KeenLogic is seeking a Senior Technical Writer / Communications Specialist to support the U.S. Senate Office of the Secretary, Senate Disbursing Office (DO) in developing the Senate's Auditor's Handbook. The Disbursing Office oversees the Senate's financial operations, including accounts payable, payroll, accounting, budgeting, employee benefits, and financial systems management.
Working closely with Government stakeholders and subject matter experts, this position will research, analyze, organize, and transform complex financial, regulatory, audit, and policy information into clear, accurate, and user-friendly guidance for Senate auditors. The resulting handbook will become the authoritative reference used by Accounts Payable auditors to ensure expenditures are reviewed consistently, accurately, and in accordance with Senate rules, policies, and applicable regulations.
This role combines technical writing, information architecture, content strategy, editing, and publication support to produce a professional, publication-ready handbook. The successful candidate will collaborate with financial professionals, policy experts, and auditors to create standardized procedures, decision frameworks, reference materials, visual aids, and practical job aids that improve usability and support long-term maintenance of the publication.
Position Details
- Contract Length: Six-month base period with one six-month option
- Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week)
- Location: Washington, DC
- Schedule: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote (subject to change based on stakeholder engagement)
- Customer: U.S. Senate, Office of the Secretary – Disbursing Office
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 5 years producing technical, financial, audit, compliance, regulatory, or policy documentation
- Experience with the production of professional publications or user-focused guides.
- Demonstrated ability to convert complex subject matter into clear, concise, and user-friendly written guidance
- Experience working with financial, accounting, auditing, budget, compliance, regulatory, or internal control subject matter experts and translating technical requirements into operational guidance.
- Experience researching, analyzing, and synthesizing information from multiple authoritative sources, including policies, regulations, procedures, and precedent based guidance.
Key Responsibilities
- Research Senate policies, statutes, regulations, and audit guidance
- Interview stakeholders and subject matter experts
- Draft handbook chapters, procedures, checklists, job aids, and decision frameworks
- Translate complex technical and policy information into clear guidance
- Maintain consistent formatting, terminology, citations, and document structure
- Edit drafts through multiple review cycles and incorporate stakeholder feedback
- Develop tables, diagrams, process flows, and publication-ready documents
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting federal financial management or auditing organizations
- Experience with publication layout, style guides, and document governance