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Senior SME – Government Finance
Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Government Finance
Position Summary
The Senior SME – Government Finance serves as the Contractor’s lead technical expert for public-sector financial management, governmental accounting, fiscal sustainability, grants management, budgeting, and financial governance under this Task Order.
Primary Responsibilities
• Provide technical advisory support on governmental accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and fiscal oversight.
• Advise insular governments on implementation and interpretation of GASB standards.
• Support improvement of financial reporting practices, reconciliation processes, and fiscal governance procedures.
• Provide guidance regarding fiscal sustainability, debt management, and long-term financial planning.
• Advise finance offices regarding Uniform Guidance requirements and federal grants compliance.
• Conduct organizational assessments of finance office operations and staffing structures.
• Develop and deliver training programs in governmental accounting, GASB updates, budgeting and fiscal planning, grants management, internal controls, procurement, ethics, and strategic planning.
• Deliver instruction during Task 1 trainings, IGFOA conferences, ELDP sessions, and other Government-approved events.
• Support planning and facilitation of IGFOA conferences and finance officer engagements.
• Prepare technical assistance reports, strategic briefs, financial analyses, and conference summaries.
Required Qualifications
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental finance and public-sector financial management.
• Demonstrated expertise in GASB standards, governmental accounting, budget development and execution, grants management, financial reporting, internal controls, and fiscal policy.
• Experience providing technical assistance and advisory support to public-sector organizations.
• Experience developing and delivering professional training and executive-level briefings.
• Advanced degree in Public Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field strongly preferred.
Desired Competencies
• Government financial strategy.
• Fiscal sustainability planning.
• Organizational transformation.
• Financial reporting modernization.
• Public-sector governance.
• Cross-cultural stakeholder engagement.