FINANCIAL CONSULTANT (Intermediate)

This position is contingent upon award.

Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICoFR) Team

• The Contractor shall execute and enhance the strategy developed by the NRO Senior Management Council to comply with 0MB Circular No. A-123 -Management's Responsibility for Internal Control;
• The Contractor shall coordinate across the NRO at all levels of management and work closely with BPO/FIN and the Management Control Program team to help facilitate the Senior Management Council meetings;
• The Contractor shall conduct independent assessments of other controls and processes deemed critical by BPO/FIN management and test key financial processes in the Management Control Plan specific to BPO/FIN, including but not limited to:
• Developing and implementing a standard scope assessment, design, and methodology
• Developing assessment documentation standards and executing assessment
• Analyzing and reporting assessment results;
• Assisting in developing corrective action plans; and
• Updating the corrective action plan and reporting results to the Senior Management Council
• The Contractor shall recognize, develop, and implement new monitoring reviews based on the changing control environment resulting from audit remediation efforts to assist in maintaining accurate financial reporting;
• The Contractor shall enhance NRO's existing internal control program and identify necessary areas or business processes requiring review. Business processes requiring review should be documented with key controls added to the internal controls inventory in a timely manner;
• The Contractor shall document NRO control objectives and control techniques to reduce risks;
• The Contractor shall prepare and conduct presentations regarding financial processes, internal controls, and new guidance issued from 0MB relating to internal controls
• The Contractor shall participate in meetings and interactions with the NRO OIG and external auditors as required;
• The Contractor shall assist in executing the NRO's 0MB Circular No. A-123, Appendix C program as needed, and perform Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FIS CAM) review of newly implemented or updated systems related to stand up of Payroll and other initiatives as assigned;
• The Contractor shall prepare, test, and provide presentations for System and Organization Contro1s (SOC) 1 compliance, not limited to System Scope Validation, Materiality Scope Validation, Report Risk Assessment, and Complementary User Entity Controls (CUEC)/Complementary Subservice Organization Controls (CSOC) Assessments;
• The Contractor shall build and maintain an Enterprise Architecture that outlines an as-is application architecture;
• The Contractor shall assist in the annual NFIS/Momentum Upgrades, to include, but not limited to, attending meetings and coordinating UAT. The Contractor shall assist the annual Fiscal Year End close, to include, but not limited to, attending meetings and coordinating with various teams' system deadlines and requirements; and
• The Contractor shall prepare NRO Form N3-08 documents to create new or amend existing NFIS roles, security categories, and actions in a timely manner and, in general, assist in trouble-shooting on an as-needed basis.

Bachelor's degree with (6) years of experience