Accounting and Financial Management Support – Consultant II

Harnessing Technology to Improve Financial Stewardship
Blake Willson Group (BWG) is a fast-growing firm delivering comprehensive professional services and technology solutions to Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Blake Willson Group has grown rapidly since its inception, securing consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list, a prestigious honor designated for America’s most successful companies. We are internationally recognized for quality management practices and nationally recognized as a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) training provider.

Built on our foundational values of Service to Others, Leadership, Diversity, Dependability, Integrity, and Grit, BWG commits to Empowering Our People and Improving Our Nation. Members of the Blake Willson Group team are passionate and enthusiastic, working towards a common goal of exceptional client support.

Job Description:

In your position as a Consultant, you will support our federal client with financial management accounting and reporting requirements, improving accounting and reporting information and processes, and sustaining compliance with federal generally accepted accounting principles and other federal financial regulatory guidance. You will also support the agency annual financial statement audit and internal control assessment processes. You will also:

• Assist with the preparation and support of all financial reports, accompanying footnotes, and all required supplementary information, including any applicable supplementary statements in accordance with OMB Circular A-136, “Financial Reporting Requirements.”
• Review, advise, and provide recommendations concerning accounting for and reporting presentations of the internal and external Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E), including Antarctic property. Assist in the property valuations for financial statement reporting purposes. Prepare, compile and reconcile PP&E schedules and calculate depreciation provided from the various internal and external sources to support reported valuations in the financial statements.
• Assist with accounting operations activities, such as reconciliations, interagency agreements, intergovernmental payments and collections, donations, and accruals, as well as monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing analysis and transactions.
• Assist with the support, maintenance, updating, enhancing, and troubleshooting of financial reporting and analysis databases, automations (including R, Python, and UiPath), and reports.
• Assist in the preparation of all reporting and supporting documentation requirements issued by Treasury Financial Management Services (FMS), OMB, Government Accountability office (GAO) General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and Department of Labor (DOL), as well as all related financial policies and any other government-wide reporting requirements.
• Support management in activities, interactions, and documentation requirements related to internal and external reviews, audits, assessments, and the like.
• Support change management, reconciliation, system testing, conversion, training, and operating activities related to G-Invoicing.
• Interpret, apply, and implement new financial management and systems standards, guidelines, and requirements.
• Monitor accounting email boxes and respond to customer’s questions and issues, as well as maintain, update, and enhance SharePoint sites.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• 2 years of federal financial accounting experience.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Desired Skills:

• Audit experience.
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience.
• Automation experience with Python/VBA/UIPath.