[Hiring] Audit / FIAR Functional Lead @Kearney & Company

Role Description

Kearney & Company is hiring an Audit / Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) Functional Lead. The Audit / FIAR Functional Lead will support the FASTR program within the Department of War Data Platform and will lead the functional delivery of audit readiness, financial data integrity, and internal control activities, translating Department of the Air Force financial management requirements into actionable data and analytical solutions. Working closely with government stakeholders, financial management subject matter experts, data quality analysts, and the FASTR engineering team, the Lead will guide requirements, validation, reconciliation, and audit-support priorities to produce accurate, traceable, and defensible financial information.

• Lead functional planning and execution for the FASTR Audit Readiness, FIAR & Data Integrity workstream.
• Engage government financial management, FIAR, and audit stakeholders to identify, document, and prioritize business and data requirements.
• Define financial data validation rules, reconciliation requirements, exception criteria, and supporting documentation needs.
• Direct analysis of data quality issues, unmatched transactions, reconciliation differences, and root causes; coordinate resolution with responsible stakeholders.
• Work with engineering and integration teams to translate functional requirements into data pipelines, dashboards, controls, and automated validation routines.
• Review and validate financial data outputs for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and alignment with approved business rules.
• Support audit evidence preparation, data lineage documentation, and responses to audit-related data requests.
• Coordinate with the Business Intelligence and IT Rationalization functional leads to maintain consistent definitions and integrated delivery priorities.
• Lead and mentor financial management SMEs and data quality/reconciliation analysts assigned to the pillar.
• Communicate delivery status, risks, dependencies, and recommended corrective actions to the FASTR Program Lead and government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in federal financial management, audit readiness, financial reporting, or internal controls.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Department of War financial management or FIAR-related initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial transaction lifecycles, reconciliations, data integrity, and audit evidence requirements.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and translating business needs into clear, testable functional requirements.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data issues and explain findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, written communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and common requirements or issue-tracking tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret level security clearance (requires US Citizenship).
• Must be willing and able to travel as required, up to 25% of the time.

Requirements

• Experience supporting Department of the Air Force financial management systems, audit remediation, or enterprise data initiatives.
• Familiarity with War Data Platform or comparable DoW enterprise data and analytics environments.
• Experience with financial data mapping, data lineage, automated reconciliations, or business intelligence solutions.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CGFM, CDFM, or PMP.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan.
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account.
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances.
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.