Financial Management / Internal Controls Specialist - 1099

Job Description

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Position Overview:

The Financial Management / Internal Controls Specialist supports the assessment, documentation, and strengthening of internal controls across the Office of Air and Radiations (OAR) grant programs. This role is focused on helping EPA understand how grant oversight and disbursement processes operate in practice, how risks are identified and managed, and how internal control responsibilities are executed and documented in alignment with OMB Circular A-123, the GAO Green Book.

The Specialist contributes to planning, assessment, and operational support activities that inform audit readiness, management assurance, and future internal control testing. While fraud risk management is an important component of the work, this role is not investigative in nature and does not perform enforcement or law-enforcement functions.

Responsibilities

• Support internal control assessment activities across OAR grant programs, including documenting control design, roles and responsibilities, and how controls are implemented in practice.
• Participate in walkthroughs of grant disbursement, monitoring, and oversight processes to understand workflow, judgment points, and documentation practices.
• Assist with risk identification and analysis, including understanding where risks may arise within the grant lifecycle and how controls are intended to mitigate those risks.
• Contribute to synthesis of observations across programs to support leadership planning, sequencing of future work, and audit readiness discussions.
• Help document assumptions, dependencies, and limitations related to internal control understanding where access, engagement, or documentation varies by program.
  

Risk Management and Control Support

• Support fraud risk management as one element of the broader internal control framework, consistent with OMB Circular A-123, the GAO Green Book, and the GAO Fraud Risk Framework.
• Assist in identifying areas where fraud risk considerations intersect with control design, documentation practices, or monitoring activities.
• Help operationalize preventive measures by supporting updates to grant guidance, control documentation, or internal procedures related to fraud awareness and reporting.
• Coordinate, as appropriate, with program staff and oversight functions to ensure fraud risk considerations are reflected in internal control planning and documentation.

Monitoring, Documentation, and Audit Readiness

• Support review and documentation of monitoring practices, data sources, and information flows used for grant oversight.
• Apply knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 to help assess how regulatory requirements are reflected in program processes, documentation, and controls.
• Assist with organizing and maintaining internal control documentation, including control descriptions, risk summaries, and supporting materials used for A-123 assurance or audit support.
• Where applicable, support targeted transaction testing activities under the direction of senior staff, including review of supporting documentation and synthesis of results for planning and assurance purposes.
• Contribute to preparation of materials that support management assurance, internal reviews, or audit inquiries, without assuming responsibility for audit outcomes.

Program Improvement and Knowledge Transfer

• Identify opportunities to strengthen clarity, consistency, or documentation of internal controls based on assessment and testing support activities.
• Support development of training materials, job aids, or guidance that reinforce internal control responsibilities, documentation expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with program staff, subject matter experts, and training specialists to help institutionalize improvements over time.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, public administration, or a related field.
• Five to eight years of experience in federal grants management, internal controls, audit support, risk assessment, or compliance.
• Working knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 and its application to federal grant oversight and financial management.
• Familiarity with OMB Circular A-123 and the GAO Green Book; experience applying these frameworks in practice is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting audit readiness, internal reviews, or management assurance activities; experience with transaction testing is a plus but not required.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills; ability to synthesize complex process information into clear summaries.
• Experience working collaboratively with program teams and stakeholders across different organizational levels.

Benefits & Perks

This is an independent contractor position with a potential to become a full-time position if the work increases. We offer a competitive hourly rate in line with the position requirements.

This position requires the candidate to come to the office for meetings, once a week. Additionally, the candidate may need to attend meetings at the EPA headquarters in DC.

It is EnDynas policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.