The Senior Accounting Specialist leads audit projects, conducts compliance assessments, evaluates internal controls, and prepares reports for financial management, specifically in healthcare and federal contexts.
Trilogy Federal drives innovative solutions for complex business challenges across financial management, healthcare, and government industries. Our collaborative, client-first service approach, combined with our commitment to the rapid implementation of pragmatic solutions, has earned Trilogy an unparalleled reputation for delivering transformative results.
We are seeking an experienced CPA Senior Accounting Specialist for a new opportunity with a large federal customer. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of experience with federal auditing or audit support, in a large cabinet-level organization, which are essential to the successful performance of the program. The Senior Accounting Specialist will also support the program in a Team Lead Capacity, assisting our Program Manager. This role requires a self-starter who demonstrates initiative and has experience in taking ownership of work assignments.
The chosen candidate will join a skilled team of professionals dedicated to the management of internal controls over financial reporting and other associated operational programs to help manage any instances of fraud, waste and abuse across the Department. Our team provides expert technical accounting and auditing advice and services at a level equivalent to experienced and industry audit and accounting professional standards. Expertise with audit program management, audit quality control, development of an assurance plan along with audit planning, risk assessment, audit execution and audit reporting along with experience developing an audit manual is essential.
We are looking for new staff to start with Trilogy in December 2025.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Apply expertise in the disciplines and technical areas to include Healthcare auditing, Federal Finance, and Financial Systems.
- Conduct performance audits, healthcare audits, audit remediation, and audit readiness.
- Managing and direct internal control / audit projects.
- Conduct compliance assessments.
- Evaluate and recommend improvements regarding existing and future procedures and processes and present findings and recommendations in written reports.
- Prepare ad-hoc reporting and assist with special projects, as required.
- Support the development of business process cycle memos (which consist of a narrative internal control documentation portion, flowcharts, and control evaluation matrixes).
- Perform tests of design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
- Evaluate internal control deficiencies.
- Conduct research and provide for test of effectiveness.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business
- A minimum of ten (10) years of experience managing and directing audit projects
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- The ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
- Prior experience with audits in accordance with standards (Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and non-GAGAS)
- Prior experience with compliance assessments (healthcare compliance and internal controls).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Department of Veterans Affairs and/or Veterans Health Administration is a plus.
- Previous healthcare audit experience is preferred.
- Experience leading meetings is a plus.
Benefits (including but not limited to):
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Optional FSA
- Paid parental leave
- Safe Harbor 401(k) with employer contributions 100% vested from day 1
- Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
- No cost group term life/AD&D plan, and optional supplemental coverage
- Pet insurance
- Monthly phone and internet stipend
- Tuition and training reimbursement
Regarding remote positions, Trilogy Federal is able to offer virtual employment in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
Trilogy Federal is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Top Skills
Federal Finance
Financial Systems
Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (Gagas)
Healthcare Auditing
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