Accounting & Finance Career Research

Grant Thornton, LLP

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Alexandria, VA

Lead internal control reviews of financial business processes at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Central Office and conduct onsite testing of CMS Contractors for major programs. • Led A-123 IT Control reviews at the Data Centers to assess compliance with CMS guidance, NIST 800-53 requirements, and other general computer controls relevant to FISMA.

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Freddie Mac- Making Home Affordable-Compliance

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - McLean, VA

• Performed quality assurance reviews of compliance audits to ensure that mortgage servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable (MHA) Program directed by the U.S. Department of Treasury follow the program guidelines to assist borrowers with modifying their home loan to prevent foreclosure.

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

KPMG, LLP

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - McLean, VA

Led Internal audit project to assess: internal controls in place to monitor the KPMG Tax Practice Offshore third party service provider; financial growth strategies across service lines, Advisory, Audit, and Tax; and improving employee retention programs. • Led team at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to document the end-to-end processes to develop standard operating procedures and identify best practices for the ‘T...

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Washington, DC

• Led team in implementing OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A and developed project tools on risk assessment, training, documentation, and testing at NSF and the U.S. Mint. • Assisted client A-123 Program Manager in directing and facilitating key meetings with the Senior Assessment Team to deliberate and make recommendations on key decisions in each phase of the implementation of the A-123 Program. • Led the development of an A...

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Washington, DC

• Led the business process documentation and testing for all major business processes including, Grants and Contracts Management, Budgeting, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Property Plant and Equipment, and Financial Reporting at the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Washington, DC

• Performed a quality assurance review for Amerada Hess on the final report of the findings from the Hess 404 Review. Conducted an internal audit assessment of Retail Station operations to identify control weaknesses and developed remediation strategies. • Performed a 404 assessment on General Computer Controls at Northrop Grumman. Led walkthroughs, documentation of processes, developed test plans, and tested identified...

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

The World Bank

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Washington, DC

Interviewed HR personnel and documented desktop procedures to facilitate cross-functional learning for the World Bank HR Services Center (HRSC). Developed and delivered training to facilitate continuous learning for the World Bank HRSC departmental reorganization.

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

The World Bank

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Washington, DC

Served as a trainer for Resource Management Advisory Services to educate managers and resource management staff on performing budget monitoring activities and how this applies to the COSO framework. Trained managers on how to use SAP reports and other analytical tools to manage internal controls and perform due diligence on procurement transactions in SAP Workflow. Her duties also included testing and documenting the new sy...

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Arthur Andersen

Accounting & Finance - Accountant - Washington, DC

• Led the redesign and implementation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Best Practices Program, a national program directed at transferring knowledge to HUD constituents and grant recipients about successful models of housing and community development programs to follow for replication. Assisted the District of Columbia Office of the CFO with implementing GASB Statement 34 and developing a process ...

Avg. Salary: $137,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

First Insurance Funding

Accounting & Finance - Financial Analyst - Northbrook, IL

• Served as internal and external point person for audit requests including SOX requirements; managed audit performance of 25 state Department of Insurance (DOI) facilities. • Utilized analytical methods and software to identify potential compliance breaches and recommended corrective courses of action to best ensure total compliance to federal/SOX requirements. • Managed, organized, and facilitated weekly executive and cre...

Avg. Salary: $75,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available