Financial Specialist - Remote (US)

About the role

This position is 100% Remote in the United States. This role is well-suited for candidates with a foundation in accounting or finance who are interested in applying those skills in a public sector consulting environment. This is an "early-career" position.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day financial and grants management activities for federally funded programs.
• Aid with budget tracking, expenditure review, and financial reconciliation activities.
• Review supporting documentation for eligible and allowable costs in accordance with federal requirements.
• Aid with drawdown support and cash management, including reconciliation of expenditures to reported amounts.
• Help maintain audit-ready financial files, including organization of invoices, support documents, and reconciliations.
• Aid with subrecipient and contractor invoice reviews under supervision of senior staff.
• Aid in drafting or updating financial procedures, desk guides, and tracking tools.
• Participate in internal quality control reviews and support responses to monitoring or audit inquiries.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including program, compliance, and data staff.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in grants management, financial management, or accounting within government or government consulting environments.
• At least 1 year of experience: working with financial data, spreadsheets, and basic reconciliations.
• Analyzing complex financial data and reporting on findings.
• (General ledger/1000 lines/15-20 columns; datasets, figure out, manipulate data to tell a story, create visuals).
• Able and willing to travel (flight and vehicle) based on client and program needs.
• Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Coursework or experience in governmental or fund accounting.
• Foundational understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Experience reviewing invoices, cost documentation, or reimbursement requests.
• Exposure to audit support, monitoring, or compliance reviews.
• Familiarity with various grant management and financial systems used in grant programs.
• CPA, CGFM, or equivalent professional accounting credential preferred.
• Experience consulting in fast-paced, compliance-driven environments.

Skills

• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills, with experience providing training on complex subjects to multiple audiences.
• Microsoft Office Suite professional experience; Intermediate-level MS Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, conditional formatting, pivot tables/charts, formulas, sorting/filtering, and working with large datasets).
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, maintaining well-structured notes, documentation, and project files, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, collaborative, team-oriented approach; seeks input early and communicates risks/issues quickly.