Senior Accountant (Federal Audit)
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to extract content from description. Job title: Senior Auditor (US - Alexandria, VA, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN). Not to repeat as heading. We need to include sections: maybe "About the role" (position summary), "Responsibilities", "Requirements", "Qualifications", "Skills", "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule". But we must only include if posting has real specific content. Let's parse: - Position Summary: "Sikich is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented experienced auditing professional with strong leadership and accounting skills. This role is contingent upon award of contract. This position requires an active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain this level of clearance." That's about the role. Could be "About the role". We'll put that in
. - Responsibilities: list under "What will you do in this role?" includes bullet-like sentences. We'll convert to
- . List items: - Conduct testing to determine accuracy and completeness of amounts reported and to conclude upon the operating effectiveness of internal controls - Prepare work products, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, in accordance with auditing standards and firm guidelines. - Review work products prepared by team. Providing guidance to less experienced resources. - Own assigned work areas. - Execute tasks for assigned work areas in accordance with an internally developed schedule that ensures the completion of tasks with sufficient time for secondary review and submission to client in accordance with contractual deadlines. - Leverage technology, including data analysis tools and AI, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures, - Meet expectations for attendance, punctuality, and company/client deadlines and abide by all company policies. - Actively participate in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies. We need to ensure each is a separate
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- Requirements: "What do you need to succeed in this role?" includes bullet list.
List:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Accounting degree is preferred.
- This is a hybrid position working 2 days a week in Alexandria, VA.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of accounting, auditing, and/or related technical experience
- Financial statement audit experience
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Minimum Active Secret clearance
- Knowledge in the following areas is preferred: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) Government Auditing Standards (GAS) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA’s) AU-Cs GAO/Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Financial Audit Manual (FAM), GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 24-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements (as amended) Other requirements for federal reporting and accounting, such as U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) bulletins and circulars, the U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), etc.
We could combine some but keep as separate items.
- Qualifications: maybe overlapping with requirements; but we can treat "Qualifications" as same as requirements? The instruction says use headings for sections like Qualifications, Skills, etc. We need to decide what content goes where.
We have "Skills" maybe list of specific traits: Values driven, Uncompromising problem solver, Collaboration, Instills trust, Impact & influence. Those are traits/behaviors.
Also there is "Knowledge in the following areas is preferred:" which could be under Skills or Qualifications.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's map:
- About the role: position summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Requirements: education, experience, clearance, location, travel, CPA preferred, etc.
- Qualifications: maybe the preferred knowledge areas (FASAB, GAO, etc.)? Or we could treat them as Skills.
- Skills: the traits/behaviors (Values driven, etc.) plus maybe technical skills (Microsoft Office, data analysis tools, AI). But we already have Microsoft Office in Requirements; we could move to Skills.
Better to separate: Requirements: education, experience, clearance, location, travel, CPA. Skills: technical skills (Microsoft Office, data analysis tools/AI, knowledge of federal standards) plus behavioral traits.
Qualifications: maybe not needed if we already have Requirements and Skills. But we could include Qualifications for the degree and CPA? However the instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are predetermined; we can choose to include only those with content.
We have clear content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (education/experience/clearance/location/travel/CPA), Skills (technical and behavioral), Benefits (described later), Pay (compensation range), Schedule (hybrid position 2 days a week in Alexandria, VA). Actually schedule is mentioned: "This is a hybrid position working 2 days a week in Alexandria, VA." That's schedule info.
We also have Benefits section: "Sikich Total Rewards ..." with list of benefits.
Pay: "In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the base compensation range for this role is $71,000 - $83,000 - $105,000. (25%-50%-75%). ..." plus note about contract.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no extra text.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Remove those.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers.
We must not include application instructions.
We must not include duplicated lines.
We must preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract Benefits list:
From "Sikich Total Rewards Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members’ health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors. Some examples of our many benefits: Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization. Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits. Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards We also offer: Flexible work arrangements Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options HSA employer contribution Nine (9) paid holidays annually. A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children. 401(k) with employer contributions CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days. Tuition reimbursement Generous employee referral bonus program Client referral bonus program Pet insurance FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities."
We need to turn that into a
- list. We'll extract each benefit as separate items.
List items:
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy: paid time off available from first day (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.)
- Paid holidays: nine (9) paid holidays annually; ability to take time off last week of calendar year when work permits.
- Comprehensive wellness program: activities tracked for gift cards and rewards.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
- HSA employer contribution.
- Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
- 401(k) with employer contributions.
- CPA bonus: four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Client referral bonus program.
- Pet insurance.
- FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program: up to four hours of paid time annually for volunteer work.
We should avoid duplication.
Now Pay: we have base compensation range $71,000 - $83,000 - $105,000 (25%-50%-75%). Also note: "This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing."
We'll include that as
under Pay heading. Schedule: hybrid position working 2 days a week in Alexandria, VA. Also maybe mention travel up to 25% (that's more requirement). But schedule is about days/week. We'll put schedule: "Hybrid schedule: 2 days per week in Alexandria, VA office; remote otherwise." Also note travel up to 25% maybe under Requirements. Now Requirements: list items: - Bachelor’s degree required; Accounting degree preferred. - Hybrid position: 2 days a week in Alexandria, VA (but that's schedule; maybe we keep schedule separate). - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred. - Minimum of 3 years of accounting, auditing, and/or related technical experience. - Financial statement audit experience. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel). - Ability to travel up to 25%. - Minimum Active Secret clearance (or ability to obtain). - Knowledge of federal accounting standards (FASAB, GAO GAS, AICPA AU-Cs, GAO/CIGIE FAM, FISCAM, OMB Bulletin 24-02, OMB bulletins/circulars, USSGL) preferred. We might separate knowledge into Skills. Skills: technical skills: Microsoft Office, data analysis tools/AI, knowledge of federal standards; behavioral traits: Values driven, Uncompromising problem solver, Collaboration, Instills trust, Impact & influence. We'll list them. Now About the role: we have paragraph. Now we need to output HTML with headings
for each section we include. We'll include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to ensure we don't include empty sections. Let's craft. HTML:
About the role
Sikich is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented experienced auditing professional with strong leadership and accounting skills. This role is contingent upon award of contract. This position requires an active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain this level of clearance.
Responsibilities
- Conduct testing to determine accuracy and completeness of amounts reported and to conclude upon the operating effectiveness of internal controls
- Prepare work products, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, in accordance with auditing standards and firm guidelines.
- Review work products prepared by team and provide guidance to less experienced resources.
- Own assigned work areas.
- Execute tasks for assigned work areas in accordance
- list. We'll extract each benefit as separate items.
List items:
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy: paid time off available from first day (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.)
- Paid holidays: nine (9) paid holidays annually; ability to take time off last week of calendar year when work permits.
- Comprehensive wellness program: activities tracked for gift cards and rewards.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
- HSA employer contribution.
- Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
- 401(k) with employer contributions.
- CPA bonus: four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Client referral bonus program.
- Pet insurance.
- FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program: up to four hours of paid time annually for volunteer work.
We should avoid duplication.
Now Pay: we have base compensation range $71,000 - $83,000 - $105,000 (25%-50%-75%). Also note: "This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing."
We'll include that as