Staff Auditor

Job Description

Staff Accountant (Federal Audit) | Sikich

The Tone:
This is an early career opportunity at Sikich, located in Alexandria, VA, Columbus, OH, or Indianapolis, IN. Sikich is a 2,628-person organization that provides a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology, and compliance to both public and private sectors. This Staff Accountant role is essential for delivering high-quality federal audit services, ensuring financial accuracy and control effectiveness for government clients, and helping Sikich further its leadership in the professional services landscape by cutting through complexity and delivering real impact.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Alexandria, VA, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN
• Pay: $61000–$80000 yearly
• Mission: To ensure accuracy, completeness, and operating effectiveness of internal controls in federal audits, supporting client compliance and firm growth.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel), data analysis tools, AI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Testing: Conduct comprehensive testing to determine the accuracy and completeness of reported amounts, and to assess the operating effectiveness of internal controls within federal audits.
• Deliverables: Prepare high-quality work products, including detailed workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, ensuring strict adherence to auditing standards and firm guidelines.
• Management: Own assigned work areas, meticulously managing all aspects of the audit tasks from inception to completion.
• Schedule Adherence: Execute tasks for assigned work areas in accordance with internally developed schedules, ensuring sufficient time for secondary review and submission to the client by contractual deadlines.
• Technological Enhancement: Utilize advanced technology, including data analysis tools and artificial intelligence, to continuously increase the efficiency and overall effectiveness of audit procedures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree, with a preference for a degree in Accounting, to provide the necessary foundational knowledge for federal audit practices.
• Experience: Candidates must hold a minimum Active Secret clearance or possess the ability to obtain and maintain this level of clearance for federal contract work.
• Skills: Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills for clear client and team interaction; possess proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel); showcase strong accounting skills and a detail-oriented approach; and have the ability to travel up to 25% for client engagements.
• Bonus: A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is preferred, and prior audit internship/work experience or an advanced degree will be highly valued.