Senior Associate - Audit Support Analyst

Job Location: 

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite support in Washington, DC three days per week.

Clearance:

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and have the ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance. 

Job Description:

In this position as an Audit Support Analyst, you will provide operational and coordination support for federal audit, internal control, and compliance activities. You will support day-to-day coordination of financial statement audits, internal control reviews, OMB A-123 testing, and other federal oversight engagements. In this position, you will also:

• Track auditor requests, due dates, document submissions, follow-up questions, and management responses across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Assist in gathering, organizing, and reviewing supporting documentation from program offices, finance teams, budget personnel, grants staff, acquisitions teams, and system owners.
• Maintain audit request logs, status trackers, action item lists, evidence repositories, and corrective action tracking documentation.
• Help prepare draft responses to auditor inquiries, ensuring responses are clear, complete, and aligned with agency procedures and requirements.
• Coordinate meetings between auditors and agency stakeholders, including preparing agendas, documenting discussion points, and tracking follow-up actions.
• Support review of audit findings, notices of findings and recommendations (NFRs), management responses, and corrective action plans.
• Monitor corrective action milestones and assist with status reporting and updates for management and leadership.
• Help identify documentation gaps, process inconsistencies, or internal control concerns that may require escalation.
• Support internal control and compliance activities through walkthroughs, process narratives, risk/control matrices, and testing documentation.
• Prepare routine audit status reports, dashboards, briefing materials, and meeting notes for federal leadership.
• Maintain professional communication with auditors, agency staff, and contractor team members.
• Ensure audit documentation is handled in accordance with applicable federal policies, privacy requirements, and records management procedures.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience supporting audit, accounting, internal controls, compliance, or federal financial management activities.
• 1+ year of experience working with OMB Circular A-123, GAO Green Book, financial statement audits, or corrective action plan tracking.

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting a federal agency or government contractor in audit, compliance, or oversight-related activities.
• Basic understanding of federal financial management, internal controls, audit readiness, or compliance review processes.
• Experience maintaining trackers, evidence logs, audit response repositories, or other documentation management tools.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, detailed documentation, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint, along with strong written and verbal communication skills.

At Blake Willson Group, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation practices. For this position, we offer a competitive salary range of $60,000 to $80,000 in the United States. Your individual salary within this range will be determined by various factors, including but not limited to your education, experience, skills, and geographic location. We also provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which includes major medical benefits such as dental and vision coverage, a 401(k)-contribution plan, holiday and personal time off, professional development training & certification benefits, health & wellness subsidies, paid time off for community service, and more. We value your contributions and are committed to recognizing and rewarding your performance and the value you bring to our business.