Test & UAT Lead - Federal Financial Systems

Kearney & Company is currently seeking a Test & UAT Lead - Federal Financial Systems to join our team supporting a major Department of the Navy financial management transformation. The ideal candidate will work within a cross-functional Kearney-led team implementing an enterprise One Stream-based budget formulation capability across multiple Navy Budget Submitting Offices.

• Develop the integrated functional/UAT strategy and test plan
• Establish requirements-to-test traceability
• Lead end-to-end business-process testing
• Coordinate Government UAT planning and execution
• Validate financial data, workflows, exhibits, reports, and interfaces
• Manage defect prioritization and disposition
• Establish deployment-readiness test criteria
• Coordinate with system integrator technical testing resources while maintaining independent functional validation
• Develop test evidence supporting Government acceptance

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience
• Experience leading testing/UAT for federal financial systems requirements
• Traceability and defect-management experience
• Federal financial management knowledge
• Strong client communication skills
• Must have an active Secret Clearance (or higher, such as Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) to be considered for this role (requires U.S. citizenship)
• Ability to be onsite 2-3 days a week in Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC

Preferred Qualifications:

• Navy/DoD financial systems experience
• One Stream/EPM testing experience
• Financial data reconciliation experience
• Agile/Dev Sec Ops  implementation experience

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work.

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The expected salary range for this position is between $103,000 and $180,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses. Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law.

This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable).

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.

Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, genetic information, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, any medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association to a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws,…