Specialist Federal Audit

Specialist Federal Audit

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Aecon has an opening for a Federal Audit Specialist within the Federal Compliance Team of Aecon Federal Services. Reporting to the Federal Audit Director, the Federal Audit Specialist supports federal audit readiness, compliance monitoring, corrective action, policy and procedure development, and cross-functional compliance initiatives across Aecon's federal contracting environment. The Federal Audit Specialist will support the development and execution of the Federal Audit Team work plan, including audit planning, compliance testing, internal control assessments, special reviews, corrective action follow-up, enterprise risk management support, and advisory services.

The role works with business leaders, project teams, and functional stakeholders to evaluate federal compliance risks, strengthen controls, and support sustainable audit-ready processes. This position is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Citizenship Requirement This position requires access to nuclear facilities and information governed by U.S. federal regulations. As a result, applicants must be U.S. citizens to meet eligibility and security clearance requirements.

What You'll Do Here:

• Lead and perform federal audit readiness reviews, compliance assessments, internal control reviews, special reviews and advisory assignments across the Federal Business Unit and related support functions.
• Develop audit scopes, testing approaches, work papers, findings, recommendations and management reporting that support federal compliance monitoring, audit readiness and executive decision-making.
• Evaluate compliance with Aecon policies, procedures and applicable federal contracting requirements, including FAR, DFARS, Cost Accounting Standards, FAR Part 31, DCAA/DCMA expectations, CMMC, federal business system controls and related audit requirements.
• Assess key federal contract processes and controls, including timekeeping, labor charging, cost allocation, billing, estimating, purchasing, inventory, earned value management, job-cost accounting, cost transfers, work-in-progress reporting, change orders, subcontract management, joint venture activity and shared service allocations.
• Identify, communicate and help mitigate risks associated with commercial-sector cost transfers, interorganizational activity, shared resources and noncompliant business processes that may impact federal contract performance or audit readiness.
• Lead or support corrective action management, including root-cause analysis, remediation planning, ownership tracking, evidence review, validation testing, closure reporting and follow-up on management commitments.
• Support the development, review and continuous improvement of federal compliance policies, procedures, SOPs, process…