Civilian Payroll Contractor Support-Army AFI

Redwood Strategy Group (RSG) is a minority owned, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) founded on over 17 years of thought-to-action leadership supporting military departments, Department of Defense, and agencies across the U.S. Federal Government with transformation, strategy, and operations. At RSG, we are committed to our company foundation - our employees. The minute you start working here, you become an integral part of our team, our future, and you will play a key role in the continued growth of our company.

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Redwood Strategy Group is searching for multiple Managers to support the U.S. Army’s Financial Improvement (AFI) Program. This role will contribute to efforts within the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army – Financial Operations and Information (ODASA-FOI), with a focus on audit remediation, internal controls, financial reporting, and risk management. The program supports audit readiness and sustainment efforts across Army Major Commands and service providers, aimed at building a financial environment that is accurate, reliable, timely, and auditable. Redwood Strategy Group is a specialized management consulting firm that engages experienced professionals and consultants to support the federal government with strategic project execution, financial process optimization, advanced IT solutions, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation. Through innovative transformations, they develop and implement strategies to optimize operations for military departments and agencies across the U.S. Federal Government.

Key Responsibilities

-Provide strategic and operational support across Army financial improvement initiatives, including audit remediation, internal control evaluation, and compliance with federal financial management standards.

-Coordinate audit response and documentation across functional components, Commands, and service providers.

-Support the implementation and monitoring of corrective action plans and internal control testing.

-Contribute to the development of Army-wide policies and standardized financial management practices.

-Facilitate change management, communications, and training efforts related to audit and financial improvement activities.

-Analyze and enhance financial system logic and reconciliation capabilities to support reliable transaction processing and reporting.

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of federal financial management experience, including at least 3 years of federal accounting experience. Relevant commercial experience may be considered in lieu of federal experience.

Systems Experience

Familiar with or ability to quickly understand systems such as

• SharePoint
• AFACTS (Audit Findings and Corrective Tracking System)
• DCPDS
• DCPS
• ATAAPS
• GFEBS

Audit and Internal Controls

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• Audit concepts
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• Risk assessments
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Corrective Action Plans (CAPs)

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• Testing methodologies
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• Root cause analysis
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• Experience supporting financial statement audits or audit remediation efforts is highly preferred.

Federal Government Knowledge

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• Familiarity with Federal civilian payroll operations.

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• Basic understanding of U.S. Army organizational structure and business processes.

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• Knowledge of Army Financial Management policies, regulations, or guidance is preferred.

Education/Certifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business Management/Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a directly related field (a Master’s in one of these fields may substitute if the undergraduate degree is not related), or
• An active and current certification: one of the following: CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CDFM, PMP, SAFe, or ITIL.

Clearance

• Interim Secret or above

Desired Skills

• Strong working knowledge of federal financial systems and processes, with an emphasis on audit response, and financial policy implementation.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and engage effectively with senior government stakeholders.
• Familiarity with DoD financial systems, policies, and compliance frameworks including FFMIA and other audit-related regulations.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic communications, training, and change management within large organizations.
• Ability to distill complex data into actionable insights for leadership.