Senior Audit Resolution Specialist (Federal Grants)

Location: Remote (U.S.), with occasional on-site meetings in the Washington, DC metropolitan area

Employment type: Full-time; contingent upon contract award; multiple positions

Eligibility: U.S. citizenship required; must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation

About the role

Zenius is seeking experienced audit resolution specialists to analyze and resolve single audit and Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit findings on Federal grant awards for a Federal grantmaking agency client. This is a practitioner role, not a coordination role. You will manage findings end to end: reading the audit report, evaluating the grantee's corrective action plan, analyzing questioned costs, identifying the exact regulation or award term that applies, and drafting the management decision for a Federal official's review and signature. You will work within a small pod with analysts who handle intake and evidence assembly, and you will be expected to produce accurate, defensible determinations at a steady pace. The work is governed by 2 CFR Part 200 (the Uniform Guidance), the Single Audit Act, OMB Circular A-50, the annual OMB Compliance Supplement, and Government Auditing Standards. All work products are advisory; agency officials retain all decision-making authority.

What you will do

• Analyze single audit findings and OIG recommendations on Federal grant programs: condition, criteria, cause, effect, questioned costs, repeat status, and the auditee's corrective action plan.
• Perform questioned cost analysis under 2 CFR 200 Subpart E, separating sustained, unsustained, and undeterminable amounts with the reasoning documented.
• Identify and cite the specific regulation, statute, program requirement, or award term that applies to each finding, using the version in effect for the grantee's fiscal year.
• Draft management decisions, program determination letters, and related correspondence for Federal review and signature; incorporate reviewer revisions.
• Evaluate grantee corrective action plans for whether they correct both the condition and its cause; recommend acceptance, revision, or additional action.
• Track corrective action milestones, request and evaluate grantee evidence of completion, and prepare closure documentation.
• Draft management responses and corrective action plans for assigned OIG audit recommendations and track them to closure.
• Perform quality control reviews of audit report packages for completeness, program identification, and internal consistency of citations and amounts.
• Conduct peer review of colleagues' draft determinations for citation accuracy and defensibility.
• Respond to technical assistance requests from grantees and program office staff on audit resolution questions, with written guidance that cites the applicable requirement.
• Maintain accurate status in the client's audit tracking system and in team work queues; meet volume and timeliness targets.

What you bring

• Six or more years of Federal grants management, grants compliance, or grant audit experience, including at least three years working single audit or OIG findings at a Federal grantmaking agency, a state pass-through entity, or a large grantee.
• Direct experience drafting management decisions, program determination letters, notices of final action, corrective action plan evaluations, or audit responses.
• Working knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 (Subparts D, E, and F), the Single Audit Act, OMB Circular A-50, and the OMB Compliance Supplement.
• Ability to read a single audit report package (auditor's reports, Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs, Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings, corrective action plan) and extract what matters.
• Clear, precise analytical writing; the ability to explain a determination and its basis in plain language.
• Comfort working in a production environment with defined templates, checklists, quality gates, and throughput targets.
• S. citizenship and eligibility for a Federal Public Trust background investigation.

Nice to have

• CGMS, CPA, CIA, or CGFM credential; a degree in accounting, public administration, or a related field.
• Federal service in the 1109 (Grants Management) or 0511 (Auditing) series, or state audit or pass-through monitoring experience.
• Experience with education, workforce, or social services grant programs; experience with cash management, indirect cost, or subrecipient monitoring findings.
• Experience using Federal Audit Clearinghouse data or an agency audit tracking system.

About Zenius

Zenius Corporation is a HUBZone-certified small business headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia. Since 2015, we have supported Federal agencies with grants management, program and project management, independent verification and validation, financial management, acquisition support, and digital modernization services. Zenius has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Financial Times list of the Americas' fastest-growing companies. We are a small team that values judgment, craftsmanship, and direct accountability to the client.

Zenius Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status.