Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Elitian Group, Inc. is a boutique forensic accounting and construction consulting firm specializing in construction claims, financial disputes, cost and contract compliance audits, and litigation consulting. The Audit Manager / Forensic Accounting Manager will manage complex financial datasets, perform DCAA-compliant cost audits, develop statistical sampling methodologies, substantiate construction job-cost ledgers, and assist with quantifying economic damages.
Responsibilities
- Cost Substantiation & Testing: Audit direct labor, material purchases, equipment rates, subcontracts, and indirect cost allocations against source documentation (vendor invoices, timecards, proof of payment)
- Workpaper Preparation: Prepare detailed, defensible audit workpapers, reconciliation schedules, and expert report exhibits for ongoing litigation and arbitrations
- Data Analytics & Sub-Ledger Audit: Analyze large-scale transactional datasets and job-cost sub-ledgers to evaluate system constraints, cost segregation, and financial reporting integrity
- Audit Sampling Methodology: Execute and document statistical sampling plans compliant with DCAA/GAGAS standards to test cost allowability, allocability, and reasonableness under FAR Part 31
- Cost Substantiation & Testing: Audit direct labor, material purchases, equipment rates, subcontracts, and indirect cost allocations against source documentation (vendor invoices, timecards, proof of payment)
- Workpaper Preparation: Prepare detailed, defensible audit workpapers, reconciliation schedules, and expert report exhibits for ongoing litigation and arbitrations
- Client & Field Interaction: Assist in interviewing project management, project controls, and accounting personnel to evaluate system capabilities and cost-segregation constraints
Skills
- • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting
- • Experience: 3–10 years of experience in public audit, government contract auditing (DCAA/FAR), forensic accounting, or construction litigation consulting. We are looking for a professional with strong core technical skills looking to specialize and grow into an expert role
- • Technical Skills:
- • Advanced Proficiency in Excel
- • Familiarity with enterprise ERP systems (Oracle Financials, SAP, Deltek)
- • Location: Must physically reside in (or be relocating to) the Austin, TX metropolitan area for periodic local client/team collaboration, though day-to-day operations are 100% remote
- • Certifications: CPA, CFE, or progress toward certification preferred
Benefits
- Quarterly bonus plan based on billable performance.
- Opportunity for an equity ownership stake, with a vesting schedule based on continuous employment.
- Direct mentorship from a testifying CPA / Forensic Expert, providing a path to become an independent expert witness, if interested.
- 100% remote daily workflow for Austin-based team members.
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