Independent Contractors: Grants Auditor, CPA

Remote

Pay Range: $30.00 per hour - $65.00 per hour

We are looking for detail-oriented CPAs with a background in auditing, ideally with experience in federal grants. This work requires a high degree of accuracy and sharp technical writing skills. This is a remote position and may involve up to 25% travel.

This position is contingent upon future grant-monitoring projects.

At the Vander Weele Group, we're passionate about making the world better by helping Federal grant programs and the agencies that manage them excel.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in risk assessments.
• Test processes and internal controls to ensure compliance and practices are in place.
• Sample and review expense reimbursements for equipment, supplies, and personnel to ensure they accord with laws, regulations, and established guidelines.
• Draft recommendations and reports to summarize testing, findings, and recommendations, and ensure that required reports are submitted per project requirements.
• Ensure that staff paid from grant funds are properly certified and that their documented duties align with the grant from which the funds were expended.
• Ensure that appropriate actions are taken to resolve past deficiencies in auditing or monitoring reviews.

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Accounting, Internal Audit, Auditing, or related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• An active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensee is required.
• A minimum of three years performing audits (internal or external), compliance, or regulatory review work.
• Knowledge of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).
• Experience with Federal grants.
• Experience conducting audits and working with various sampling methodologies.
• Understanding of and ability to discern between allowable and unallowable expenditures and internal controls.
• Experience producing written recommendations based on testing results and experience coordinating with management to implement reasonable solutions that improve oversight and internal controls.
• The ability to work independently and in a team while meeting time and budget standards.