Senior Financial Data Analyst

The Senior Financial Data Analyst role supports Deloitte's government and public services finance transformation initiatives, focusing on data reconciliation, control design, and audit readiness to enable accurate reporting and informed decision‑making. This onsite position is based in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the current UoT framework and develop a strategy to achieve and sustain complete transaction population coverage across the full financial statements, including solutions that meet accounting transaction and audit requirements.
• Assess the UoT control environment, design completeness controls for government review and approval, and support implementation of approved controls to strengthen audit readiness and long-term sustainment.
• Sustain and enhance the AI/ML model used to produce the Quantitative Drill Down linking financial statement line items to supporting transactions by assessable unit, enabling sampling and testing support for the Independent Public Auditor.
• Reconcile data pathways to the financial statements to validate the completeness of reported balances across source and reporting systems, including DDRS, GAFS-R, DEAMS, and other general ledgers.
• Develop and recommend end-of-month general ledger maintenance oversight controls, track changes to posting logic and critical data tables, and maintain crosswalks to reporting systems to support accurate aggregation and reporting.
• Coordinate with DSCA, DFAS-IN SCA, and other stakeholders to review ongoing reconciliation efforts, validate results, and support remediation of identified issues affecting financial reporting completeness.
• Improve the user experience for enterprise data access, discovery, and cataloging in VAULT/Advana by providing guidance on data usability, quality, maturity, and mission context across varied stakeholder groups.
• Support integration of analytical tools, gather user feedback, apply leading practices, and inform roadmap development to improve data transparency, decision support, and audit responsiveness.
• Prepare clear briefings, recommendations, and audit-ready documentation that communicate control design, reconciliation results, model outputs, and remediation priorities to leadership and auditors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Active Secret security clearance required
• 4+ years experience supporting audit readiness, treasury reporting, internal controls, financial reporting, or federal financial management
• 4+ years experience in a combination of the following areas:
  • Supporting or sustaining analytics, AI/ML, or model-driven processes in a controlled environment, including documentation, monitoring, and data quality considerations
  • Maintaining crosswalks, mappings, or transformation logic between source systems, general ledgers, and reporting outputs
  • Supporting data usability, governance, cataloging, or user-centered improvements in enterprise data environments is preferred
• Ability to work on-site in Prince George County, MD up to 5 days per week

Technologies

• VAULT/Advana
• AI/ML

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package for project delivery-focused professionals
• Discretionary annual incentive program

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services GPS practice focuses on impact through people, ideas, technology, and outcomes. The team serves federal, state, and local government clients, as well as public higher education institutions, bringing a fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine possibilities, and fulfill their mission promises.

Controllership and Treasury Transformation at Deloitte modernizes the finance function to align with evolving business objectives. We partner with the CFO, CAO, controller, and treasurer to create a data-driven, technology-enabled controllership and treasury function that enhances value for business partners and investors.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills aligned to current client needs. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Employment is tied to the project, and benefits are offered at a level appropriate for project delivery-focused professionals.