Estrada Consulting Incorporated
Governmental Accounting Advisor
Remote•United States•Part-time
About the Job
Governmental Accounting Advisor
1 Position | Part Time | W2 | Remote
Estrada Consulting, Inc. (ECI)
About the Role:
Estrada Consulting, Inc. is a public sector technology consulting firm, founded in 2000, that delivers data warehousing, business intelligence and Power BI solutions for state and local government. We are hiring one experienced governmental accountant to join our team as a part time W2 employee on a Power BI dashboard engagement for a state education agency's Comptroller's Office.
You will be the team's accounting authority. You will advise the Comptroller's Office and our Power BI developers on governmental accounting, reconciliation and annual reporting, so that every dashboard is accurate, audit ready and aligned with state fiscal policy.
The candidates who will score best have worked at or directly for a state comptroller, a CFO or a finance director, and know governmental GAAP, SEFA and Single Audit. Federal education grants and Oklahoma experience are a strong plus.
What You Will Do:
- Advise the agency's Comptroller and finance leadership on the design of financial, budget, grant and audit dashboards.
- Define and validate the accounting rules behind each report: fund structure, GAAP and budgetary basis, accruals, fiscal year close and restatements.
- Design and review reconciliation checks between the general ledger, subsidiary systems and federal draw systems.
- Support annual reporting: GAAP conversion packages, the ACFR and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), and Single Audit preparation.
- Review federal grant reporting (for example Title I and IDEA), including cash management and period of performance rules.
- Explain findings and recommendations clearly to finance leadership and the technical team.
Required Qualifications:
- Advisory or management experience at a Comptroller, CFO, Controller, finance director or equivalent senior financial management level in state or local government, or as an advisor to that level.
- Strong knowledge of governmental accounting: GASB standards, fund accounting, GAAP and budgetary reporting.
- Experience with state reconciliation practices and annual financial reporting (ACFR, GAAP packages, SEFA, Single Audit).
- Experience with federal grants accounting and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA, CGFM or CGMA.
- Experience with PeopleSoft Financials and Oklahoma state agencies or OMES.
- Experience with K 12 or state education agency finance and federal education programs.
- Familiarity with Power BI or other financial reporting tools.
Position Details:
- Openings: 1 position.
- Employment type: Part time, W2 employee of Estrada Consulting, Inc. (no 1099 or subcontract arrangements, per the client's requirements).
- Hours: About 10 hours per month on average, more during year end close and the audit.
- Location: Remote, with occasional travel to Oklahoma City.
- Pay: To be discussed -hourly range.
- Start: Contingent on contract award, expected in 2027.
Estrada Consulting, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.