Job Description
Silverthorne Advisory Group is seeking a Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) Specialist to join an exciting and growing opportunity supporting our Intelligence Community (IC) clients. This role is ideal for a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or experienced federal financial management professional with expertise in capital assets, real property, equipment accountability, and financial reporting. The successful candidate will support clients in strengthening PP&E governance, improving asset accountability, enhancing audit readiness, and modernizing financial and property management processes across complex federal environments. Beyond traditional accounting, this position leverages advanced data analytics and emerging artificial intelligence technologies to improve asset visibility, automate reconciliation activities, and provide actionable insights for decision-makers. Team members will work with technologies to analyze large asset inventories, reconcile financial and logistics data, identify control deficiencies, develop executive dashboards, and support enterprise modernization initiatives. This position offers an opportunity to combine accounting expertise, business consulting, technology, and data analytics to improve the stewardship of mission-critical assets supporting national security.
Responsibilities:
- Support Intelligence Community clients with PP&E accounting, governance, and asset management initiatives.
- Evaluate compliance with federal PP&E accounting standards, policies, and internal control requirements.
- Support financial statement audits by preparing audit-ready documentation, testing controls, and responding to auditor requests.
- Perform reconciliations between general ledger balances, subsidiary asset records, logistics systems, and property management systems.
- Analyze capital asset acquisitions, transfers, disposals, depreciation, impairments, and asset lifecycle activities.
- Evaluate capitalization policies and ensure compliance with FASAB, Treasury, and agency-specific accounting guidance.
- Conduct physical inventory validation, asset existence testing, and property accountability assessments.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies between financial, acquisition, logistics, and property records.
- Assess internal controls over property management, inventory accountability, capital asset reporting, and financial reporting.
- Develop Process Control Narratives (PCNs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process maps, and internal control documentation.
- Leverage agentic AI technologies to automate reconciliations, audit support activities, exception reporting, and asset analytics.
- Support ERP modernization and property management system implementations, enhancements, and data migrations.
- Perform business process improvement initiatives focused on PP&E lifecycle management, accountability, and reporting.
- Prepare executive briefings, audit documentation, and client deliverables.
- Collaborate with finance, logistics, acquisition, facilities, engineering, and information technology stakeholders to improve enterprise asset management.
Requirements:
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification or eligibility to obtain certification.
- 5+ years of experience supporting federal financial management, PP&E accounting, capital asset management, or audit readiness.
- 2+ years of experience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other national security organizations.
- Strong knowledge of federal PP&E accounting principles, capital asset lifecycle management, and financial reporting.
- Experience supporting federal financial statement audits, internal controls, and audit remediation activities.
- Knowledge of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) standards related to Property, Plant, and Equipment.
- Experience with federal financial management regulations, Treasury Financial Manual, USSGL, and agency financial reporting requirements.
- Experience performing reconciliations between financial, acquisition, logistics, and property management systems.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple consulting engagements and client priorities.
What Sets You Apart:
- Experience with Defense property accountability systems, logistics systems, ERP platforms, or asset management solutions.
- Knowledge of SFFAS 6, SFFAS 35, SFFAS 42, and other FASAB guidance governing federal PP&E.
- Experience supporting real property, general equipment, software capitalization, internal-use software, or construction-in-progress accounting.
- Familiarity with SAP, Oracle, Workday, Momentum, or other federal financial management systems.
- Experience with property accountability systems such as DPAS, Sunflower, Maximo, or equivalent enterprise asset management platforms.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted analytics, predictive asset management, and intelligent process automation.
- Experience supporting enterprise asset inventories, property validation exercises, or financial data quality initiatives.
- Professional certifications such as Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
- Experience leading audit readiness efforts, mentoring junior consultants, and managing client relationships.
- Knowledge of federal acquisition, logistics, supply chain management, facilities management, and enterprise asset governance.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
Benefits
- Compensation - We carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, and other considerations permitted by law.
- Healthcare - We offer Health, Vision, and Dental Plans for our employees and their families.
- Retirement Plan – We invest in your future with a competitive 401(k) plan, where we match 100% of your contributions up to your first 6% and give you access to Vanguard Admiral funds.
- Paid Time Off - Based on length of service, we offer a generous amount of paid leave.
- Bonus System – As you invest in us, we invest in you. We offer bonuses to all employees who meet and exceed goals throughout the year.
- Professional Development – Support for career growth through training programs and certifications.
- Company Retreats & Team Events – Sponsored trips, team-building activities, and annual conferences related to your skillset.
