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Ascension LLC is seeking a Data Analyst / Federal Program Support Analyst to support the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. This position will provide hands-on data entry, records management tracking, SharePoint data support, program documentation support, status reporting, and coordination assistance for GCERC program staff.
The selected candidate will work directly in support of GCERC’s Programs Supervisor and help the agency maintain accurate program records, track application assignments and reviews, support COAST SharePoint data incorporation, prepare and quality check datasets, maintain records management tracking tools, and assist with programmatic documents, staff assignments, meeting notes, graphics, presentations, and standard operating procedures. The PWS requires one individual capable of providing executive, operational, and project support to GCERC as the Data Analyst.
This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, organized, and mission-focused professional who is comfortable working in a federal program office environment, handling structured data, coordinating with geographically dispersed stakeholders, maintaining tracking spreadsheets, and producing polished Microsoft Office and Google Workspace deliverables. The right candidate will be self-driven, responsive, able to work independently, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment with evolving program priorities.
Employment Type
Full-Time W2 Employee
Estimated LOE: 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week
Anticipated Period of Performance: Base year plus four option years, if exercised
Core Hours: Must be available from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
Place of Performance
Onsite with Customer
The contractor should reside in the New Orleans area and will primarily work at the GCERC government facility. The PWS states that the contractor will be required to work in the government facility.
Customer Location
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
500 Poydras Street, Suite 1117
New Orleans, LA 70130
Who Ascension Is Seeking
Ascension is seeking a dependable, mission-aligned Data Analyst / Federal Program Support Analyst who can strengthen GCERC’s ability to manage program data, organize records, support program staff assignments, and improve the quality and consistency of program documentation. This role supports GCERC’s mission to manage and provide RESTORE Act funding to impacted Gulf Coast states and federal partners for ecosystem restoration projects.
The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of data management, administrative precision, document control, SharePoint familiarity, spreadsheet discipline, and professional communication. This person should be comfortable serving as a liaison between program staff and records management stakeholders, tracking action items, supporting bi-weekly reporting, and helping translate program activity into accurate, organized, and usable work products.
Key Responsibilities and Day-to-Day Activities
The selected candidate will be expected to:
- Support program staff tracking of application assignments and reviews by preparing essential datasets for incorporation into the COAST SharePoint site.
- Perform quality control checks on data being incorporated into COAST SharePoint.
- Coordinate with the Records Management contractor and GCERC program staff to identify, sort, and resolve records management issues.
- Maintain a records management tracking spreadsheet that allows the Program Supervisor to monitor progress toward records management requirements.
- Track completion of required field site visits and Field Site Visit Observation Forms.
- Send reminders to program staff regarding outstanding forms, documentation, assignments, and action items.
- Organize program staff documentation and support the development of standard operating procedures.
- Listen actively during staff calls, capture accurate notes, format meeting notes, and publish them in standard office formats.
- Maintain and update staff assignment trackers, task trackers, action item logs, and document development schedules.
- Support drafting, formatting, editing, and finalization of programmatic documents.
- Develop and revise figures, graphics, PowerPoint presentations, Google Slides, and other standard office products.
- Prepare bi-weekly status reports covering tasks, initiatives, project plans, action items, and status updates.
- Participate in bi-weekly meetings with the GCERC Director of Ecosystem Restoration Programs to review status reports, identify action items, and track follow-up activities.
- Apply records management, privacy, CUI safeguarding, and document control practices when handling government information.
- Contribute to timely, complete, and effective performance aligned with the QASP performance standards for completeness, effectiveness, timeliness, and professional communication.
Job Features
| Minimum Requirements | Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in data or information management, business administration, data science, or a similar field. | Experience: At least 3 years of relevant experience is recommended for recruiting and pricing purposes, although the PWS does not specify a required number of years. |
| Required Skills | Technical Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. | Google Workspace Skills: Experience using Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. | Data Management: Experience organizing and managing data, working with computer-generated reports, extracting data from databases, and developing summary information to support technical, management, or financial recordkeeping activities.| Records Support: Ability to support records management tracking, issue identification, documentation organization, and progress reporting. | Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to exchange information clearly with program staff, management, and stakeholders. | Organization: Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to coordinate across multiple project members and teams. Independence: Ability to work independently, follow procedural guidance, and apply general instructions in a fast-paced environment. | Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen and capable of successfully passing a federal background check. |
| Technical Skills | Prior experience supporting a federal agency, grant program, environmental program, restoration program, or mission support office. | Experience supporting SharePoint data libraries, lists, trackers, document repositories, or collaborative workspaces. Experience preparing dashboards, tracking reports, summary tables, status reports, and executive-ready briefing materials.| Familiarity with National Archives and Records Administration requirements, Federal Records Act concepts, records schedules, or document retention practices. |
| Desired Skills | Experience supporting Controlled Unclassified Information handling, Privacy Act compliance, and government records protection. | Experience developing or maintaining SOPs, job aids, process documents, or program documentation. | Strong Excel skills, including data validation, filters, pivot tables, formulas, conditional formatting, and tracker maintenance. | Experience developing clean, accessible Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and polished graphics. | Ability to work effectively in a small federal program office where priorities may shift quickly and accuracy matters. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. Citizenship: Required. | Background Check: Must be capable of successfully passing a federal background check. | Public Trust: The RFQ states that all contractor personnel must possess a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work on the order. | NDA: Must be willing to sign an agency-approved non-disclosure agreement before accessing sensitive government information or third-party proprietary data. | Privacy and CUI: Must comply with Privacy Act requirements and CUI safeguarding procedures. | Records Management: Must comply with applicable records management laws, NARA records policies, the Federal Records Act, FOIA, Privacy Act requirements, and related GCERC records management requirements. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a Documentation, Training, and Dashboard Support Specialist to provide targeted surge support for a federal financial improvement and audit support engagement with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented business data analyst, reporting specialist, training content developer, or federal program support professional who can translate audit, internal control, risk, and corrective action information into clear dashboards, trackers, briefings, newsletters, training materials, and leadership-ready visual products.
The selected candidate will support work across audit support, financial reporting coordination, enterprise risk management, corrective action reporting, and training and communication materials. The RFQ requires audit status reporting, PBC and sample tracking, audit findings and corrective action reporting, agency audit newsletters, audit progress dashboards, and recurring audit updates. The requirement also includes support for AFR coordination, graphics, collaboration environments, schedule tracking, plain-English content review, and financial reporting materials. For internal control and ERM support, the contractor must help prepare training modules, presentation slides, guides, reference materials, Q&A sessions, and recorded training materials related to audit remediation, internal controls, corrective action planning, and ERM.
This is a strong fit for a candidate who is comfortable working in a structured federal environment, can quickly organize complex information, and can produce polished materials for senior leaders, auditors, risk owners, process owners, and operational stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, organized, analytical, visually oriented, and able to work with limited direction during peak reporting windows.
Summary of Contractor Role
The Documentation, Training, and Dashboard Support Specialist will provide part-time surge support to help DNFSB communicate audit readiness, financial reporting progress, corrective action status, and ERM activities in a way that is accurate, traceable, visually clear, and useful for decision-making. The role will support the broader project team by developing and maintaining dashboards, audit trackers, CAP trackers, training materials, newsletters, briefing decks, meeting support materials, and data-driven executive updates.
The candidate will help solve a practical customer challenge: DNFSB needs timely, consistent, and leadership-ready visibility into audit progress, PBC status, findings, corrective actions, AFR milestones, ERM issues, training needs, and remediation activities. The candidate will support that need by structuring data, maintaining trackers, preparing recurring status products, formatting reports, improving documentation quality, and ensuring that visual and written materials are clear, complete, and professionally presented.
This role does not require the candidate to serve as the lead CPA, audit manager, or federal financial reporting lead. However, the candidate should understand the language and operating rhythm of federal audit support, OMB A-123 internal controls, corrective action tracking, ERM reporting, and management briefings. The candidate must be able to work with subject matter experts and convert technical inputs into practical, easy-to-understand products.
Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities
The following activities may be performed weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, or during peak reporting windows based on project need:
- Develop and maintain audit progress dashboards showing PBC status, sample request status, audit findings, corrective actions, upcoming deadlines, overdue items, and responsible parties.
- Prepare recurring audit updates, leadership briefings, and visual summaries for DNFSB stakeholders.
- Create and update CAP trackers that monitor open findings, corrective action milestones, responsible offices, target completion dates, overdue actions, closure status, and validation status.
- Support the development of Agency Audit Newsletters and other communication products that explain audit activities, deadlines, lessons learned, and key reminders.
- Compile meeting materials, action item trackers, status tables, PowerPoint slides, and executive summaries for audit, internal control, AFR, ERM, and CAP-related meetings.
- Maintain structured documentation libraries, trackers, and version-controlled working files to support transparency, traceability, and continuity.
- Translate technical audit, internal control, financial reporting, ERM, and corrective action information into plain-language summaries for non-technical stakeholders.
- Assist with training materials covering audit findings, root cause analysis, corrective action plan development, remediation monitoring, internal control concepts, and agency-specific procedures.
- Develop presentation slides, participant guides, reference materials, checklists, and job aids for training sessions, Q&A sessions, and office hours.
- Support ERM communication and training products, including risk reporting templates, risk profile visuals, issue trackers, and stakeholder briefing materials.
- Coordinate with project leads, analysts, process owners, and SMEs to gather status updates and confirm the accuracy of dashboard data and reporting inputs.
- Review draft documentation for clarity, consistency, formatting, grammar, completeness, and alignment with federal reporting expectations.
- Prepare charts, tables, infographics, and dashboards using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Track reporting deadlines and support timely completion of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual deliverables.
- Apply Section 508-aware formatting practices when developing customer-facing or internally posted federal communication materials.
- Protect sensitive information and follow customer procedures for handling government records, CUI, PII, and audit documentation.
Job Features
| Job Category | Data Analysis and Analytics |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, public administration, data analytics, communications, instructional design, information systems, or a related field. | Minimum of 5 years of professional experience supporting federal program reporting, audit support, data analysis, dashboards, training documentation, executive briefings, or business operations support. |
| Required Skills | Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook. Experience preparing or supporting status reports, meeting materials, action item trackers, issue logs, risk logs, or corrective action trackers. | Ability to write clearly, edit technical content, and produce polished deliverables for government stakeholders. | Familiarity with federal audit support, internal controls, corrective action plans, risk management, financial reporting, or OMB A-123 environments.| Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain version control, traceability, and documentation discipline. |Ability to work independently in a part-time surge capacity and meet deadlines during peak reporting cycles. | Ability to communicate professionally with federal staff, contractors, auditors, process owners, and leadership stakeholders. | U.S. citizenship is required. The RFQ states that all personnel assigned to the contract must be U.S. citizens and must obtain an appropriate investigation before beginning work unless otherwise approved. |
| Technical Skills | Experience developing dashboards, trackers, data tables, reports, briefing decks, newsletters, training materials, or executive communications. | Demonstrated ability to organize complex information and convert it into clear visual reporting products. |
| Desired Skills | Experience supporting a federal agency, independent agency, micro agency, or non-CFO Act agency. | Experience with audit readiness, audit liaison support, PBC tracking, findings management, CAP development, or remediation reporting. | Familiarity with OMB Circular A-123, GAO Green Book, FMFIA, ERM, internal controls, or federal financial reporting cycles. | Experience supporting Agency Financial Report, Performance and Accountability Report, or executive financial management reporting products. | Experience creating Power BI dashboards, advanced Excel dashboards, pivot tables, Power Query models, or SharePoint-based reporting lists. | Experience developing training materials, reference guides, desk guides, job aids, recorded training content, and stakeholder communication products. | Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, or SharePoint workflows. | Strong visual design skills for PowerPoint briefings, dashboards, newsletters, charts, and data storytelling. | Experience supporting federal communications products that must be clear, concise, accessible, and leadership-ready. | Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility practices for Microsoft Office documents and presentations.| Professional certifications are a plus, including Microsoft Power BI, PMP, CAPM, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci, Certified Business Analysis Professional, Certified Data Analyst, or training/instructional design credentials. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. citizenship required. | Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal suitability determination, which may include Tier 1 Non-Sensitive Low Risk, Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust, or Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust depending on access needs. | Must comply with HSPD-12/PIV credentialing requirements if recurring physical access or logical access to DNFSB systems is required. | Must be able to complete required background investigation forms and comply with DNFSB access, identification, and security procedures. | Must sign and comply with nondisclosure requirements protecting DNFSB information, including CUI, PII, OUO, UCNI, and other sensitive government information.| Must safeguard government-furnished equipment and records, if provided. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented Internal Controls, ERM, and Federal Risk Analyst to support a federal financial improvement and audit support engagement for an independent federal agency. This role is ideal for a professional with hands-on experience supporting OMB Circular A-123, Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, internal control over operations, Enterprise Risk Management, GAO Green Book, Test of Design, Test of Effectiveness, risk/control matrices, SOC/SSAE 18 review, CUEC documentation, Statement of Assurance support, and Corrective Action Plan tracking.
The selected candidate will help the customer strengthen its internal control and ERM programs by assessing business processes, documenting risks and controls, supporting control testing, reviewing service provider control reports, validating corrective actions, and preparing leadership-ready documentation that supports audit readiness and ongoing compliance. This position requires someone who can operate with professionalism, discipline, and judgment in a federal environment where accuracy, documentation quality, and responsiveness are essential.
Ascension is seeking a candidate who is self-driven, organized, consultative, and comfortable working across finance, operations, risk, and audit stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be skilled at translating complex control requirements into practical documentation, identifying risks before they become findings, coordinating across process owners, and producing work products that are clear, defensible, and ready for government review.
Position Summary
The Internal Controls, ERM, and Federal Risk Analyst will support the execution and sustainment of the customer’s internal control and risk management program. The role will perform work across multiple task areas, including Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, Internal Control Over Operations, Enterprise Risk Management, and Corrective Actions. The RFQ requires the contractor to perform a full A-123 cycle annually, including risk-based scoping, business process documentation, internal control documentation, SOC report review, TOD/TOE testing, deficiency tracking, corrective action planning, and Statement of Assurance support.
The role will also support operational internal controls by documenting processes, conducting annual walkthroughs, developing test plans, executing TOD/TOE activities, updating CUECs, supporting Entity Level Control assessments, preparing briefings for leadership, and helping finalize Statements of Assurance. For ERM, the analyst will assist in developing ERM governance documentation, maintaining risk information, supporting the Enterprise Risk Profile, coordinating with risk owners and risk champions, supporting fraud risk assessment activities, and developing ERM communication and training materials.
The candidate must be able to support government stakeholders in a structured, evidence-based manner while maintaining confidentiality and protecting sensitive agency information. The customer requires all contractor personnel to be U.S. citizens and to obtain the appropriate suitability investigation before or during performance, depending on access requirements.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Execute OMB Circular A-123 internal control activities across financial reporting and operational business processes.
- Support annual risk-based scoping, planning, and documentation for the customer’s internal control program.
- Document business processes, control objectives, key controls, risks, control owners, CUECs, and supporting evidence.
- Develop and maintain risk/control matrices, master control catalogs, process narratives, flowcharts, testing plans, and internal control assessment workpapers.
- Perform Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness procedures to determine whether controls are properly designed and operating effectively.
- Assess control gaps, testing exceptions, self-identified deficiencies, and process improvement opportunities.
- Review SOC reports, bridge letters, gap letters, and SSAE 18 reports from service providers and prepare monitoring or analysis documentation.
- Support the development, tracking, and validation of corrective action plans for audit findings, internal control deficiencies, and self-identified deficiencies.
- Conduct limited internal sampling, testing, reconciliation support, and corrective action initiation for operational areas.
- Evaluate Entity Level Controls and support documentation of enterprise-level risk and control considerations.
- Coordinate with Division Directors, process owners, SMEs, and risk champions to gather evidence, validate risk information, and confirm control performance.
- Prepare executive summaries, leadership briefings, testing results, risk reports, CAP status reports, and Statement of Assurance support materials.
- Maintain trackers for deficiencies, CAPs, risks, control testing results, open findings, overdue actions, and remediation status.
- Support ERM activities, including risk identification, risk assessment, risk prioritization, risk monitoring, Enterprise Risk Profile updates, and risk appetite documentation.
- Assist with fraud risk assessment documentation and risk mitigation recommendations.
- Develop internal control and ERM training materials, job aids, presentation slides, guides, and reference materials for agency personnel.
- Facilitate working sessions, walkthroughs, interviews, office hours, and stakeholder discussions related to controls, risks, and corrective actions.
- Identify opportunities to streamline internal control documentation, testing, evidence collection, risk reporting, and ongoing monitoring.
- Protect sensitive information, including CUI, PII, and other controlled information, in accordance with federal and customer requirements.
Job Features
| Job Category | Acquisition & Contract Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Risk Management, Information Systems, or a related field. | Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience supporting financial improvement, audit support, internal control, OMB Circular A-123, ERM, financial statement audit support, or related federal compliance activities. |
| Required Skills | Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret policies, procedures, control requirements, audit findings, and risk information. | Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. | Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC, as required by the customer, with telework only as authorized. | U.S. citizenship required. |
| Technical Skills | Demonstrated experience with OMB Circular A-123, including internal control documentation, risk assessment, testing, deficiency tracking, and Statement of Assurance support. | Experience supporting Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or operational internal control programs in a federal agency, public sector entity, regulated organization, or complex commercial environment. | Experience developing or maintaining risk/control matrices, process narratives, control catalogs, testing plans, workpapers, corrective action plans, and management briefings. | Working knowledge of GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, commonly referred to as the Green Book. | Familiarity with TOD/TOE testing, control gap assessments, audit remediation, and evidence validation. | Experience reviewing or supporting analysis of SOC reports, SSAE 18 reports, bridge letters, gap letters, or CUEC implementation documentation. | Strong writing skills, including the ability to prepare concise, accurate, and professional documentation for government leadership, auditors, and program stakeholders. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Risk Management, or a related discipline. | Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CFE, CRMA, PMP, or CGRC. | Experience supporting a federal agency internal control program, ERM program, financial statement audit, or audit remediation effort. | Experience supporting a micro agency, independent federal agency, or non-CFO Act agency. | Experience with FMFIA, FFMIA, OMB Bulletin 15-02, OMB Appendix A, OMB Appendix C, FASAB/SFFAS, Treasury Financial Manual, or federal financial management policies. | Experience supporting Entity Level Control assessments, fraud risk assessments, risk appetite statements, enterprise risk profiles, or risk governance structures. | Experience preparing leadership-ready dashboards, trackers, briefings, status reports, and audit support documentation. | Experience using SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, Tableau, ServiceNow, audit response tools, or other workflow/reporting platforms. | Strong facilitation skills and the ability to lead interviews, walkthroughs, evidence-gathering sessions, and cross-functional stakeholder meetings. | Prior experience supporting federal audit readiness, audit liaison, corrective action validation, or internal controls modernization. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. citizenship is required. | Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal suitability determination, which may include Tier 1 Non-Sensitive Low Risk, Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust, or Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust, depending on the level of access required. | Candidate must comply with HSPD-12, PIV credentialing, customer facility access, nondisclosure, and information protection requirements. | Candidate must safeguard sensitive information, including CUI, PII, Official Use Only information, and other customer-controlled information. | Candidate must be able to work at the customer site in Washington, DC, as required. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a Federal Financial Reporting / Audit Readiness Analyst to support financial improvement, audit readiness, Agency Financial Report support, reconciliations, variance analysis, audit artifact management, and corrective action tracking for a federal micro non-CFO Act agency.
This role is designed for a detail-oriented federal financial management professional who understands the discipline required to support clean audit outcomes, timely financial reporting, accurate audit responses, and defensible documentation. The selected candidate will support DNFSB’s financial reporting and audit readiness mission by reviewing financial statements, helping manage Provided by Client requests and sample submissions, supporting AFR development, tracking Notices of Findings and Recommendations, and preparing clear status reporting for leadership.
The ideal candidate will bring strong federal accounting knowledge, comfort working with auditors and agency stakeholders, and the ability to organize complex audit and financial reporting information into accurate, complete, and submission-ready work products. This position is important to the customer because DNFSB’s Office of the Executive Director of Operations is responsible for maintaining clean audit opinions, ensuring financial reporting compliance, supporting audit remediation, and improving financial and operational processes. The RFQ specifically requires financial process improvement and audit support, including technical assistance with accounting transactions, internal and external reporting requirements, process remediation, internal control, ERM, and audit support activities.
Position Summary
The Federal Financial Reporting / Audit Readiness Analyst will perform a consolidated financial reporting and audit liaison function across several PWS task areas, including Task 1, Audit Support; Task 3, Financial Reporting and Analysis; and Task 6, Corrective Actions. The analyst will review quarterly financial statements and notes, support reconciliations, conduct variance analysis, assist with AFR planning and development, manage audit request tracking, maintain audit artifacts, and support CAP and NFR reporting.
This position requires a self-driven, highly organized professional who can work in a structured federal environment while also responding to shifting audit timelines, urgent documentation requests, and cross-functional stakeholder inputs. The candidate must be comfortable working with limited supervision, anticipating documentation gaps, identifying risks before they become late or incomplete submissions, and coordinating with process owners to ensure audit and financial reporting materials are accurate, complete, and traceable.
The role requires strong writing, analytical, reconciliation, and coordination skills. The candidate should be able to support financial statement reviews, compare financial statement line items to supporting documentation, identify unexplained variances, organize audit evidence, track PBC and sample requests, and prepare leadership-ready updates. The candidate should also be comfortable using Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint, and audit tracking or document repository tools.
Anticipated Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Review quarterly financial statements, including the Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Changes in Net Position, and Statement of Budgetary Resources, for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with OMB Circular A-136 and Treasury Financial Manual requirements.
- Validate financial statement line items, footnotes, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to identify rounding errors, footing issues, inconsistencies, or unsupported balances.
- Prepare memoranda for record documenting financial statement and note review results, including findings, open items, assumptions, and recommended follow-up actions.
- Review service provider reconciliations, including SF-133 to Statement of Budgetary Resources, Fund Balance with Treasury, GTAS-ATB to General Ledger, Budgetary to Proprietary reconciliations, and intragovernmental differences.
- Conduct financial statement variance analysis on a quarterly basis, including identifying material changes, researching source data, coordinating with responsible points of contact, and documenting clear explanations.
- Support the annual Agency Financial Report process by helping maintain the AFR schedule, draft outline, content tracker, working group materials, draft letters, MD&A inputs, management response materials, and final review packages.
- Coordinate with agency stakeholders, shared service providers, auditors, and leadership to obtain documentation needed for financial reporting, AFR development, and audit response activities.
- Track Provided by Client requests, audit samples, auditor follow-up questions, audit findings, NFRs, and corrective action status through a centralized tracker or audit response tool.
- Review audit responses for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and traceability before submission to auditors.
- Upload audit documentation, PBC responses, sample support, and related correspondence into the approved audit response tool or shared repository.
- Maintain an organized audit artifact repository that supports transparency, version control, and timely retrieval of documentation.
- Monitor audit request status and follow up with responsible parties to prevent late or incomplete PBC responses.
- Prepare recurring audit status updates, dashboard inputs, meeting materials, leadership briefings, and action item trackers.
- Document audit meetings, walkthroughs, entrance and exit conference discussions, decision points, action items, and open documentation requests.
- Support the drafting and review of audit communications, including management response letters, legal representation letters, NFR responses, and audit lessons learned materials.
- Track open internal and external audit findings, CAP milestones, overdue actions, and remediation evidence.
- Support corrective action plan development by documenting root causes, remediation steps, responsible offices, milestones, target completion dates, and validation evidence.
- Verify that corrective actions are supported by adequate documentation and that remediation evidence demonstrates completion and operating effectiveness.
- Develop clear reports, trackers, spreadsheets, dashboards, and briefing materials that allow leadership to understand financial reporting status, audit readiness risks, and CAP progress.
- Apply strong quality control practices to ensure deliverables are accurate, complete, professional, and submitted on time.
Job Features
| Job Category | Data Analysis and Analytics |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field.| Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience supporting federal financial improvement, audit readiness, financial reporting, AFR support, internal control, OMB Circular A-123, or audit response activities. |
| Required Skills | Ability to research financial differences, identify source documentation, document findings, and prepare clear explanations for leadership or auditor review. | Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. Ability to develop trackers, status reports, audit request logs, reconciliation support files, and executive-ready reporting materials. | Strong technical writing skills, including the ability to prepare memoranda, meeting notes, management responses, documentation summaries, and audit support narratives. | Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, meet strict deadlines, and coordinate across financial, operational, audit, and leadership stakeholders. | Must be able to communicate clearly and professionally in English, both verbally and in writing. |
| Technical Skills | Experience supporting financial statement reviews, federal financial reporting, audit liaison functions, PBC/sample tracking, audit evidence management, or corrective action tracking.| Working knowledge of OMB Circular A-136, OMB Circular A-123, GAO Green Book, federal financial reporting requirements, and federal audit readiness practices.| Experience reviewing or supporting reconciliations such as SF-133 to SBR, Fund Balance with Treasury, GTAS to GL, Budgetary to Proprietary, or intragovernmental difference reconciliations. | Experience preparing or supporting variance analysis for financial statements, budgetary reports, or related federal financial management products. Ability to research financial differences, identify source documentation, document findings, and prepare clear explanations for leadership or auditor review.| Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. |
| Desired Skills | Experience supporting a federal micro agency, non-CFO Act agency, independent federal agency, or small federal financial management office. | Experience supporting Agency Financial Report or Performance and Accountability Report development. | Knowledge of FASAB, SFFAS, Treasury Financial Manual requirements, OMB Bulletin 15-02, FMFIA, FFMIA, GAGAS, and the GAO Financial Audit Manual. | Experience supporting audit meetings, entrance and exit conferences, walkthroughs, sample response coordination, NFR review, and management response preparation. | Experience reviewing SSAE 18 / SOC reports, bridge letters, or CUEC implementation documentation. | Experience with Oracle Federal Financials or federal shared service provider reporting. | Experience developing financial statement validation templates, reconciliation workpapers, variance analysis packages, audit dashboards, or CAP trackers. | Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Power Automate, or other dashboard and workflow tools. | CPA, CGFM, CDFM, CIA, CISA, PMP, or related certification is preferred but not required. Strong attention to detail, professional judgment, discretion, responsiveness, and comfort working in deadline-driven audit environments. |
| Sustainability Requirements | Must be a U.S. Citizen. | Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal suitability determination. | Anticipated suitability level may include Tier 1 Non-Sensitive Low Risk, Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust, or Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust, depending on access requirements. | Personnel requiring privileged access may be subject to a Moderate Risk Background Investigation and additional agency training. Must be able to comply with HSPD-12, PIV credentialing, agency access, Privacy Act, FOIA, CUI, PII, and nondisclosure requirements. | Must safeguard government furnished equipment, sensitive information, audit documentation, financial records, and agency data. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a detail-oriented and mission-driven Grants Management Support Specialist, Museum & Native-Tribal Programs to support the Institute of Museum and Library Services in administering grant lifecycle activities for museum, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal-related grant programs.
This role is ideal for a grants professional with experience supporting federal grant programs, reviewing application materials, tracking performance reports, supporting post-award monitoring, and working with electronic grants management systems. The strongest candidates will understand the importance of accuracy, consistency, confidentiality, and timely execution in a federal grants environment.
The ideal candidate brings working knowledge of 2 CFR 200, federal grants administration, museum or library programs, Tribal eligibility considerations, and grant data systems. IMLS specifically identifies that Native support requires tribal eligibility expertise and familiarity with tribal governance requirements, while museum support requires demonstrated museum administration expertise.
Summary of Contractor Role
The Grants Management Support Specialist will provide administrative, technical, analytical, and data support across the full IMLS grant lifecycle. This includes pre-award application review support, draft eligibility analysis, eGMS data entry and validation, award processing support, post-award monitoring assistance, administrative change request processing, report tracking, file preparation, and weekly/monthly/annual status reporting.
This position does not make final eligibility determinations, select peer reviewers, approve funding recommendations, approve monitoring actions, execute awards, or obligate federal funds. The contractor’s work is advisory and administrative in nature, with all final decisions reserved for federal staff.
The successful candidate will be self-driven, organized, comfortable working remotely, and able to operate with precision in a structured federal environment. This role requires strong written communication, sound judgment, excellent data entry skills, comfort working with Adobe PDF files, and proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 tools, including Excel, Teams, and OneDrive. The solicitation also requires proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro and experience working with complex proprietary relational databases.
Expected Day-to-Day Activities
The selected candidate will be expected to:
- Conduct administrative completeness checks for museum, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal-related grant applications.
- Prepare draft eligibility analyses for federal review and final determination.
- Enter, update, validate, and quality check application and award data in eGMS.
- Review required application documentation, including strategic plans, attachments, budgets, and supporting files.
- Use IMLS review tools, such as First Check and Final Check tools, to support eligibility, completeness, and budget analysis.
- Recommend potential peer reviewers and support draft panel configuration activities.
- Set up review panels in eGMS with reviewers and assigned applications.
- Troubleshoot reviewer issues by email, phone, and virtual collaboration tools.
- Prepare panel support materials, project descriptions, spreadsheets, and files for upload.
- Prepare data and visualizations that support federal decision-making.
- Develop funding recommendation spreadsheets and conduct pre-award budget checks for federal review.
- Review assigned interim and final performance reports and document administrative findings.
- Identify issues, risks, missing information, or non-compliance indicators and prepare draft recommendations for federal review.
- Prepare administrative correspondence templates for grantee outreach.
- Track grantee reporting compliance and support follow-up on overdue submissions.
- Maintain monitoring logs documenting issues, status, and supporting actions.
- Review and process administrative personnel change requests.
- Identify eGMS data anomalies and recommend corrections.
- Prepare datasets, tracking reports, and internal program reports as requested.
- Log received reports, evaluations, and plans in tracking spreadsheets.
- Update report statuses and upload related materials in eGMS.
- Prepare evaluations and plans for Section 508-compliant web posting.
- Contribute to weekly status reports, monthly SLA tracking and risk logs, and annual performance accomplishment reports.
- Protect confidential information, personally identifiable information, and sensitive but unclassified materials in accordance with IMLS requirements.
- Follow IMLS policies, procedures, guidance, job aids, and federal grants management standards.
Job Features
| Job Category | Facilities Management, Project Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree required. Preferred fields include museum studies, library studies, arts, humanities, sciences, public administration, nonprofit management, or a related discipline. | Minimum of 2 years of experience processing applications and monitoring grant awards for a federal government agency pursuant to 2 CFR 200. |
| Required Skills | Strong data entry, data validation, file management, and documentation skills. Excellent written and spoken English communication skills. | Ability to work independently after initial orientation. | Ability to follow federal policies, procedures, guidance, deadlines, and quality standards. | Ability to work remotely and participate in virtual meetings during Eastern Time business hours. | Ability to maintain confidentiality and avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest. |
| Technical Skills | Experience supporting museum, library, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Tribal, cultural heritage, humanities, arts, or public-sector grant programs. | Familiarity with museum administration and/or Tribal eligibility and Tribal governance requirements. | At least 6 months of experience using eGMS at contract award through the first three months of performance, or experience with another electronic grants management system and ability to complete eGMS training after award, consistent with the solicitation requirements. | Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, OneDrive, Teams, and document collaboration tools. | Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat Pro, including PDF editing, signing, organizing, and preparing files for upload. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in museum studies, library and information science, public administration, nonprofit management, arts administration, humanities, or a related field.| Prior experience supporting IMLS, NEH, NEA, or similar federal grantmaking agencies. | Direct experience with eGMS or comparable federal grants management systems. | Experience supporting Native American, Native Hawaiian, Tribal, or Indigenous-serving grant programs.| Experience reviewing grant applications, budgets, strategic plans, performance reports, and monitoring documentation.| Experience preparing Section 508-compliant files for web posting.| Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including tracking logs, formulas, pivot tables, filters, data quality reviews, and reporting dashboards. | Familiarity with federal grant compliance, grant monitoring, closeout support, and performance report tracking.| Experience supporting peer review panels, reviewer communications, and application review logistics. | Experience preparing weekly status reports, monthly workload summaries, SLA metrics, risk logs, and annual accomplishment reports. | Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining accuracy and professional judgment. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a Federal Grants Management Specialist, Library Programs to support the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ grant lifecycle operations for the Office of Library Services, including Grants to States support. This role will provide administrative, analytical, and documentation support across pre-award, award processing, post-award monitoring, administrative change requests, eGMS data management, reporting, and annual performance support.
The ideal candidate will bring hands-on federal grants experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a remote environment after initial orientation. This position requires someone who can manage high-volume grant documentation, interpret agency procedures, identify data anomalies, support completeness and budget checks, prepare draft analyses for federal review, and maintain accurate tracking records without making inherently governmental decisions. IMLS specifically requires contractor support to assist with grant lifecycle tasks, while federal employees retain final authority over eligibility determinations, peer reviewer selections, funding recommendations, award decisions, and other inherently governmental functions.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working with electronic grants management systems, Microsoft Office 365, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, Adobe Acrobat Pro, structured data fields, PDFs, spreadsheets, reports, and confidential grant-related information. The role is well suited for a detail-oriented grants professional with library program experience, federal grant compliance knowledge, and the judgment to prepare high-quality draft work products for government review.
Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities
- Conduct administrative completeness checks for grant applications and supporting documentation.
- Prepare draft eligibility, completeness, and budget analyses for federal staff review.
- Enter, update, and validate application, award, monitoring, and reporting data in eGMS or another electronic grants management system.
- Review required grant documentation, including strategic plans, budgets, attachments, reports, evaluations, and plans.
- Support Grants to States reporting by logging received reports, tracking status updates, uploading materials, and preparing documentation for Section 508-compliant web posting.
- Prepare draft project descriptions, correspondence templates, monitoring notes, and administrative findings.
- Track grantee reporting compliance, overdue submissions, monitoring actions, change requests, and pending administrative actions.
- Identify data anomalies, documentation gaps, non-compliance indicators, or reporting issues and recommend corrections for federal review.
- Develop spreadsheets, trackers, reports, and data summaries to support internal program management.
- Prepare funding recommendation spreadsheets, pre-award budget check materials, and decision-support data visualizations under government direction.
- Support peer review administration by preparing panel support materials, setting up reviewer and application information in eGMS, and troubleshooting reviewer issues by phone or email.
- Maintain monitoring logs, workload trackers, SLA data, and supporting documentation.
- Contribute to weekly status reports, monthly overview reports, SLA tracking, risk logs, lessons learned, and annual performance accomplishment reports.
- Handle confidential and sensitive grant-related information in accordance with IMLS confidentiality, nondisclosure, privacy, and security requirements.
- Coordinate virtually with IMLS personnel and Ascension leadership during standard Eastern Time business hours.
Job Features
| Job Category | Facilities Management, Project Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in library science, museum studies, arts, humanities, public administration, nonprofit management, education, social sciences, or a related field. | At least two years of experience supporting federal grants management, grants administration, application processing, award monitoring, or related program support. |
| Required Skills | Experience processing applications or monitoring grant awards for a federal agency or federally funded program pursuant to 2 CFR Part 200. | Familiarity with library programs, library administration, Grants to States programs, public libraries, state library agencies, or cultural institution grantmaking. |
| Technical Skills | Experience working with an electronic grants management system. Experience with eGMS is strongly preferred, especially during contract start-up. | Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint-style file collaboration. | Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro, including PDF editing, organizing, signing, combining, and preparing files for upload or review. | Strong data entry, data validation, spreadsheet tracking, and documentation management skills. Ability to review complex application materials, budgets, reports, attachments, and structured data fields with accuracy. | Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly about data-oriented issues. | Ability to work independently in a remote environment, follow agency procedures, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities with limited supervision. | Ability to complete required customer security, confidentiality, nondisclosure, and privacy training before accessing confidential information. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in Library Science, Library and Information Science, Public Administration, Museum Studies, Arts Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related discipline. | Direct experience with IMLS programs, state library agencies, Grants to States, library services grants, museum and library grant programs, or cultural-sector grantmaking. | Prior experience using eGMS or another federal electronic grants management platform.| Knowledge of federal grant lifecycle requirements, including NOFO support, application review, peer review administration, award processing, performance reporting, monitoring, administrative change requests, and closeout.| Experience preparing dashboards, workload metrics, SLA tracking, status reports, risk logs, or performance accomplishment reports.| Experience preparing documents or materials for Section 508-compliant posting or publication.| Familiarity with confidentiality requirements, Privacy Act considerations, nondisclosure procedures, conflict of interest screening, or sensitive but unclassified information handling.| Experience working with federal program officers, grants officers, contracting officers, CORs, reviewers, grantees, or grant applicants.| Demonstrated ability to identify inconsistencies, missing documentation, data quality issues, budget concerns, and process risks. |
| Sustainability Requirements | Must be able to complete IMLS-approved security and confidentiality training before accessing confidential information. | Must be able to sign and comply with IMLS confidentiality and nondisclosure requirements. | Must be able to complete human subjects training documentation if required for access to confidential information.| Must be able to support conflict of interest screening and avoid participation in any application or grant action involving an actual or apparent conflict. | Public Trust clearance is not expressly stated in the solicitation, but the candidate must be able to meet federal customer suitability, confidentiality, and data protection requirements as directed by IMLS. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a CPA Project Manager / Federal Financial Management Lead to support a federal financial improvement and audit support engagement for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in Washington, DC. This role is ideal for a licensed CPA and seasoned federal financial management professional who understands the discipline required to sustain clean audit outcomes, strengthen internal controls, manage audit communications, improve financial reporting processes, and guide a small independent agency through complex compliance requirements.
The selected candidate will serve as the senior technical and management lead for the engagement. This individual will provide hands-on leadership across audit liaison support, Agency Financial Report coordination, OMB Circular A-136 compliance, OMB Circular A-123 program execution, internal control testing, corrective action plan governance, ERM support, and stakeholder communications. The role requires a professional who can move confidently between executive-level advisory support and detailed technical review, ensuring that deliverables are accurate, defensible, timely, and aligned with federal financial management requirements.
Position Summary
The CPA Project Manager / Federal Financial Management Lead will be responsible for managing and guiding contractor support across DNFSB’s Financial Improvement and Audit Support requirement. The role supports DNFSB’s Office of the Executive Director of Operations and its goal of maintaining an unmodified, clean audit opinion while improving financial management, internal control, enterprise risk management, and audit remediation practices.
The successful candidate will lead project planning, client engagement, audit strategy, quality control, AFR oversight, A-123 and ERM integration, corrective action governance, and technical review of all major deliverables. The role will also coordinate with DNFSB leadership, financial reporting stakeholders, auditors, service providers, process owners, and contractor team members to ensure timely execution of contract tasks.
The candidate must bring strong knowledge of federal accounting, financial reporting, Treasury reconciliation, internal controls, audit readiness, and federal compliance frameworks, including OMB Circular A-123, OMB Circular A-136, GAO Green Book, GAGAS, FASAB/SFFAS, SSAE 18/SOC reporting, and FMFIA. The candidate should also be able to develop and maintain project schedules, risk registers, deliverable trackers, audit request logs, corrective action plan dashboards, meeting materials, and executive briefings.
Expected Day-to-Day Activities
The CPA Project Manager / Federal Financial Management Lead will be expected to:
- Lead overall contract execution across audit support, internal control, financial reporting, ERM, corrective action, and training/communications tasks.
- Manage the project schedule, staffing coordination, deliverable tracking, risk management, quality control, and recurring status reporting.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison with DNFSB leadership, the COR, financial management stakeholders, process owners, auditors, and contractor staff.
- Coordinate audit liaison activities, including Provided by Client requests, sample requests, audit meeting preparation, walkthrough support, response review, and audit status reporting.
- Review audit responses for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and readiness before submission to auditors.
- Support entrance conferences, exit conferences, process walkthroughs, audit meetings, and recurring leadership updates.
- Develop and maintain audit trackers, corrective action trackers, issue logs, status reports, action item registers, and audit progress dashboards.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and reporting of the OMB Circular A-123 Internal Control Over Financial Reporting cycle.
- Guide the development and update of business process narratives, flowcharts, risk control matrices, control catalogs, policies, desk guides, SOPs, and testing plans.
- Lead or review Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness activities, including documentation of testing results, control gaps, and corrective action recommendations.
- Review SSAE 18/SOC reports, bridge letters, complementary user entity controls, and related monitoring documentation.
- Support quarterly financial statement reviews, reconciliations, variance analysis, GTAS-to-GL reviews, SF-133 to Statement of Budgetary Resources reviews, Fund Balance with Treasury reviews, and intragovernmental differences analysis.
- Oversee AFR planning, scheduling, theme development, outline development, content coordination, management letters, financial statement integration, and final publication support.
- Advise on OMB Circular A-136 compliance and plain-language presentation of financial and performance information.
- Support internal control over operations, including risk-based assessments, walkthroughs, internal sampling, testing, Entity Level Control assessments, and Statement of Assurance coordination.
- Guide ERM support activities, including enterprise risk profile development, risk appetite statement support, risk governance documentation, risk validation with SMEs, and risk reporting to leadership.
- Facilitate corrective action plan development, root cause analysis, milestone tracking, implementation monitoring, validation, and closure documentation.
- Prepare executive summaries, leadership briefings, meeting minutes, action item trackers, lessons learned reports, and recurring monthly status reports.
- Ensure all deliverables meet professional standards for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, clarity, and compliance with PWS requirements.
- Maintain appropriate documentation in DNFSB-approved repositories and comply with records management, privacy, CUI, and nondisclosure requirements.
- Train and mentor contractor team members and support knowledge transfer to DNFSB personnel as required.
Job Features
| Job Category | Project Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Active Certified Public Accountant license, obtained by examination and issued by an appropriate state licensing authority. | Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field from an accredited institution.| Eight or more years of progressive experience leading financial improvement, audit support, internal control, financial reporting, Agency Financial Report, OMB Circular A-123, ERM, or related projects. |
| Required Skills | Knowledge of GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, commonly known as the Green Book. | Knowledge of Government Auditing Standards, GAAP, FASAB, SFFAS, FMFIA, FFMIA, and federal financial management requirements. | Ability to lead complex stakeholder coordination, manage competing priorities, and produce executive-ready deliverables. | Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write clear correspondence, technical memoranda, status reports, and leadership briefings. | Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. | Ability to work during standard federal business hours and attend onsite meetings at DNFSB headquarters as required. |
| Technical Skills | Experience with Treasury reporting and reconciliations, such as GTAS, SF-133, Fund Balance with Treasury, Statement of Budgetary Resources, and intragovernmental differences. | Experience reviewing or applying SSAE 18/SOC reports, bridge letters, and complementary user entity controls. | Demonstrated experience supporting federal financial management, federal financial statements, audit readiness, audit remediation, or financial statement audits. | Demonstrated knowledge of OMB Circular A-123, including internal control and ERM requirements. | Demonstrated knowledge of OMB Circular A-136 financial reporting requirements. | Experience supporting or reviewing Agency Financial Reports, Performance and Accountability Reports, financial statements, footnotes, management discussion and analysis, or related federal reporting products. | Experience with Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and related documentation, including narratives, flowcharts, risk control matrices, control catalogs, testing plans, and results documentation. | Experience performing or overseeing Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness activities. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a related discipline.| Prior experience supporting a micro agency, independent federal agency, or non-CFO Act agency. | Prior experience supporting federal audit liaison activities with OIG, GAO, Independent Public Accountants, or external audit firms. | Experience supporting clean audit sustainment, NFR response development, management response letters, legal representation letters, or audit lessons learned. Experience developing or managing Corrective Action Plans from confirmation through validation and closure. | Experience supporting Enterprise Risk Management in accordance with OMB Circular A-123 and federal ERM guidance. Familiarity with Oracle Federal Financials or federal shared service provider environments. | Experience developing financial management policies, SOPs, desk guides, manuals, training materials, and governance documentation.| Experience building or overseeing dashboards, trackers, audit request logs, CAP trackers, or other reporting tools using Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, or similar platforms.| Additional credentials such as CIA, CGFM, CISA, CFE, PMP, or similar federal financial management, audit, risk, or project management certifications.| Prior experience managing multidisciplinary contractor teams in a federal consulting environment.| Experience supporting Firm-Fixed-Price federal contracts and performance-based deliverables. |
| Sustainability Requirements | Must be a U.S. citizen. | Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal suitability determination, which may include Tier 1 Non-Sensitive Low Risk, Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust, or Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust, depending on the final access requirements. | Must be able to complete required background investigation forms and comply with HSPD-12 / PIV credentialing requirements. Must be able to safeguard sensitive information, including CUI, PII, OUO, and other DNFSB-controlled information. | Must sign and comply with nondisclosure and rules-of-behavior requirements. | Must comply with all DNFSB physical security, information security, privacy, records management, and facility access requirements. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Business Process Analyst / RTM & Workshop Support professional to support a strategic Oracle EBusiness Suite (EBS) Process Assessment & Future-State Design initiative for WSSC Water. This role is critical to helping WSSC evaluate current-state Oracle EBS business processes, document operational workflows, support cloud readiness activities, and design optimized future-state processes aligned with ERP/HCM Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) capabilities and utility-industry best practices.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of business process analysis, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation support, and requirements traceability expertise within enterprise ERP transformation environments. Candidates should have demonstrated experience supporting Oracle EBS, Oracle Cloud, Workday, SAP, or comparable ERP/HCM modernization initiatives involving process documentation, workflow analysis, fit-gap support, and business requirements management.
This position plays an important role in supporting stakeholder interviews, workshop coordination, requirements traceability matrix (RTM) development, process mapping, and cross-functional documentation activities spanning Procurement, Inventory, Accounts Payable, iSupplier, HRMS, Payroll, and General Ledger modules. The successful candidate will help ensure business requirements, workshop outcomes, decisions, risks, dependencies, and process changes are accurately captured and aligned throughout the engagement lifecycle.
Ascension is seeking a candidate who is detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and capable of operating effectively in a collaborative consulting environment supporting executive leadership, functional SMEs, technical teams, and client stakeholders. The ideal professional will possess strong communication skills, exceptional documentation discipline, and the ability to anticipate stakeholder needs while supporting multiple concurrent activities in a fast-paced project environment.
Position Summary
The Business Process Analyst / RTM & Workshop Support professional will support the planning, coordination, documentation, and analysis activities associated with WSSC Water’s Oracle EBS Process Assessment & Future-State Design initiative. This role will directly support process discovery workshops, requirements gathering sessions, current-state and future-state documentation efforts, fit-gap analysis activities, and requirements traceability management.
The successful candidate will assist in documenting As-Is business processes, capturing workshop outputs, organizing stakeholder feedback, maintaining requirements traceability matrices, and supporting governance and communication activities throughout the engagement. The analyst will work closely with project leadership, functional leads, technical architects, SMEs, and client stakeholders to ensure alignment between business objectives, operational requirements, and future-state cloud transformation goals.
The ideal candidate should be a highly organized planner with demonstrated experience supporting ERP transformation projects, business process reengineering initiatives, and enterprise application modernization efforts. Candidates should be self-driven and capable of working independently with minimal supervision while effectively balancing competing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations.
This position requires strong written and verbal communication skills, process-oriented thinking, and the ability to translate workshop discussions and operational concepts into structured documentation, requirements artifacts, workflow narratives, and traceability records. Experience using collaboration and documentation tools such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart, DevOps, or comparable platforms is highly desired.
Key Responsibilities and Day-to-Day Activities
- SUPPORT stakeholder interviews, process discovery sessions, and business process workshops across functional areas including Procurement, Inventory, Accounts Payable, HRMS, Payroll, iSupplier, and General Ledger.
- COORDINATE workshop logistics, schedules, agendas, attendee communications, meeting materials, and follow-up action tracking.
- DOCUMENT As-Is and To-Be business process workflows, operational narratives, dependencies, risks, and process pain points.
- DEVELOP and MAINTAIN Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) linking business requirements to workshops, process flows, deliverables, fit-gap findings, and future-state recommendations.
- CAPTURE detailed meeting notes, workshop decisions, action items, assumptions, risks, and stakeholder feedback.
- ANALYZE business processes, operational workflows, and functional requirements to identify improvement opportunities and process optimization recommendations.
- SUPPORT Fit-Gap analysis activities comparing current Oracle EBS functionality with ERP/HCM SaaS platform capabilities.
- ASSIST with documenting process gaps, manual workarounds, customizations, integrations, reporting dependencies, and approval workflows.
- VALIDATE documentation accuracy with client stakeholders, SMEs, and functional leads.
- TRACK project deliverables, dependencies, open items, and documentation review cycles.
- PREPARE status updates, reporting materials, stakeholder communications, and project support documentation.
- ORGANIZE and MAINTAIN centralized project documentation repositories, version control processes, and governance records.
- FACILITATE collaboration between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership.
- SUPPORT quality assurance and consistency reviews across process documentation and requirements artifacts.
- ASSIST with change management support activities, stakeholder communications, and transition readiness efforts.
- IDENTIFY potential project risks, process bottlenecks, stakeholder concerns, and documentation gaps requiring escalation.
- ENSURE compliance with project standards, documentation templates, governance processes, and customer expectations.
Job Features
| Job Category | Business and Management, Process Improvement |
| MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Public Administration, Management Information Systems, Project Management, or related discipline. | Equivalent combination of education, certifications, and directly relevant professional experience may be considered. | Strong written and verbal communication skills. | Strong facilitation support and stakeholder engagement skills. | Excellent organizational and time management capabilities. | Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously. | Strong attention to detail and quality assurance discipline. | Ability to work effectively in collaborative, fast-paced consulting environments. |
| REQUIRED SKILLS | Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting ERP, HCM, business process improvement, or enterprise transformation initiatives. | Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting requirements gathering, workshop facilitation support, business analysis, or requirements traceability activities. | Experience supporting Oracle EBS, Oracle Cloud, SAP, Workday, PeopleSoft, or comparable ERP/HCM environments. | Experience supporting process mapping, workflow documentation, fit-gap analysis, or business process reengineering efforts. | Experience developing or maintaining Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs). | Experience supporting cross-functional stakeholder coordination and workshop management. | Experience supporting enterprise system modernization or cloud migration initiatives preferred. |
| TECHNICAL SKILLS | Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. | Experience using Visio, Lucidchart, Bizagi, or comparable business process mapping tools. | Familiarity with BPMN process documentation standards preferred. | Experience using Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, DevOps, Smartsheet, or comparable project collaboration tools. | Strong documentation, requirements management, and analytical skills. | Ability to organize and synthesize complex operational and technical information. |
| DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS | Experience supporting Oracle Fusion Cloud transformation initiatives. | Experience supporting utility-sector, public-sector, or regulated industry clients. | Knowledge of Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Financial Management, HRMS, Payroll, Inventory, or Supply Chain Management business processes. | Familiarity with cloud migration readiness assessments and ERP fit-gap methodologies. | Experience supporting executive-level presentations and stakeholder briefings. | Certification in Business Analysis, Project Management, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or related discipline preferred. | Experience supporting data governance, reporting inventories, or integration inventories. | Familiarity with change management frameworks and organizational transformation support. | Experience working in matrixed consulting or government contracting environments. |
| SUITABILITY/SECURITY REQUIREMENTS | Must be eligible to successfully complete a client-required background investigation. | Must comply with WSSC Water security and facility access requirements. | Must maintain professionalism and confidentiality when handling sensitive operational and organizational information. | Ability to obtain and maintain any required client access credentials throughout the duration of the engagement. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a highly experienced and client-focused Lead Business Process / Documentation Analyst to support a mission-critical Oracle EBusiness Suite (EBS) Process Assessment and Future-State Design initiative for WSSC Water. This role is essential to helping WSSC prepare for a successful transition from its current Oracle EBS environment to a future Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / Human Capital Management (HCM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.
The ideal candidate is a strategic business process professional with demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide process discovery, process mapping, workshop facilitation, requirements traceability, and documentation efforts supporting ERP modernization or cloud migration initiatives. The selected individual will work closely with functional stakeholders, technical teams, project leadership, and subject matter experts across finance, procurement, inventory, payroll, HRMS, and related operational areas to capture current-state workflows, identify operational pain points, and document future-state business processes aligned with SaaS best practices.
Ascension is seeking a professional who thrives in highly collaborative environments and possesses the ability to communicate effectively with both executive leadership and operational personnel. The successful candidate must be analytical, detail-oriented, organized, and capable of translating complex business operations into clear, actionable process documentation and deliverables. This role is critical to ensuring the customer receives accurate process maps, workshop outputs, requirements traceability matrices (RTMs), narratives, gap analysis support documentation, and executive-ready deliverables that support informed migration planning and organizational transformation.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Deep experience documenting enterprise business processes supporting Oracle EBS or ERP modernization initiatives
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience developing BPMN process flows, business narratives, and workflow diagrams
- Familiarity with ERP/HCM SaaS migration planning and fit-gap activities
- The ability to work independently in ambiguous and evolving environments
- Strong written communication and technical documentation capabilities
- Experience supporting utility, public sector, infrastructure, or regulated environments preferred
- The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining documentation quality and consistency
Position Summary
The Lead Business Process / Documentation Analyst will support the planning, assessment, documentation, analysis, and future-state process design activities associated with WSSC Water’s Oracle EBusiness Suite modernization initiative. The role will focus heavily on business process discovery, workshop facilitation, process mapping, requirements documentation, and production of high-quality project deliverables.
This position will collaborate directly with project leadership, ERP functional consultants, technical architects, and client stakeholders to document current-state operations across procurement, inventory, accounts payable, HRMS, payroll, general ledger, supplier management, and other enterprise business functions. The analyst will support the identification of business process inefficiencies, manual workarounds, data dependencies, integration touchpoints, approval workflows, and operational gaps impacting cloud migration readiness.
The successful candidate will play a leading role in developing structured As-Is and To-Be documentation packages, including process maps, workflow narratives, requirements traceability matrices, workshop summaries, decision logs, fit-gap support documentation, and stakeholder validation materials. The role requires exceptional communication skills, organizational discipline, and the ability to synthesize large amounts of business and technical information into clear, standardized documentation.
The ideal candidate will be highly self-driven and capable of operating effectively with minimal supervision while maintaining alignment with project schedules, governance standards, and customer expectations. This individual should be comfortable engaging with cross-functional business units, facilitating working sessions, asking probing operational questions, and documenting findings in a manner that supports executive decision-making and downstream implementation planning.
Tools and technologies commonly used within this role may include:
- Microsoft Visio
- Lucidchart
- BPMN modeling tools
- Microsoft Office 365 Suite
- SharePoint
- Jira or Azure DevOps
- Collaboration and workshop platforms such as Microsoft Teams
- Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) tools and templates
- Process documentation repositories and version control platforms
Day-to-Day Activities
- Lead business process discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and working group workshops across functional departments
- Facilitate As-Is and To-Be process mapping sessions for Oracle EBS modules and related business operations
- Develop detailed BPMN diagrams, workflow maps, swimlane diagrams, narratives, and operational documentation
- Capture business requirements, process pain points, manual workarounds, and operational constraints
- Produce Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) supporting process assessment and migration readiness activities
- Analyze current-state business operations and identify process improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with ERP functional consultants and technical architects to align documentation with cloud migration objectives
- Support Cloud Fit-Gap analysis activities by documenting process gaps, functional limitations, and redesign opportunities
- Document approval workflows, data dependencies, integration touchpoints, reporting requirements, and security considerations
- Validate documentation with stakeholders and incorporate feedback into finalized deliverables
- Prepare workshop agendas, meeting materials, action item trackers, and meeting summaries
- Maintain project documentation repositories and ensure version control standards are followed
- Support development of executive briefings, status reports, and presentation materials
- Coordinate with project leadership to ensure documentation aligns with project timelines and deliverable expectations
- Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and documentation gaps requiring escalation or resolution
- Assist in the development of future-state operational models aligned with ERP/HCM SaaS best practices
- Support change management and organizational readiness documentation activities
- Ensure documentation quality, consistency, traceability, and compliance with project standards
- Collaborate with client stakeholders to support deliverable reviews and formal acceptance activities
Job Features
| Job Category | Business and Management, Process Improvement |
| MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Public Administration, Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Organizational Development, or a related discipline | In lieu of degree, additional years of directly relevant experience may be considered | Certifications: Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), Lean Six Sigma Certification, BPMN or Process Modeling Certification, Oracle ERP Functional Exposure or Related ERP Certifications |
| REQUIRED SKILLS | Minimum of 7 years of experience supporting business process analysis, business process documentation, or ERP-related transformation initiatives | Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting Oracle EBS, ERP modernization, SaaS transformation, or enterprise systems implementation initiatives | Demonstrated experience developing As-Is and To-Be process documentation in large enterprise environments | Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and business process reviews | Experience creating BPMN diagrams, workflow maps, process narratives, and RTMs | Experience documenting integrations, approvals, operational workflows, and reporting requirements | Experience coordinating with both functional and technical teams within enterprise transformation projects | Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, SharePoint, and collaboration platforms | Excellent written communication, technical writing, and presentation skills | Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in deadline-driven environments |
| TECHNICAL SKILLS | Business Process Modeling and Documentation | BPMN Methodology | Requirements Gathering and Analysis | Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) Development | Workflow Analysis and Process Improvement | Workshop Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement| Documentation Quality Assurance and Version Control | ERP Functional Process Analysis | Microsoft Visio or Similar Diagramming Tools | Microsoft Office 365 Suite | SharePoint Collaboration Tools |
| DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS | Experience supporting Oracle EBS to Oracle Fusion Cloud or ERP/HCM SaaS migration initiatives | Experience supporting public sector, utility, infrastructure, or regulated industry clients | Familiarity with Oracle EBS modules including Procurement, Inventory, Accounts Payable, HRMS, Payroll, General Ledger, and Supplier Portal | Experience supporting cloud readiness assessments and fit-gap analysis activities | Familiarity with SaaS governance, data migration planning, and organizational change management concepts | Experience supporting enterprise architecture, operational transformation, or process reengineering initiatives | Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar project collaboration platforms | Understanding of integration architecture and data flow documentation practices | Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities | Experience preparing executive-level presentations and briefing materials | Ability to work effectively within hybrid or remote project environments | Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with stakeholders at all levels | Experience supporting projects within organizations with complex governance structures |
| SUITABILITY/SECURITY REQUIREMENTS | Must be able to successfully pass a client-required background investigation prior to onboarding | Must comply with all WSSC Water security and access requirements | Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship | Ability to obtain and maintain access to client facilities, systems, and documentation repositories as required |
Ascension LLC is seeking an experienced Engagement Project Manager / PMO Lead to oversee and coordinate a high-visibility Oracle EBS Process Assessment and Future-State Design engagement supporting WSSC Water’s transition planning from on-premises Oracle EBS to a future ERP/HCM SaaS environment. This role serves as the operational backbone of the engagement and is responsible for maintaining schedule integrity, coordinating cross-functional workstreams, managing risks and dependencies, facilitating stakeholder communication, and ensuring deliverables progress through review and approval cycles efficiently.
The ideal candidate is an organized and proactive project management professional with demonstrated success leading enterprise application assessment or transformation initiatives involving ERP, HCM, financial systems, or business process modernization. This individual must excel in structured coordination, executive communication, issue resolution, and multi-stakeholder facilitation within fast-paced consulting environments.
This role is especially important to the success of the engagement because it serves as the primary coordination point between Ascension LLC, functional and technical SMEs, executive leadership, and WSSC stakeholders throughout all project phases identified in the Statement of Work, including project initiation, As-Is assessment, Cloud Fit-Gap analysis, To-Be process design, migration readiness planning, and final executive presentations.
Position Summary
The Engagement Project Manager / PMO Lead will lead day-to-day project coordination activities for a complex Oracle EBS business process assessment and future-state design engagement. The selected candidate will support governance activities, maintain the integrated project schedule, coordinate workshops and stakeholder sessions, manage project documentation, oversee risk and issue tracking, and ensure all deliverables are reviewed, version-controlled, and submitted in accordance with project timelines and quality standards.
The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented planner with exceptional organizational and communication skills and the demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across functional, technical, and executive workstreams. The ideal individual must be self-directed, capable of operating in ambiguous or evolving environments, and comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining professionalism and responsiveness.
The PMO Lead will support all project phases and collaborate closely with functional leads, business analysts, architects, QA personnel, and executive stakeholders to ensure the engagement remains aligned to WSSC expectations, contractual obligations, and project objectives. The role requires strong facilitation skills, executive-level communication capabilities, and familiarity with enterprise system modernization initiatives, especially ERP/HCM transformation or cloud migration planning efforts.
The PM role is exempt from ERP/HCM certification requirements under the solicitation.
Day-to-Day Activities
- Lead day-to-day project coordination activities across all workstreams supporting the Oracle EBS assessment engagement
- Develop, maintain, and continuously update the integrated project schedule and milestone tracking documentation
- Coordinate stakeholder meetings, workshops, interviews, and executive review sessions
- Facilitate weekly project status meetings and prepare detailed status reports, action logs, and meeting summaries
- Track project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and mitigation strategies
- Monitor deliverable progress against project milestones and contractual timelines
- Coordinate review cycles and approval checkpoints for all project deliverables
- Maintain centralized project documentation repositories and version control procedures
- Collaborate with functional leads and technical SMEs to ensure alignment across modules and deliverables
- Support escalation management and facilitate issue resolution with internal and client stakeholders
- Prepare executive briefings, dashboards, and project performance summaries for leadership review
- Coordinate resource scheduling and support workload balancing across project team members
- Ensure project governance processes and communication protocols are followed consistently
- Assist with workshop preparation, stakeholder outreach, agenda development, and logistics coordination
- Support quality assurance activities related to deliverable completeness and documentation standards
- Monitor contractual deliverables and support compliance with WSSC reporting expectations
- Coordinate final presentation preparation and executive delivery activities
Job Features
| Job Category | Project Management |
| MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Project Management, Public Administration, or a related field | One or more of the following preferred project management certifications: PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master Certification |
| REQUIRED SKILLS | Minimum 7 years of experience managing enterprise IT, ERP, HCM, business transformation, or process modernization projects | Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale enterprise application assessment, migration, or modernization initiatives | Experience coordinating cross-functional teams consisting of business analysts, functional consultants, architects, and technical SMEs | Experience managing project schedules, action logs, risk registers, and governance documentation | Experience supporting executive-level reporting and stakeholder engagement activities | Experience facilitating workshops, interviews, and collaborative working sessions |
| TECHNICAL SKILLS | Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint | Strong understanding of project lifecycle methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models | Familiarity with ERP/HCM environments such as Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion Cloud, SAP, Workday, or similar enterprise platforms | Strong documentation management and organizational skills | Ability to produce executive-quality written communications and presentations |
| DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS | Experience supporting Oracle EBS or Oracle Fusion Cloud transformation initiatives | Experience supporting public sector, utility, water authority, or regulated industry clients | Familiarity with BPMN-based business process documentation methodologies | Experience supporting Cloud Fit-Gap analysis or SaaS migration readiness initiatives | Experience managing multi-vendor or subcontractor coordination activities | Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences | Ability to synthesize complex information into concise executive summaries and action plans | Experience supporting organizational change management or transformation programs | Familiarity with ERP governance, compliance, and audit considerations |
| SUITABILITY/SECURITY REQUIREMENTS | Ability to successfully complete WSSC background investigation requirements prior to project start | Ability to obtain and maintain access to WSSC facilities, systems, and project documentation as required | Must comply with all WSSC security, confidentiality, and identification badge requirements throughout the engagement |
Ascension LLC is seeking a senior DoD Acquisition / Nuclear Enterprise Subject Matter Expert to support a high-visibility Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center initiative focused on ICBM Target Operating Model optimization, governance redesign, organizational health, and mission execution improvement.
This part-time advisory role is ideal for a seasoned defense acquisition professional with deep experience in ACAT/SCAT programs, nuclear enterprise operations, sustainment governance, major weapon systems, decision-rights frameworks, and executive-level advisory support. The SME will be used selectively for governance reviews, senior workshops, leadership briefings, and final recommendations.
Role Summary
The DoD Acquisition / Nuclear Enterprise SME will provide expert guidance to ensure Ascension’s recommendations are credible, mission-aware, and aligned with the realities of complex defense acquisition and sustainment portfolios. The role supports development and review of the Target Operating Model, Unified Governance Framework, Transformation Playbook, Human Capital Strategy, and Mission Execution Improvement Package.
The ideal candidate is strategic, discreet, mission-focused, and comfortable advising teams working with senior DoD leaders, including PEOs, General Officers, SES leaders, Program Managers, and acquisition executives.
Key Responsibilities
- Review governance frameworks through a DoD acquisition and nuclear enterprise lens.
- Assess decision-rights, escalation paths, accountability models, and governance forums.
- Advise on ACAT/SCAT program execution, sustainment governance, and mission risk.
- Validate recommendations for practicality, clarity, and executive usability.
- Support selected workshops, working groups, and leadership briefings.
- Identify implementation risks, dependencies, and mission execution impacts.
- Contribute to the TOM, governance framework, transformation playbook, and final recommendations.
- Review deliverables for acquisition credibility, compliance, and mission alignment.
- Prepare executive talking points, issue summaries, and advisory recommendations.
- Ensure recommendations remain advisory and avoid inherently governmental functions.
Job Features
| Job Category | Acquisition & Contract Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, acquisition management, national security, public administration, systems engineering, or related field. | 10+ years of experience in DoD acquisition, nuclear enterprise, major defense programs, sustainment governance, or weapon system portfolio management. |
| Required Skills | Excellent executive writing, briefing, facilitation, and analytical skills.| Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. |
| Technical Skills | Strong knowledge of DoD acquisition lifecycle, ACAT/SCAT governance, decision authorities, risk escalation, and program execution.| Experience advising senior military, SES, PEO, or program executive stakeholders. | Ability to review governance, TOM, transformation, and implementation artifacts.| Strong understanding of advisory support boundaries, OCI risks, and non-personal services requirements. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in national security, defense acquisition, systems engineering, organizational leadership, public policy, or related field.| Prior support to Air Force, AFNWC, ICBM, missile systems, nuclear deterrence, or major weapon system programs.| Experience with Nunn-McCurdy recovery, ACAT I programs, sustainment transformation, or enterprise acquisition reform.| Experience developing or reviewing governance charters, decision-rights matrices, operating models, roadmaps, and transformation playbooks.| Experience facilitating senior workshops with Flag Officers, SES leaders, PEOs, PMs, or cross-functional acquisition teams.| Certifications such as DAWIA, DAU, PMP, FAC-COR, CFCM, CPCM, Prosci, Lean Six Sigma, or ITIL. |
| Sustainability Requirements | Active Secret clearance preferred.| Ability to obtain and maintain required customer access or suitability approvals. | Ability to handle Controlled Unclassified Information. | Must comply with OCI, FAR, and advisory support limitations. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a senior Organizational Diagnostic Methodologist to support a high-visibility Air Force organizational transformation effort focused on optimizing the ICBM Enterprise Target Operating Model. This part-time advisory role is ideal for an experienced organizational assessment, survey methodology, workforce analytics, or organizational effectiveness professional who can validate a defensible diagnostic framework and translate results into executive-ready insights.
The selected consultant will support baseline organizational health assessment, longitudinal measurement, benchmarking, governance adoption analysis, and interpretation of findings for senior leaders. This role requires strong expertise in organizational diagnostics, statistical methodology, survey design, human capital analytics, and change measurement in complex enterprise or federal environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Validate organizational diagnostic frameworks and assessment models.
- Advise on survey design, baseline methodology, sampling, and longitudinal measurement.
- Review data collection methods, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and document reviews.
- Support benchmarking, trend analysis, and organizational health interpretation.
- Assess governance, decision-rights, communication, process maturity, and organizational friction indicators.
- Advise data analysts on reliability, validity, response bias, and data quality risks.
- Translate diagnostic findings into clear executive-level insights and recommendations.
- Review dashboards, charts, reports, briefings, and narrative findings for methodological soundness.
- Identify assessment risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Document assumptions, limitations, methodology decisions, and sustainment practices.
- Coordinate with project leadership, data analytics, governance, change management, and facilitation teams.
Job Features
| Job Category | Data Analysis and Analytics |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Statistics, Data Analytics, Public Administration, Human Capital Management, Business, or related field.| 10+ years of experience in organizational diagnostics, organizational effectiveness, survey research, workforce analytics, human capital analytics, or performance measurement. |
| Required Skills | Ability to brief senior leaders and develop concise, evidence-based recommendations. | Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft 365.| Strong written communication, analytical thinking, discretion, and professional judgment.| Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, part-time advisory role. |
| Technical Skills | Experience designing, validating, or applying organizational assessment frameworks. | Strong knowledge of survey methodology, sampling, validity, reliability, benchmarking, response bias, and longitudinal analysis. | Experience interpreting quantitative and qualitative organizational data. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Statistics, Public Policy, Business, Applied Research, or related discipline.| Experience supporting DoD, Air Force, federal acquisition, national security, or mission support organizations.| Familiarity with ACAT/SCAT programs, defense acquisition governance, portfolio management, or complex transformation initiatives.| Experience with organizational health surveys, employee engagement surveys, maturity models, change readiness assessments, or culture diagnostics. Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SPSS, R, Python, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Forms, or advanced Excel.| Experience developing executive dashboards, heat maps, scorecards, trend analyses, or leadership interpretation guides.| Certifications such as SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, Prosci, PMP, Certified Analytics Professional, or related credentials. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. Citizenship preferred and may be required.| Ability to pass a federal background investigation, if required.| Ability to handle Controlled Unclassified Information, if required.| Active Secret clearance preferred but not required unless directed by the customer.| Must comply with all customer confidentiality, data handling, conflict of interest, and security requirements. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a Transformation Playbook and Knowledge Management Specialist to support a high-visibility federal organizational transformation effort for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s ICBM Systems Directorate. This role is ideal for a skilled technical writer, knowledge management specialist, or consulting documentation professional who can turn complex governance, transformation, and change management concepts into clear, polished, Government-ready deliverables.
The selected candidate will help develop transformation playbooks, governance artifacts, executive briefings, meeting summaries, SOP-style materials, and sustainment documentation. This is a part-time 1099 role supporting a compressed 9-month engagement, with work expected to peak around workshops, leadership briefings, deliverable reviews, and final project milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft and edit transformation playbooks, governance charters, SOPs, briefings, and final deliverables.
- Convert consultant and stakeholder inputs into clear, structured, Government-ready content.
- Prepare meeting summaries, action item logs, decision records, and executive materials.
- Support documentation for Target Operating Model, governance, decision rights, and change management activities.
- Maintain templates, file organization, version control, and document quality standards.
- Develop concise PowerPoint briefings, reports, trackers, and knowledge management products.
- Support SharePoint, Teams, and Microsoft 365-based documentation workflows.
- Review materials for consistency, formatting, grammar, accessibility, and professional presentation.
- Assist with Section 508-aware formatting for Government-facing documents.
- Package final deliverables with tables of contents, appendices, acronyms, and version histories.
Job Features
| Job Category | Management Consulting, Technical Writing |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Business, Public Administration, Organizational Development, Technical Writing, or related field. | 2+ years of experience in technical writing, business writing, knowledge management, consulting support, or federal documentation. |
| Required Skills | Ability to manage deadlines, multiple reviews, and shifting priorities. | Strong attention to detail, quality control, version control, and document consistency.| Ability to support sensitive federal work and handle information responsibly. |
| Technical Skills | Experience developing reports, executive briefings, SOPs, playbooks, guides, meeting summaries, or client deliverables. | Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365.| Strong writing, editing, formatting, and information synthesis skills. |
| Desired Skills | Experience supporting DoD, Air Force, federal consulting, acquisition, governance, or organizational transformation projects.| Experience with transformation playbooks, operating models, governance frameworks, implementation roadmaps, or change management plans.| Familiarity with acquisition lifecycle, portfolio governance, decision rights, organizational health, or human capital planning.| Experience preparing materials for senior executives, military leaders, or federal stakeholders.| Experience supporting workshops, working groups, stakeholder interviews, or leadership briefings.| Knowledge of Section 508 compliance and accessible document formatting.| SharePoint knowledge management or document repository experience.| Certifications such as PMP, CAPM, Prosci, Lean Six Sigma, Certified Technical Writer, KM certification, or related credentials preferred. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. citizenship strongly preferred. | Ability to pass background screening. | Ability to comply with federal client security and CUI handling requirements.| Secret clearance preferred, but not confirmed as required. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a Process Improvement and Implementation Specialist to support a high-visibility Air Force organizational transformation effort focused on Target Operating Model optimization, governance improvement, process modernization, and organizational health.
This role is ideal for a mission-driven analyst, process improvement professional, or management consultant who can turn strategy into executable implementation support. The selected candidate will help identify process friction, analyze risks and dependencies, support governance rollout, and develop practical tools, trackers, briefings, and playbook content for senior Government leaders.
Role Summary
The Process Improvement and Implementation Specialist will support current-state analysis, future-state planning, implementation sequencing, corrective action planning, and transformation playbook development. The role requires strong analytical thinking, executive-ready communication, stakeholder coordination, process improvement expertise, and the ability to work in a fast-paced federal consulting environment.
The successful candidate will bring experience in business process improvement, organizational transformation, management analysis, change management, operations research, governance support, implementation planning, KPI development, risk tracking, and federal client delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze current-state processes, governance workflows, decision forums, and escalation paths.
- Identify process gaps, bottlenecks, decision latency, duplication, and organizational friction.
- Develop process maps, action trackers, issue logs, risk registers, and dependency analyses.
- Support implementation roadmaps, corrective action plans, and governance rollout activities.
- Contribute to transformation playbooks, SOPs, job aids, templates, and sustainment materials.
- Prepare executive briefings, meeting materials, working group agendas, and status updates.
- Support stakeholder interviews, workshops, facilitation sessions, and implementation planning meetings.
- Track milestones, decisions, dependencies, risks, and corrective actions across workstreams.
- Support KPI development, performance metrics, dashboards, and governance adoption measures.
- Apply change management principles to support adoption, communication, and transition readiness.
- Ensure deliverables are clear, accurate, client-ready, and compliant with advisory support boundaries.
Job Features
| Job Category | Operations Support, Research and Analysis |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Research, Organizational Development, Management, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field. | Minimum of 6 years of experience in management analysis, process improvement, operations research, business process reengineering, organizational transformation, or change management. |
| Required Skills | Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.| Strong written communication, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder engagement skills.| Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and deadline-driven environment.| Ability to support occasional on-site meetings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.| U.S. Citizenship required. |
| Technical Skills | Experience supporting federal, DoD, national security, acquisition, engineering, sustainment, or complex mission environments. | Strong skills in process analysis, implementation planning, risk tracking, dependency mapping, and executive reporting. | Experience developing process maps, implementation plans, action trackers, decision logs, briefings, and analytical reports. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in Business, Organizational Development, Operations Research, Public Policy, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field.| Experience supporting Air Force, DoD acquisition, nuclear enterprise, major defense acquisition programs, or sustainment programs. | Experience with governance design, decision-rights frameworks, RACI matrices, operating models, or organizational health assessments. | Knowledge of ACAT, SCAT, acquisition lifecycle, sustainment lifecycle, PMO operations, or defense portfolio governance.| Experience with Lean Six Sigma, BPMN, PMBOK, Agile, Prosci ADKAR, Kotter, CMMI, or similar frameworks.| Certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, Prosci, CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, or Certified ScrumMaster. | Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Smartsheet, Excel dashboards, SharePoint, or performance reporting tools. | Active Secret clearance strongly preferred. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. Citizenship required. | Ability to obtain and maintain required DoD suitability and facility access.| Ability to handle controlled unclassified information and sensitive client materials.| Active Secret clearance preferred. |
Ascension LLC is seeking a Human Capital and Change Management Lead to support a high-visibility Air Force organizational transformation effort focused on workforce alignment, change adoption, stakeholder engagement, and future-state Target Operating Model implementation.
This role is ideal for a strategic, organized, and mission-focused professional with experience in human capital strategy, organizational change management, workforce planning, communications, stakeholder facilitation, and federal management consulting. The selected candidate will help translate organizational health findings and workforce needs into clear, actionable recommendations for senior Government leaders.
Role Summary
The Human Capital and Change Management Lead will support development of human capital strategies, change management plans, stakeholder engagement approaches, communications products, adoption plans, and talent retention recommendations. The role will help the customer address organizational friction, improve workforce alignment, support governance adoption, and sustain transformation outcomes beyond the period of performance.
The ideal candidate is self-driven, detail-oriented, comfortable working in ambiguous environments, and skilled at managing multiple priorities under a compressed delivery schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop human capital strategy inputs aligned to the future-state Target Operating Model.
- Assess workforce alignment, capability gaps, role clarity, and adoption barriers.
- Support stakeholder interviews, workshops, working groups, and leadership briefings.
- Facilitate discussions on change readiness, workforce impacts, and adoption planning.
- Translate organizational health findings into practical change management actions.
- Prepare executive-ready briefings, reports, talking points, and recommendation papers.
- Develop communications plans, stakeholder messages, and adoption support materials.
- Identify talent retention risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges.
- Support sequencing and prioritization of corrective actions and transition activities.
- Coordinate with governance, analytics, and transformation team members.
- Maintain action trackers, meeting notes, decision logs, and status materials.
- Support development of playbooks, templates, sustainment tools, and implementation guides.
- Perform all work in an advisory capacity without directing Government personnel.
Job Features
| Job Category | Management Consulting, Project Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Public Administration, Communications, I/O Psychology, or related field.| 6+ years of experience in human capital strategy, change management, workforce planning, organizational transformation, or management consulting. |
| Required Skills | Strong facilitation, writing, analysis, and executive communication skills. | Ability to support senior-level meetings, workshops, and leadership briefings.| Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.| Ability to work independently in a fast-paced federal consulting environment.| Ability to travel periodically to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. |
| Technical Skills | Experience developing change management plans, stakeholder engagement strategies, communications products, or workforce recommendations. | Experience supporting organizational assessments, operating model redesign, governance rollout, or process improvement. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in Human Capital Management, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, I/O Psychology, or related field. | Experience supporting DoD, Air Force, acquisition, sustainment, or national security environments.| Experience supporting SES, General Officer, Flag Officer, or senior executive stakeholders.| Knowledge of governance frameworks, decision rights, operating models, or enterprise transformation.| Experience with workforce analytics, organizational diagnostics, survey analysis, or qualitative research.| Certification in Prosci, CCMP, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma.| Familiarity with ADKAR, Kotter, change readiness assessments, stakeholder analysis, and communications planning.| Experience developing transformation playbooks, training materials, implementation roadmaps, or sustainment guides. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. Citizenship required. | Ability to pass a federal background investigation required.| Public Trust or DoD suitability may be required.| Secret clearance preferred, but not confirmed as required.| Must be able to follow CUI handling, information protection, and customer security procedures. |
