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Vincent T. Johnson

Bowie

Summary

Driven Certified Public Accountant specializing in audit readiness and remediation. Proven track record in developing corrective action plans and enhancing internal controls. Skilled in A-123 assessments and budget variance analysis, while effectively leading teams and fostering collaboration to achieve compliance and operational excellence. Highly skilled in both accounting and auditing, with broad experience managing financial records, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Strong analytical skills to evaluate data accuracy and integrity, coupled with proficiency in various accounting software. Successfully improved financial reporting processes in previous roles, leading to enhanced efficiency and reliability of financial information.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Audit Consultant

Guidehouse
Arlington
04.2022 - 04.2025
  • Company Overview: FEMA
  • Led multiple A-123 assessments for FEMA, including Budgetary Resource Management and testing of FEMAs Planning, Programming, Budgetary process including review of program budgets and schedules. The assessment allowed FEMA to develop better processes to properly account for budgetary resources ensuring they followed appropriations and apportionments to designed spend plans for program offices.
  • Track direct and indirect cost relating to emergency contracts, disaster site labor, administrative cost for policies, shared services etc. for FEMA. Ensure cost related to loss reserves, reinsurance premiums, policy acquisitions, and claim adjustments are accounted for in National Flood Insurance Program Manual.
  • Review contracts and grants point of contacts to ensure compliance with CFR Part 200.
  • Led Insurance Management Assessment including discovering multiple deficiencies and developed mission action plans to document remediation efforts to ensure risk management, coverage decisions, premium payments, claims processing, and contract administration are controlled and documented.
  • Prepared detailed audit documentation and summary reports for agency CFOs and external auditors.
  • Supervised teams of 3–6 staff in remote environments; trained junior auditors on audit tools, documentation, and quality review standards.
  • Identified control deficiencies and developed corrective action plans to mitigate audit risks. Supported remediation of material weaknesses and improved audit trail processes to meet readiness requirements.
  • Tested and evaluated user access controls across financial and operational systems to ensure compliance with internal policies, segregation of duties, and regulatory standards; identified access conflicts, documented control deficiencies, and collaborated with system administrators to implement corrective actions.
  • Developed and maintained A/R dashboards to track outstanding claims, aging trends, and recovery rates across multiple FEMA grant programs.
  • Co-authored FEMA’s Annual Statement of Assurance, contributing to the remediation of prior internal control gaps.
  • Monitor, review, and validate FEMA’s monthly close cycle relating to financial reporting, deferred acquisition costs, revenue recognition, and asset recording.
  • Delivered two technical A-123 training sessions for the FEMA RM&C team (10+ personnel). Training helps enhance client’s technical skills and competency over A123 assessments.
  • Review FEMA’s monthly budget and expenditure data for all FEMA Programs. Manages the financial projection system. Assist in developing, making recommendations for improving efficiency and effectiveness for solving budgetary variances to eliminate waste and errors. Assembles statistical data and reports for use in evaluating budgets, programs, and policies.
  • FEMA

Senior Consultant

Ernst & Young
Mclean
04.2021 - 04.2022
  • Company Overview: VA & HUD Engagements
  • Executed internal control testing (design and operating effectiveness) over financial systems and reporting for VA and HUD.
  • Analyze the cost of healthcare services, staff utilization, pharmaceutical cost to help compare costs across VA facilities to support budgeting decisions.
  • Developed and tracked Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) for audit findings under FISCAM and A-123 guidance.
  • Drafted policy documents and process narratives; improved efficiency in risk mitigation.
  • Conduct walkthroughs meetings business process owners to assess the design of internal controls for business processes.
  • Establish monitoring tools and dashboards for key system controls and transaction anomalies.
  • Reviews and observes general ledger transactions for accuracy, validation, and completeness.
  • Reviews and observes various account reconciliation for accuracy, validation, and completeness.
  • Review and revise user access levels, roles, and segregation of duties for client financial systems.
  • VA & HUD Engagements

Audit Readiness Consultant

Deloitte
Arlington
10.2018 - 04.2021
  • Company Overview: DoD & NASA Engagements
  • Due to the classification level specific information related to processes or systems cannot be listed.
  • Performed financial system internal control testing for top-tier federal clients.
  • Lead Procurement Assessment which involved reviewing testing processes to include program acquisition, solicitation, contract award, invoice approval and payment.
  • Lead Property Assessment including review prior audit findings related to property management, identify control weaknesses, noncompliance and analyze root cause of discrepancies with unrecorded assets, or inaccurate depreciation, and receipt and acceptance of goods. Implement improvement over internal controls over acquisition, tracking and disposal of assets.
  • Evaluated internal controls over receivables processing and billing cycles; recommended improvements to enhance collection efficiency.
  • Conducted comprehensive accounts receivable (A/R) assessments to validate the accuracy of outstanding balances, aging schedules, and collection trends.
  • Analyzed Accounting Receivables ledgers for federal program reimbursements, identifying anomalies and providing corrective recommendations to leadership.
  • Documented business processes, assessed control gaps, and supported financial statement preparation.
  • Developed and monitored remediation plans, improving audit outcomes for classified clients.
  • DoD & NASA Engagements

Financial Management Analyst (GS-0501)

Department of the Navy
Annapolis
07.2018 - 10.2018
  • Company Overview: USNA
  • Developed financial plans, budgets, and forecasts based on organizational goals for Naval Academy in order to analyze financial performance and compare with forecasts.
  • Managed DTS transactions, generated reconciliation reports, and improved travel budget reporting accuracy.
  • Processed invoices and payments, monitor incoming payments, and follow up outstanding receivables.
  • Compiled financial or budgetary information to prepare budgetary reports relating to travel budget. Prepare reports, track obligations, and analyze funding profiles, often assisting in developing budgets and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
  • Monitored and review budgets for various departments, ensuring alignment with organization funding.
  • Generated reconciliation reports from financial management system and expenditures.
  • USNA

Auditor

Defense Contract Audit Agency
Falls Church
11.2017 - 03.2018
  • Performs assigned audit steps such as tests and examinations of contractor's direct labor and material costs. Check reports, records, ledgers, and other documents against invoices, receipts, payroll slips, and other source documents.
  • Verifies appropriateness of charges for materials and labor and determines that transactions have been properly recorded.
  • Reviews standard audit programs, audit steps, previous work papers, reports, other guidance materials, and drafts routine and pro forma audit reports or segments of reports covering audit steps performed, including findings and conclusions, in accordance with previous reports and agency procedures. Maintains audit working papers including preparation of schedules, summaries, and reconciliations as instructed or appropriate.
  • Performed audits of contractor cost proposals, incurred costs, and internal controls in accordance with FAR, DFARS, and GAGAS.
  • Evaluated accounting systems for adequacy and compliance with federal contract provisions.
  • Drafted audit findings and presented recommendations to senior leadership and contract officers.

Accountant / Bookkeeper (Part-Time)

Teen AIDS Nonprofit
Norfolk
10.2013 - 05.2017
  • Responsible for general ledger adjustments and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Prepare monthly revenue-related journal entries. Reconcile revenue, deferred revenue and receivable accounts.
  • Review and process invoices for accuracy and timely billing.
  • Process vendor invoices, matching invoices with purchase orders and receipts. Process payments to ensure compliance with payment terms and conditions.
  • Reconcile the Accounts Payable subledger to the general ledger. Ensure all invoice and payments are posted in the correct period.

Education

B.S. - Business Administration – Accounting & Finance

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
05.2017

Skills

  • Internal Controls (A-123, FISCAM, ICFR)
  • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
  • Federal Financial Reporting (USSGL, SBR, SF-132/SF-133)
  • Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)
  • Regulatory Compliance (DHS, HUD, VA, DoD)
  • Budget Variance Analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action Plans
  • Data Reconciliation & Journal Entry Review
  • Policy & Procedure Development
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • QuickBooks
  • WebIFMIS
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Office
  • Costpoint
  • SharePoint
  • CARS
  • IRAPT/WAWF
  • CABS
  • EAcq
  • FMIS
  • SQL Queries

Certification

  • Licensed CPA VA (054453
  • Top Secret Clearance SCI

Technical Tools

  • Power BI
  • QuickBooks
  • WebIFMIS
  • Costpoint
  • SharePoint
  • CARS
  • IRAPT/WAWF
  • CABS
  • EAcq
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Access)
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • FMIS
  • SQL Queries

Timeline

Senior Audit Consultant

Guidehouse
04.2022 - 04.2025

Senior Consultant

Ernst & Young
04.2021 - 04.2022

Audit Readiness Consultant

Deloitte
10.2018 - 04.2021

Financial Management Analyst (GS-0501)

Department of the Navy
07.2018 - 10.2018

Auditor

Defense Contract Audit Agency
11.2017 - 03.2018

Accountant / Bookkeeper (Part-Time)

Teen AIDS Nonprofit
10.2013 - 05.2017

B.S. - Business Administration – Accounting & Finance

Old Dominion University
Vincent T. Johnson