James Johnson

Senior Compliance Auditor @Defense Contract Audit Agency

Leads, plans, performs and reports contract audit assignments in connection with procurement and contracting activities between the Federal Government and the Contractor. Examines engagements to determine the compliance of laws, regulations, and contract terms, such as FAR, DFARS, CAS.Examines direct and indirect costs for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of costs allocated to government contracts.Prepares working papers and analyzes contractor data using automation tools, such as Power BI, Microsoft Power Query, and EZ-Quant. Reviews standard audit programs and steps, previous work papers, reports, guidance material, draft audit reports with findings and conclusions on the audit performed in accordance with agency procedures.Checks 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.Participates with other team members, providing updates on the status of audit assignments, sharing information, and identifying requisite revisions to the program and/or annual team goals.Maintains professional manner and working relationships with team members, associates, contractor and other government personnel.Assists with other collateral duties such as recruitment on a continuing basis, mentored junior auditors, and trained auditor during PWTs.