Hive Group, a HUBZone-certified SDVOSB and multiple award-winning organization, delivers innovative solutions to address complex, mission critical program challenges for the federal government. We are seeking an experienced Acquisition Quality Specialist to join our dynamic team. The Acquisition Quality Specialist will be responsible for conducting quality reviews of contract files, identifying best practices, and providing recommendations for standardized operations across the organization. The Acquisition Quality Specialist shall be readily available and able to respond to customer issues, concerns, and comments as well as be proactive in identifying process improvement recommendations.
This is a remote position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct organizational audits of contract files to ensure pre- and post-award acquisition quality
- Collect data and provide analysis on acquisition and strategic performance metrics
- Provide review, analysis, and recommendations for improvement for customer directed reviews and audit initiatives
- Work with team members to develop, implement, and correct solutions related to a large Program Management Office
- Recommend and draft oversight and management processes to assess organizational performance and compliance with regulation and policy
- Identify areas of risk requiring management attention and mitigations for those risks to assist in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the acquisition process
- Analyze audit reports conducted by external agencies and assist the customer in the development of official positions and resolution of findings
- Consolidate trends and recommend best practices from audit reviews
- Collect best practices identified from internal reviews and display best practices on the internal
- Maintain audit working papers including preparation of schedules, summaries, and reports to include metrics and action items
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related; May substitute education with equivalent amount of work experience in an audit related role
- Minimum of 3 years experience in contract or project management
- Minimum of 2 years experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Government Contracts Experience Required
Preferred Requirements:
- Certifications related to federal acquisition or contracting are preferred
Compensation and Benefits
The estimated compensation range for this position is between $80,000 and $100,000 annually, based on benchmarks in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This range reflects a good faith estimate for all experience levels. At Hive Group, salary decisions are influenced by several factors, including but not limited to the role, location, and the combination of education, training, skills, certifications, competencies, and relevant work experience.
A Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Hive Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to fair and unbiased employment decisions. We do not discriminate based on race, color, sex (including gender and transgender status), age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, domestic partner or civil union status, gender identity, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Our hiring and promotion decisions are based exclusively on an individual’s qualifications and suitability for the role.
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What We Do
Hive Group, an SDVOSB, is a high-energy management consulting company, founded in 2018, with its mission to provide innovative and creative management solutions to achieve federal agencies business operations needs. Our consultants specialize in acquisition solutions, strategic and organizational planning and analysis, governance structures, communication strategies, program management processes, financial analysis and data analytics. Hive is led by seasoned govcon professionals, Kathleen Sober and Will Fortier, with backgrounds supporting federal, defense and intelligence agencies.
