Josh Williams joined the FASAB staff in August 2020. He manages the intangible assets project, which includes leading an effort to develop intangible asset standards and update accounting guidance for software technology. He has also managed other FASAB related issuances, including a Technical Bulletin clarifying reporting guidance for seized and forfeited digital assets. He is currently the FASAB staff liaison for the Financial Statement Audit Network.

He began his federal career in 2008 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and served various roles as a budget analyst and an accountant. He managed many aspects of the USACE Civil Works financial statement audit for multiple years in which USACE received a clean opinion each year. In 2018, he led a team that managed the first ever USACE Military Construction financial statement audit and successfully achieved a clean audit opinion. During his tenure at USACE, Mr. Williams was also responsible for other financial management activities, including analyzing overhead cost accounts, writing policies, updating regulations, and managing programs to fund USACE construction field management of military construction contracts. 

Mr. Williams is a Certified Government Financial Manager and a Certified Public Accountant in the District of Columbia. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with concentrations in economics and finance from the University of North Carolina Wilmington as well as a master's in business administration and a master's in public administration from Syracuse University.