Job Family:Finance & Accounting Consulting
Travel Required:Up to 25%
Clearance Required:Ability to Obtain Secret
What You Will Do:Guidehouse is currently seeking financial management professionals in support of our Department of Defense client. These teammates will bring a vast range of experiences across financial management, accounting, audit, internal controls, business process mapping, risk assessment, change management, and strategic communication.
Our Guidehouse team will provide:
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), DoD financial management policies and procedures and DoD organizational structures
- Expert support for audit remediation, sustainment, and financial statement reporting and analysis
- Understanding of current trends in enhancing compliance with accounting and auditing standards within an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)
- Understanding of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies and federal financial management systems
- Understanding of DoD acquisition, inventory, property and material management
What You Will Do:- Lead complex client engagements focused on financial management transformation, internal controls, audit readiness, fraud risk management, and business process improvement for Department of Defense clients.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership, facilitating discussions on operational effectiveness, governance, risk, compliance, and financial stewardship.
- Lead the assessment, design, and implementation of internal control frameworks and corrective action strategies.
- Oversee business process documentation, process optimization initiatives, risk assessments, and control modernization efforts.
- Direct teams performing audit readiness, remediation, testing, and compliance activities across financial and operational processes.
- Identify financial, operational, and fraud risks and develop practical solutions to strengthen organizational performance.
- Lead client workshops, site visits, stakeholder interviews, and executive briefings.
- Mentor and develop consulting staff while providing day-to-day engagement leadership, quality oversight, and performance coaching.
- Support business development activities including capture support, proposal development, technical solutioning, pricing, and client relationship expansion.
- Collaborate across Guidehouse practices to bring innovative solutions in financial management, analytics, automation, and risk management to defense clients.
What You Will Need: - Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance are preferred.
- Bachelor's degree.
- TEN (10) or more years of experience in financial management, accounting, audit, internal controls, fraud risk management, business process improvement, consulting, or related disciplines.
- Experience leading teams and interacting directly with senior executives and stakeholders.
What Would Be Nice To Have: - CPA, CFE, CIA, CGFM, PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
- Department of Defense financial management, audit, or internal controls experience.
- Experience with fraud investigations, fraud risk assessments, or enterprise risk management programs.
- Experience with OMB A-123, FIAR, audit remediation, corrective action plans, and compliance testing.
- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and conducting site-based assessments.
- Experience leveraging data analytics, automation, AI, or continuous monitoring capabilities to improve internal controls and business processes.
- Prior consulting experience within a professional services organization.
- External and internal audit experience.
- Active Secret clearance.
- Deep understanding of business process documentation, internal controls, governance, risk management, and audit readiness.
- Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial and fraud risks.
- Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and client management skills.
- Experience leading complex initiatives in large federal organizations, preferably within the Department of Defense.
- Experience managing multiple workstreams, budgets, staffing, and client priorities.
- Ability to support proposal development, technical solutioning, and pricing efforts.
What We Offer:Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
