Guidehouse

Financial Investigations Data Analyst

Guidehouse$113K — $188K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI
  • Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, statistics, economics, finance, computer science, intelligence studies, or related field
  • Experience in data analysis in large environments, especially financial transactions
  • Proficiency in advanced analytics tools or programming languages (e.g., Python, R)
  • Experience in data cleaning, mapping, and quality assurance
  • Ability to identify patterns and anomalies in large data sets
  • Strong communication skills to articulate findings to non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and validate financial and investigative data sets for investigations
  • Analyze data to identify trends and investigative leads
  • Integrate various data sources to enhance analytical insight
  • Conduct repeatable analytical workflows with clear documentation
  • Translate analytical results into visualizations and briefing materials
  • Use government-provided tools for data analysis and visualization
  • Maintain analytical documentation and contribute to quality control

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Employee Referral Program
Full Job Description

Job Family:

Risk & Regulatory Compliance Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

Provide strategic data analysis support for U.S. Government financial crime and illicit finance investigations by preparing, analyzing, and interpreting large financial and investigative data sets related to money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, cyberadenabled financial crime, and other illicit activity. Responsibilities include:

  • Support investigations by preparing, cleansing, structuring, and validating large financial and investigative data sets collected through special authorities and other sources to ensure data quality, integrity, and usability.
  • Perform data analysis to identify patterns, trends, typologies, and investigative leads related to illicit finance, supporting both known targets and the identification of new investigative targets.
  • Pair and integrate BSAadderived data with other data sources, including openadsource information, financial data, and information provided by government or law enforcement partners, to enhance analytical insight.
  • Conduct documented and repeatable analytical workflows, ensuring methods, assumptions, and outputs are clearly recorded and reproducible by others.
  • Support investigators by translating analytical results into clear written findings, visualizations, or briefing materials in support of investigative and policy decisions.
  • Utilize governmentadprovided analytical tools and environments to query, analyze, and visualize financial transaction data.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of analytical work, support tracking and reporting requirements, and contribute to quality control processes for analytical deliverables.
  • Collaborate closely with investigators and government counterparts to align analytical efforts with investigative priorities and mission needs.


What You Will Need:

  • ACTIVE and CURRENT Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI.
  • Bachelorads degree in a relevant field (e.g., data analytics, statistics, economics, finance, computer science, intelligence studies, or a related discipline).
  • Demonstrated experience performing data analysis in large data environments, particularly those involving financial transactions or other complex structured data.
  • Experience using advanced analytics tools or programming languages (e.g., Python, R, Jupyter Notebooks, or comparable data analysis environments).
  • Experience with data cleaning, mapping, validation, and quality assurance, ensuring analytical accuracy and completeness.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets to identify patterns, trends, relationships, and anomalies relevant to investigative or analytical questions.
  • Experience applying quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques (e.g., link analysis, trend analysis, social network analysis, statistical analysis, or similar methods).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain analytical findings to nonadtechnical audiences.
  • Ability to work in a detailadoriented, fastadpaced, classified environment, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.


What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Experience analyzing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data, including SARs, CTRs, wire transfer data, or similar financial transaction data.
  • Familiarity with financial crime, illicit finance, AML, counteradthreat finance, or cyberadenabled financial crime investigative contexts.
  • Experience creating data visualizations or analytical summaries that support investigative or policy decisionadmaking.
  • Prior experience supporting federal law enforcement, regulatory, or national security organizations.

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.


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

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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