Job Family:Finance & Accounting Consulting
Travel Required:Up to 10%
Clearance Required:Ability to Obtain Public Trust
What You Will Do:This role will support a Government agency within the homeland security enterprise with opportunities to expand your support to other national security-related organizations. Specific initiatives and work products that this role supports include:
Responsibilities include:
- More broadly, this team member will be engaged in a diverse set of project-specific tasks covering a broad set of consulting capabilities, including:
- Applying a variety of analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills and techniques
- Documenting and evaluating business processes and making recommendations for process improvements
- Producing a variety of communications from informal email interactions with clients to formal memos, issue papers, presentations, executive briefings, and others
- Conducting research to investigate client problems and work collaboratively with your team to formulate and recommend solutions
- Assisting clients in analyzing projects and programs to identify risks and help develop, apply, and monitor mitigations
- Analyzing and help develop and/or improve policies and procedures for a variety of programs and operational needs.
In addition to client-facing responsibilities, this role will support important activities that contribute to the growth of our business, strengthen internal Guidehouse operations, and create a positive work environment for all Guidehouse employees. Some of these activities include but are not limited to:
- Assisting in business development activities, such as identifying potential client needs and ways Guidehouse can assist, developing proposals and white papers, participating in client and internal account meetings, and more
- Participating in Guidehouse's programs for coaching and mentoring staff
What You Will Need:- Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
- Bachelors degree
- THREE (3) years of experience in financial management, process improvement, business transformation or related field
- Heightened attention to detail, and the ability to create and edit technical and non-technical written work products and graphical presentations
- Experience and proficient in leveraging Microsoft Excel functionality including formulas, Pivot Tables to analyze data, identify anomalies and perform trend analysis
- Interest in growing a career in Government/Federal/Defense and National Security consulting
- Ability to synthesize information quickly and learn new skills, view problems, apply a variety of analytical solutions, and participate in client-facing discussions and meetings
What Would Be Nice To Have:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Analytics or a similar field
- Certification(s) Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM), Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Knowledge of and experience with Federal financial management activities, including but not necessarily limited to: federal accounting, federal financial statement audits and financial risk management.
- Knowledge of and experience advising Federal clients on applications of OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A and C, the GAO Green Book, the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, Federal Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA), and Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).
- Federal accounting, including the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL) and Treasury Financial Manual, and knowledge of Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA)
- Desire to support public sector clients with a national security mission
- Passionate about reinvesting in the company you work for and representing the company's brand
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
