BDO USA, LLP

Senior Consultant, Public Sector

BDO USA, LLP$100K — $135K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or IT preferred
  • 3+ years of relevant professional experience required
  • Experience with financial management and accounting preferred
  • Familiarity with audit and financial standards like FIAR Guidance, GAO Green Book preferred
  • Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance required
  • Relevant certifications (CPA, PMP, CGFM, etc.) preferred
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites required

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research and analyze federal financial statements and documents
  • Deliver comprehensive services tailored to public sector clients
  • Assist with practice and business development initiatives
  • Coordinate closely with engagement management and client leadership
  • Support clients with financial, budget, IT, and operational transformations
  • Maintain client relationships and communicate effectively
  • Prepare presentations and participate in client meetings

Benefits

  • Access to training, seminars, and conferences
  • Opportunity to participate in recruiting efforts
  • Support for business development initiatives
  • Potential for supervisory roles in future work
  • Work in a collaborative and dynamic client-focused environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Summary:

BDO is seeking a consulting professional to support financial management, accounting, budget, and/or audit readiness efforts for Intelligence Community (IC) Agencies. This role is also responsible for supporting business development, practice development, and client project delivery activities. They'll support the day-to-day client delivery and relationships with peer-level clients on Public Sector engagements, while supporting client needs and potentially supervising staff.

Job Duties:
  • Conducts research and analysis of federal financial statements, notes, and other financial documents, and performs accounting activities as directed by the client
  • Delivers a full range of services that will use your educational background, experience, and organizational skills while serving BDO's dynamic public sector client base
  • Assists with firm practice, solution, and business development initiatives
  • Supports task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution, status, and review processes
  • Supports clients with key financial and budgetary, information technology, and operational transformation initiatives.
  • Adapts to a changing client environment while meeting client expectations
  • Manages priorities and work effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion. Support multiple efforts through flexible multi-task coordination
  • Provides summary recommendations to team leadership regarding assigned work stream
  • Applies fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support client reviews, improvements, and/or implementations
  • Communicates and maintains relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and functions
  • Prepares presentations, briefings, and actively participates in client meetings and day-to-day interactions
  • Communicates with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products
  • Establishes professional rapport with clients and other organizations
  • Supports and reviews work products for technical accuracy, deliverable quality, and overall value to the client
  • Attends relevant training, seminars, and/or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client's needs and changes in the industry
  • Supports recruiting efforts by identifying potential candidates and participating in interviews
  • Supports business development meetings and/or proposal development process with guidance from Public Practice leadership
  • Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Potential supervision of Public Sector staff

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education
  • Bachelor's degree, required; focus in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology, preferred
  • Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology, preferred

Experience
  • Three (3) or more years of relevant professional experience, required
  • Experience with Audit Sustainment, Fixed Asset Management, or Financial Statement Preparation experience; as well as Accounting and/or Financial Management experience within the IC (Intelligence Community), preferred
  • Federal financial management and accounting experience, preferred
  • Experience with financial statement audit, internal control testing or analysis, and/or coordinating with external auditors, preferred
  • Familiarity with some or all of the following: Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Guidance, the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL), FASAB, CFO Act, FMFIA, FFMIA, ICOFR, GAGAS (Yellow Book), GAO Green Book, OMB Circulars, COSO Framework, preferred
  • Experience supporting Public Sector practice, solution, and/or business development initiatives, preferred
  • Public speaking and/or training experience, preferred

License(s)/Certification(s)
  • Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance, required
  • Relevant industry certification, such as CPA, PMP, CGFM, CDFM, CISA, or related, preferred

Software
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suites (especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), preferred

Language(s)
  • N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills
  • Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels within the client organization and in the firm
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate within a team environment and with a customer service focus
  • Ability to follow instructions as directed
  • Superior organizational skills required with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Detail oriented with in-depth knowledge and application of English grammar and ability to proofread all written materials including proposals, pitches, presentations, etc.


Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $100,000 - $135,000
Maryland Range: $100,000 - $135,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $135,000

About BDO USA, LLP

BDO USA, LLP is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. BDO USA has more than 60 offices and over 5,000 employees throughout the United States. The company is a member of the BDO International network, which has more than 1,500 offices in over 160 countries.
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