Accounting Data Solution Senior Consultant

Kearney & Company • Alexandria, VA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Kearney and Company is seeking an Accounting Data Solution Senior Consultant to join our team and bridge the gap between accounting/finance stakeholders and technical development teams to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and customer needs. In this role, you will act as a liaison between accounting functional teams and development teams by gathering requirements, translating them into technical specifications, guiding development, and ensuring delivered solutions meet business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field
• Experience working with both accounting stakeholders and technical teams, translating business needs into actionable technical requirements
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects with competing priorities and communicating project objectives, milestones, and results to stakeholders
• Strong understanding of USSGL accounts and performing business analysis using General Ledger data
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• 4 yrs using Python, PySpark, R, SQL or other programming languages
• Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in auditing, accounting, data analytics, financial management, or related areas
• Ability to work in-person 2 days per week in the Washington DC / Alexandria, VA area
• Must have an active Interim Secret Clearance (or higher, such as Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) to be considered for this role (requires U.S. citizenship)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the DoW’s War Data Platform (previously Advana), DoW ERP systems (e.g. Army GFEBS, Navy ERP, Defense Agencies Initiative) or similar data platform
• Previous career experience in public accounting, auditing, financial analytics or DoW Financial Management
• Experience designing queries for analysis using multiple subledger tables from ERP systems (e.g. using Purchase Order [PO] Header, PO Line, PO Distribution, and Payables Tables to analyze procure to pay transactions)
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and integrating data from various on-premises and cloud-based sources

Responsibilities

• Design analytics solutions
• Solve accounting problems using data
• Work alongside developers to deliver applications
• Translate accounting processes into technical requirements
• Build prototypes and analytics
• Provide clear, actionable directions to junior developers
• Validate that technical solutions meet accounting needs
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior