Finance Consultant

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC seeks a Finance Consultant to assess organizational processes, governance structures, capabilities, risks, and resource alignment through interviews, document reviews, and structured analysis. The role identifies gaps between strategic objectives and operational execution and develops, refines, and documents strategic plans, including mission and vision statements, multiyear roadmaps, prioritized objectives, and implementation milestones aligned with stakeholder-defined mission requirements and anticipated growth.

The Finance Consultant also designs and enhances governance and decision-making frameworks, including reporting pathways, oversight mechanisms, and workflow improvements, to strengthen transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. The role supports strategic initiative execution through stakeholder engagement, workshops and planning sessions, interagency coordination, metrics and dashboards, periodic reviews, and recommendations for corrective action on Sponsor-designated initiatives and priority workstreams.

This is a key role, and the sponsor expects the selected candidate to be available and ready to start on the proposed date of January 18, 2027. The position is in Chantilly, Virginia, and McLean, Virginia. An active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least seven years of experience performing financial reporting, analysis, reconciliation, and cost review for the Intelligence Community.
• At least five years of demonstrated experience using financial management software, including general ledger management, expense categorization, reconciliation, and preparation of financial statements or monthly reporting packages.
• Proven expertise preparing audit-ready financial documentation, conducting variance analyses, and developing clear, accurate reporting products for senior leadership within the Intelligence Community.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Typical education and experience: bachelor's degree and ten or more years of related experience; master's degree and eight or more years of experience; or Ph.D. or JD and five or more years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess organizational processes, governance structures, capabilities, risks, and resource alignment through interviews, document reviews, and structured analysis.
• Identify gaps between strategic objectives and operational execution.
• Develop, refine, and document strategic plans, including mission and vision statements, multiyear roadmaps, prioritized objectives, and implementation milestones.
• Design and enhance governance and decision-making frameworks, such as reporting pathways, oversight mechanisms, and workflow improvements.
• Lead stakeholder workshops and planning sessions and conduct interagency coordination to support strategic initiatives.
• Develop metrics and dashboards, perform periodic reviews, and recommend corrective actions for sustained performance improvement on Sponsor-designated initiatives and priority workstreams.
• Perform financial reporting, analysis, reconciliation, and cost review for the Intelligence Community.
• Use financial management software for general ledger management, expense categorization, reconciliation, and preparation of financial statements or monthly reporting packages.
• Prepare audit-ready financial documentation, conduct variance analyses, and develop clear, accurate reporting products for senior leadership within the Intelligence Community.

What This Job Offers

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