Financial Accounting Operations Controllership Consultant

Deloitte • Jersey City, NJ

9d • $78,700 - $155,100

About The Position

Deloitte’s Finance Transformation team helps chief financial officers, controllers, and finance teams define and execute finance and global business services agendas and strategies. As a Consultant on the Government & Public Services Controllership team, you will support clients with finance operations, process design, and technology-enabled transformation, helping them navigate operational, market, technology, and regulatory challenges.

The role supports accounting operations across property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), lease accounting, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), reimbursable agreements, and Intragovernmental Payment and Collection (IPAC) transactions. You will prepare and reconcile monthly financial reports and account balances, research discrepancies, review transactions, document resolutions, support charge card management and compliance monitoring, and use SAP and other financial systems to record, analyze, and report financial data.

The role is part of Deloitte’s Government & Public Services practice, which serves federal, state, and local government clients and public higher education institutions. Deloitte’s Controllership and Treasury Transformation offering works with finance leaders to build efficient, high-quality, data-driven, technology-enabled controllership and treasury functions. Travel may average 0–25%, depending on client and industry needs. Recruiting for this role ends on December 30, 2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Must be able to obtain the required clearance for this role.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• At least 1 year of experience performing accounting operations or preparing monthly financial reports.
• At least 1 year of experience performing at least two of the following: property, plant, and equipment accounting; lease accounting; accounts payable; accounts receivable; reimbursable agreements; or Intragovernmental Payment and Collection transactions.
• At least 1 year of experience performing charge card management and compliance monitoring.
• Ability to travel 0–25% on average, depending on work, clients, and industries or sectors served.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using SAP to process accounting transactions or prepare financial reports.
• Experience preparing financial reports, reconciliations, or accounting transactions for a U.S. federal government agency.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting operations for property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), lease accounting, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), reimbursable agreements, and Intragovernmental Payment and Collection (IPAC) transactions.
• Prepare and reconcile monthly financial reports, account balances, and supporting documentation.
• Research accounting discrepancies, perform transaction reviews, and document resolutions.
• Support charge card management activities and compliance monitoring under established policies and procedures.
• Use SAP and financial systems to record, analyze, and report financial data.

Benefits

• May be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to program rules and applicable performance factors.
• Deloitte offers employees a broad range of benefits; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.
• Professional development opportunities include on-the-job learning, formal development programs, leadership opportunities, and mentorship.

What This Job Offers

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