Financial Improvement & Audit Remediation Consultant

Guidehouse•Washington, DC

1d•$149,000 - $248,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves providing audit support and remediation activities, including reviewing deficiencies, tracking requests, developing corrective action plans, and executing remediation with a focus on internal controls over financial reporting and management financial statement assertions. The consultant will also evaluate and test business process internal controls, perform financial statement audits, and provide audit readiness support. Additionally, the role includes supporting management control programs and conducting entity-level controls, risk management, and fraud risk assessments. Day-to-day responsibilities involve program management support, including developing integrated master plans, detailed schedules, and risk mitigation plans, and providing regular updates to stakeholders. The consultant will also support and facilitate meetings, prepare presentations, gather feedback, and present insights. Recommendations regarding industry best practices, techniques, and standards will be provided. The role also includes developing and implementing metrics to measure performance and progress towards strategic goals, communicating this progress, developing visual representations of data, and supporting the development or improvement of analytics and automation tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Requirements

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.
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, information systems, engineering, business analytics or a related field from an accredited college or university.
Minimum SEVEN (7) years of experience with project management and/or executive level support with a federal customers/agencies
Knowledge of and/or experience with federal financial management activities, including but not limited to federal accounting, financial statement audits, audit readiness, audit remediation, internal control assessment, financial risk management, and other relevant federal information assurance laws, regulations, and guidance.
May require up to 2 - 3 days on-site at the Client's office.
Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.

Nice To Haves

Navy experience
Master’s degree.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Senior leadership engagement ability to drive change and buy-in across disparate stakeholder groups

Responsibilities

Providing audit support and remediation activities such as reviewing deficiencies communicated by the auditor, tracking and responding to audit requests, developing corrective action plans, and executing remediation with a focus on internal controls over financial reporting and management financial statement assertions.
Evaluating/testing business process internal controls, performing financial statement audits, and providing audit readiness support.
Supporting management control programs.
Conducting entity level controls, risk management, and fraud risk assessments.
Provide program management support throughout the life of the project by developing and implementing an integrated master plan, detailed schedules, and risk mitigation plan, and providing updates on a consistent basis to stakeholders.
Support and facilitate meetings and / or briefings, prepare presentations, gather feedback, and present insights.
Provide recommendations regarding industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the life of the task order.
Develop and implement metrics to measure performance and progress towards strategic goals and communicate that progress.
Develop visual representations of data / relationships to convey key information succinctly and unambiguously to diverse audiences.
Support the development and/or improvement of analytics and automation tools to operationalize and implement operations solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Benefits

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