Financial Management Transformation, Audit & Technology Specialist

Guidehouse•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Guidehouse is seeking financial management, audit, internal controls, and financial systems professionals to support Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of War (DoW) clients on mission-critical finance transformation, audit remediation, and modernization initiatives. The role helps clients improve financial operations, strengthen internal controls, achieve audit readiness, modernize business processes, and use emerging technologies to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. Engagements may focus on financial management transformation, audit remediation and sustainment, business process improvement, data analytics, automation, financial systems modernization, and enterprise risk management. The position involves collaborating with government and contractor teams and providing analysis, recommendations, and executive-level communications to support client objectives. Travel may be up to 25%. The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Secret security clearance, with approved adjudication required before onboarding.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Information Technology, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Three to five or more years of experience supporting one or more of the following: financial management, accounting, audit readiness and remediation, internal controls, business process improvement, financial systems, data analytics and automation, or federal consulting.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Secret security clearance; approved adjudication is required before onboarding.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with clients and project teams in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret or higher-level security clearance.
Master’s degree or relevant professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, PMP, CGFM, CDFM, SAFe, ITIL, or equivalent.
Experience supporting the Department of Defense or other federal agencies.
Experience with financial management systems, ERP platforms, or audit readiness initiatives.
Knowledge of federal financial management, internal controls, audit, risk management, or compliance requirements.
Experience with data analytics, automation, reporting, and visualization tools such as Power BI, Power Platform, SQL, Python, Databricks, Azure, or AWS.
Experience briefing senior leaders and stakeholders and delivering client-facing solutions.

Responsibilities

Support financial management, audit remediation, internal controls, and business transformation initiatives for Department of Defense clients.
Analyze and improve financial processes, reporting, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
Develop data-driven solutions, dashboards, automation, and reporting tools to enhance decision-making and auditability.
Use technologies such as Power BI, Power Platform, Databricks, Azure, Python, and SQL to modernize financial operations.
Collaborate with government and contractor teams.
Provide analysis, recommendations, and executive-level communications to support client objectives.