Senior Financial Transformation Consultant - Intelligent Automation (UiPath RPA)

Guidehouse•Tysons, VA

18h•$98,000 - $163,000

About The Position

Guidehouse’s Financial Management Transformation professionals help clients in Defense and National Security optimize financial management by transforming business processes, enhancing operational efficiency, improving transparency and performance management, promoting change management, and complying with federal laws and regulations. The work is fluid and calls for self-motivated professionals who can develop solutions independently or in teams. Project members interact with senior client management and develop technical, business development, client service, and people-development skills. This consultant supports financial and operational modernization through intelligent automation, with a focus on UiPath robotic process automation (RPA). The role assesses business processes and automation opportunities, gathers and translates requirements into scalable solutions, and designs, develops, tests, deploys, and maintains automations. Solutions support financial management and mission-support functions, including audit readiness, budgeting, acquisition, and grants. The consultant documents workflows and technical specifications, supports project planning and implementation, communicates progress to senior client executives, and collaborates with team members to align automation with federal financial policies, audit readiness requirements, and operational integrity. The work may also involve financial automation, data analytics, process optimization, Power Platform, and AI-enabled capabilities. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust, with approved adjudication required before onboarding. The stated annual salary range is $98,000–$163,000, with compensation decisions based on factors including skills, experience, training, clearances, licensure, certifications, and organizational needs. Travel is up to 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.
Three years of experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining RPA solutions, including at least two years of hands-on UiPath development experience.
Experience gathering requirements, documenting business processes, and identifying automation and process-improvement opportunities.
Experience designing and developing UiPath automations and RPA solutions.
Experience supporting client meetings and presenting recommendations to senior-level leadership.
Experience documenting and evaluating business processes and recommending process improvements.
Experience researching client problems and collaborating with teams to formulate and recommend solutions.
Experience supporting solution testing, deployment, and production support activities.
Experience using project management and Agile delivery best practices.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved adjudication is required before onboarding.

Nice To Haves

Active Public Trust, Secret, or higher security clearance.
Background supporting federal financial management organizations, OCFOs, or Defense financial operations.
UiPath certifications such as Associate Developer, Advanced Developer, Solution Architect, or similar.
Experience with an Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) or automation governance framework.
Experience working within a governance model.
Experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, or other commercial automation tools.
Software development experience using Python, R, .NET, VBA, SQL, or similar programming languages.
Experience with Agile project delivery methods, tools, and concepts.
Experience with business process analysis, optimization, reengineering, and change management initiatives.
Experience selecting and applying automation or software tools to meet customer requirements.
Experience supporting human capital analytics, financial management analytics, advanced data visualizations, or business intelligence solutions.
Ability to develop visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik.
Understanding of federal financial systems, audit readiness, internal controls, budgeting, acquisition, grants management, or financial reporting processes.
Desire and ability to continually expand technical capabilities related to intelligent automation, analytics, and AI for financial management transformation.
Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with team members and senior stakeholders to modernize financial and operational processes using intelligent automation.
Assess business processes and procedures, identify pain points, manual activities, and automation opportunities, and coordinate current-state assessments with process stakeholders.
Gather business and functional requirements and translate them into scalable automation solutions using UiPath and related technologies.
Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain RPA solutions to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, strengthen internal controls, and enhance operational effectiveness.
Support implementation and enhancement of automation capabilities across financial management, audit readiness, budget, acquisition, grants, and other mission-support functions.
Create process documentation, workflow diagrams, technical specifications, testing plans, and training materials.
Assist with project plans for end-to-end automation development and establish, communicate, and execute realistic timelines.
Regularly communicate project task updates and solution status to senior-level executive clients and confirm shared understanding.
Collaborate with senior team members to embed financial management standards in automation design and development, aligning solutions with federal financial policies, audit readiness requirements, and operational integrity.
Coordinate with team members and develop necessary skills to support financial automation, data analytics, process optimization, and AI capabilities for financial management use cases.
Support UiPath automation deployment and integration with financial systems and business processes, using complementary technologies such as Power Platform and AI-enabled capabilities where appropriate.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance.
Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays.
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
Parental leave and adoption assistance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Basic life and supplemental life insurance.
Health Savings Account and dental, vision, and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Student loan paydown.
Tuition reimbursement, personal development, and learning opportunities.
Skills development and certifications.
Employee referral program.
Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach.
Emergency back-up childcare program.
Mobility stipend.
Flexible benefits package.