Senior Financial Analysis and Reporting Consultant

Job Family:

Finance & Accounting Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

Our professionals help our clients to identify, evaluate, and solve some of their most complex challenges, assisting them in achieving their strategic goals and objectives to fulfill their mission. We help our clients transform their business processes, improve efficiency of operations, evaluate and improve internal controls, strengthen policies and controls, increase transparency and performance management, and comply with Federal laws and regulations. The nature of our projects can be fluid and requires self-motivated individuals that are willing to develop solutions on their own or in a team of highly skilled professionals. Project team members are provided the opportunity to interact with our clients’ senior management, as well as the opportunity to enhance their skills in the area of technical competency, business development, client service, leadership, project management, and people development.

• Performing and leading financial analysis, financial reporting, quality control, and providing financial management process improvement.

• Provide guidance on new accounting standards, new systems, and new processes and how to apply these to accounting events and general ledger entries.

• Apply technology solutions to accounting business processes. This includes leveraging SharePoint and Power BI to collect and visualize data to demonstrate the results of analyses and improved decision making.

• In addition to client-facing responsibilities, this role will support important activities that contribute to the growth of our business, strengthen internal Guidehouse operations, and create a positive work environment for all Guidehouse employees. Some of these activities include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in business development activities, such as identifying potential client needs and ways Guidehouse can assist, developing proposals and white papers, participating in client and internal account meetings, and more

• Participating in Guidehouse’s programs for coaching and mentoring staff

• Assisting in the development of learning and development materials, courses, and presentations to help Guidehouse employees expand and strengthen their skills

• Support Guidehouse programs and initiatives for recruiting top talent to the company

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and CURRENT TOP SECRET federal security clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• 5 years of work experience (can include internship).

• Experience with financial analysis and Federal accounting principles and the USSGL.

• Experience with full cycle of accounting transactions and internal controls including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas.

• Knowledge of federal financial statements.

• Experience with leading and providing technical direction to complex accounting challenges and providing auditable recommendations and solutions.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Knowledge of and experience with Federal financial management activities, including but not necessarily limited to: federal accounting, federal financial statement audits and financial risk management.

• Federal accounting, including the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL) and Treasury Financial Manual, and knowledge of Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA).

• Experience preparing federal financial statements

• Momentum Financials, SharePoint and PowerBI experience preferred;

• Understanding deficiencies communicated by the auditor, tracking audit PBC requests, 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; and,

• Experience working in teams to produce high-impact work products, reports, and other deliverables in a fast-paced environment

• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills

• Heightened attention to detail, and the ability to create and edit technical and non-technical written work products and graphical presentations

• Ability to view problems from multiple angles and apply a variety of solutions to solving them

• Ability to participate in client-facing discussions and meetings

• Ability to synthesize information quickly and learn new skills

• Desire to support public sector clients with a national security mission

• Passionate about reinvesting in the company you work for and r