Guidehouse Looking for DoD Financial Senior Consultant at Elkton, Florida Full Time

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com .

Responsibilities

The DoD Financial Senior Consultant helps clients remediate financial statement audit findings. This includes documenting and evaluating business processes, identification of risks and corresponding internal controls. This also includes performing tests of internal controls and communicating the results of those tests, as well as, developing and presenting recommendations for improvements. Responsibilities more specifically include:

• Support key leadership meetings by preparing briefing materials, participating in discussion, documenting major decisions, and capturing and tracking action items.
• Provide strategic guidance and technical assistance for audit preparation and remediation efforts (eg, develop integrated enterprise strategies; develop, implement, and validate corrective action plans;
• Monitor and provide feedback on audit remediation efforts/plans executed by various organizations.
• Provide communication support for internal/external briefings, requests for information, etc.
• Support ad hoc requests such as researching topical accounting/auditing issues, developing and reviewing position papers, providing integration support, etc.
• Develop/evaluate/update/maintain/monitor risk registers, trackers, master schedules, and similar work products.
• Managing the work of consultants, performing critical reviews of the work products and providing feedback.

Qualifications

The following qualifications are REQUIRED to be considered for this role:

• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance required (National Agency Check and Inquiries)
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited United States college or university in Business, Accounting, or Finance or equivilant.
  • Candidate may substitute 4 years of experience managing or leading a large scale audit engagement or remediation effort in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Candidate must have 7 years of relevant experience within the past 10 years.
• 3 years of this experience must be in a management capacity.
• Relevant experience includes performing audits and/or audit remediation in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS).

The following experience/education/skills are PREFERRED to be considered for this role:

• Certified Public Accountant (preferred, not required)
• Experience with DoD and/or the Department of the Navy.
• Demonstrates abilities and success with identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; preparing concise, accurate documents.
• Experience in developing written communications in a variety of different formats that include but are not limited to PowerPoint presentations, position or whitepapers, outlines, and speaker talking points.
• Demonstrates abilities and success with analyzing detailed finance and accounting processes to identify control gaps and improvement opportunities, facilitating audit requests and planning and performing tests of controls and balances.
• Audit, audit remediation or supply chain experience with respect to Inventory and Warehouse Management.
• Secret clearance eligible

Additional Requirements

The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.

Disclaimer

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Rewards and Benefits

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• 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
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program