Senior Financial Audit Consultant

Posted:
8/21/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Illinois, United States ⋅ Fairview Heights, Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Consulting

Job Family:

Finance & Accounting Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Secret

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. This role will support a Government agency within the department of defense with opportunities to expand your support to other department of defense related organizations. Specific initiatives and work products that this role supports include:

  • Supporting the response to external financial statement audit requests and inquiries to include end-to-end walkthroughs of business processes, ad hoc meetings, and assisting with coordinating and preparing requested supporting documentation.

  • Supporting the development and execution of corrective action plans and broader remediation strategies designed to address internal control and audit deficiencies and strengthen financial processes.

  • Assessing the impact of new guidance on financial operations and supporting the implementation of new guidance when applicable.

  • Providing audit readiness support services to help facilitate a smooth financial statement audit process, including development and maintenance of digital tools that enable more efficient business processes.

  • More broadly, this team member will be engaged in a diverse set of project-specific tasks covering a broad set of consulting capabilities, including:

    • Apply a variety of analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills and techniques

    • Documenting and evaluating business processes and making recommendations for process improvements

    • Producing a variety of communications from informal email interactions with clients to formal memos, issue papers, presentations, executive briefings, and others

    • Conducting research to investigate client problems and work collaboratively with your team to formulate and recommend solutions

    • Assist clients in analyzing projects and programs to identify risks and help develop, apply, and monitor mitigations

    • Support clients in collecting and analyzing data, producing models and visualizations, and draw conclusions from the data to improve decision-making

    • Analyze and help develop and/or improve policies and procedures for a variety of programs and operational needs

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, etc

  • 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:

  • Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • THREE (3) or more years' experience in accounting, auditing, audit remediation, finance, internal controls or other Federal Financial Management and Reporting disciplines.


What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Experience with data analytics, analysis and reporting.

  • Experience supporting teams in the execution of assigned workload.

  • Experience interacting with senior officials.

  • Experience working as an Accountant, Auditor or DOD Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) Specialist performing the following:

  • DoD accounting.

  • Assessments of DOD processes or internal controls.

  • DOD financial reporting.

  • Applying the concepts used in financial reporting as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB).

  • Performing financial statement audits, audit readiness services or audit remediation and sustainment services within DoD or another Federal Government agency or department.


What We Offer:

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

  • 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

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.


If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.


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.