Federal CPA / CFO Services Senior Consultant

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• Management Consulting
• Travel Required
• Up to 10%
• Clearance Required
• Ability to Obtain Public Trust
• What You Will Do
• Guidehouse seeks to add talented professionals to our growing platform! Come join us in providing high impact, mission-centric support to our Public Sector Transportation clients. You will provide direct client support and learn to support, own, and drive business development to allow for career progression and future challenging (and rewarding) project assignments. The professionals we seek are team-oriented, dedicated, and adaptable individuals with a desire for development, growth, and success. Apply with us if that describes you!
As a
• Senior Consultant
• providing
• financial management
• services to our Transportation clients, you will experience a variety of engagements. Our financial management practitioners predominately support CFO clients. Engagements may include process assessment studies and improvement efforts, strategic and change management efforts to guide stakeholders through business transitions (e.g., due to new financial standards, requirements, systems; aging infrastructure), assessments designed to gather and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into recommendations, and program management efforts supporting financial and/or grant operations.
Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Supporting day-to-day recipient monitoring functions and conducting stakeholder outreach
• Applying knowledge of Federal financial and accounting principles, standards, and guidance to help clients comply with requirements
• Leveraging data analysis skills to improve processes and deliver insights on financial and / or grants programs
• Participating in meetings with clients and teams to understand project / program objectives and challenges regarding client structures, processes, technologies, operations, and / or cultures
• Working with a team to develop solutions to solve process and policy challenges for CFO clients
• Leading implementation of accepted recommendations and solutions
• Presenting updated deliverables and work products to team leadership and clients, making complex concepts simple
• Being adaptable to changing client requirements and asks and be able to work closely with project leadership to solve challenges
• Supporting team management with business development activities, including, but not limited to, proposal writing and client research
• Demonstrating an ability to learn new skills, challenge yourself, and increase your capabilities and competencies
• What You Will Need
• + 3+ years of experience in internal / external client facing Federal management consulting, strategy, or operations position
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university in accounting or related financial / business field
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
• Significant proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and critical thinking
• High attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance.
• Preference will be given to candidates who reside within a reasonable number of miles of a Guidehouse Office.
• What Would Be Nice To Have
• + Certification(s) (e.g., Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Lean Six Sigma, Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Prosci Change Management Certification)
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• 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.
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