Federal Financial Management Process Improvement – Task Lead

Overview

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. We help clients address their toughest challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures with a focus 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 prepare our clients for future growth and success. The company has more than 10,000 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

Our finance management consultants help federal clients optimize the operations of their finance organization, including budget execution, accounting reconciliations (e.g., Fund Balance with Treasury, Payroll), intra-governmental payments and collections, government-wide treasury account symbol reporting, annual financial reporting and helping to meet the ever-changing requirements of federal financial reporting. This high performing team helps a federal CFO organization identify, design and implement improved processes that transform their finance function and provide lasting change by empowering the federal workforce to sustain improved operations. The team utilizes the latest technologies with automation, robotics, business intelligence and data warehouses to design and construct improved processes.

The role would manage a workstream of 2-5 team members’ deliverables, schedule and engage with clients on behalf of the project team. The candidate will have demonstrated proficiency in federal accounting, reporting and financial systems, and would have experience redesigning business processes utilizing analytics, data warehouse and business intelligence solutions within a Federal CFO organization. In addition, the candidate will be managing stakeholders, soliciting requirements and will be responsible for overseeing change management and integration of automated processes within the Federal workforce

Qualifications

Required: 

• Due to our contractual requirements, to be eligible for this role, you must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated at time of hire.

• Significant experience, minimum of 5 years Federal Financial Accounting experience and demonstrates ability to provide guidance and direction at the task level
• Supervisory experience managing team
• Demonstrated knowledge of Federal Accounting, Accounts Receivables, Federal USSGL, Budget Execution, and a working knowledge of GTAS, IPAC and CARS
• In depth understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, the ability to record transactions accurately and an understanding of how related system documents are impacted
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance is contractually required
• Capabilities to support and manage teams to provide analytics, automation and business intelligence services (i.e., SQL, PowerBI, PowerApps – including DAX)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline

Preferred:

• CPA, CGFM or PMP or related credential
• Understanding of the full lifecycle of federal budget execution, accounting, and financial procedures from the establishment of authority to financial reporting and internal controls
• Experience with business process improvement and/or change management
• Experience with Federal Financial Management systems, specifically, CGI Momentum and business intelligence software (i.e., PowerBI, SQL)
• Federal project management experience
• Active Public Trust – Moderate Background Investigation (MBI)

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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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