Guidehouse
Management Consulting
BusinessOperationsSpecialist
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“Business Operations Specialist at Guidehouse. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, DoD financial management, strategic planning, executive decision support. Support Department of Defense (DoD) clients with high‑visibility strategic, financial, and operational initiatives. Lead high‑visibility strategic initiatives and manage senior‑level client relationships across complex financi”
Industry & Context.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify issues, evaluate alternatives, and recommend actionable courses of action
Up to 25% Travel, Ability to Obtain Secret Clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Ability to Obtain Secret Clearance, Master's degree, SEVEN (7) years of experience in DoD financial management
Nice to Have
ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance, Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams, Power BI and Visio, Demonstrated business acumen, including experience in Management consulting, Business development support and Professional development initiatives, Demonstrated experience performing strategic financial management and business operations duties independently
What You'll Do.
Support Department of Defense (DoD) clients with high‑visibility strategic
and operational initiatives
Lead high‑visibility strategic initiatives and manage senior‑level client relationships across complex financial management and organizational priorities
Execute and support long‑term programmatic and strategic planning efforts
including rapid response to emerging client needs
Develop executive‑ready analyses
and decision‑support materials for senior leadership
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify issues
evaluate alternatives
and recommend actionable courses of action
Support DoD strategic financial management activities
including programming
and spend plan analysis
Support mission‑critical activities related to DoD programming and budget formulation
Improve organizational effectiveness through business process analysis
and targeted transformation initiatives
Facilitate senior‑level meetings
and stakeholder engagements
Support organizational culture
and professional development initiatives aligned with client priorities
Perform assigned duties independently
serving as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
cross-functional coordination; Facilitate senior-level meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder engagements
Communication Scope
Develop executive‑ready analyses, recommendations, briefings, and decision‑support materials for senior leadership; Facilitate senior‑level meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder engagements
Process & Methodology
strategic initiatives, long‑term programmatic and strategic planning efforts
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** Management Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 25% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Secret ** _What You Will Do_ : ** Support Department of Defense (DoD) clients with high‑visibility strategic, financial, and operational initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in DoD financial management, strategic planning, and executive decision support, and includes direct engagement with senior‑level government stakeholders. * Lead high‑visibility strategic initiatives and manage senior‑level client relationships across complex financial management and organizational priorities * Execute and support long‑term programmatic and strategic planning efforts, including rapid response to emerging client needs * Develop executive‑ready analyses, recommendations, briefings, and decision‑support materials for senior leadership * Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify issues, evaluate alternatives, and recommend actionable courses of action * Support DoD strategic financial management activities, including programming, budgeting, execution, and spend plan analysis * Support mission‑critical activities related to DoD programming and budget formulation, including * Budget Estimate Submissions (BES) * President’s Budget (PB) materials * National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) certification documentation * O&M budgets, execution tracking, and financial * Improve organizational effectiveness through business process analysis, governance support, and targeted transformation initiatives * Facilitate senior‑level meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder engagements * Support organizational culture, workforce, and professional development initiatives aligned with client priorities * Perform assigned duties independently, serving as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership ** _What You Will Need_ :** * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of c
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