Guidehouse

Finance & Accounting Consulting

ConsultantAccountingandFinanceDefense&SecurityCampus2026

McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Consultant - Accounting and Finance - Defense & Security - Campus 2026 at Guidehouse. Skills: Accounting, Finance, Federal financial management, Audit remediation, Financial reporting. Optimize all elements of their financial management structure by transforming business processes, enhancing the efficiency of operations, improving transparency and performance management, promoting change management, and complying with Federal laws and regulations.. Accounting and budget management”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize all elements of their financial management structure by transforming business processes, enhancing the efficiency of operations, improving transparency and performance management, promoting change management, and complying with Federal laws and regulations.; produce high-impact work products, reports, and other deliverables in a fast-paced environment; produce high quality deliverables in a timely manner

Industry & Context.

Finance & Accounting Consulting
Problems you'll solve

Ability to synthesize information quickly; view problems; apply a variety of analytical solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to Obtain Secret, US Citizenship is required for security clearance, Travel Required: Up to 10%

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Ability to Obtain Secret, US Citizenship is required for security clearance, Completing a Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or a related field between fall 2025 and summer 2026 from an accredited college or university

Nice to Have

An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security or higher-level clearance, Master’s degree, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), Knowledge of and experience with federal financial management activities, including but not limited to federal accounting, financial statement audits, audit readiness, audit remediation, internal control assessment, financial risk management, and other relevant federal information assurance laws, regulations, and guidance., Knowledge of federal laws, regulations, and requirements.

What You'll Do.

Optimize all elements of their financial management structure by transforming business processes

enhancing the efficiency of operations

improving transparency and performance management

promoting change management

and complying with Federal laws and regulations.

Accounting and budget management

Supporting financial reporting/financial statement preparation

tie-points and abnormal balances analysis

fluctuation/trend analysis

and USSGL posting logic research

Audit remediation activities

such as developing/updating process documentation (e. g.

narratives and flow charts)

and developing/implementing corrective action plans to address findings

Performing and reviewing statement analysis

financial information

and financial statement audit report analysis

Identifying and implementing process improvements over financial reporting tools and templates in coordination with team lead and using technology to improve financial reporting

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Ability to work in teams to produce high-impact work products, reports, and other deliverables in a fast-paced environment; participate in client-facing discussions and meetings

Communication Scope

organizational and communication skills; participate in client-facing discussions and meetings

Process & Methodology

Willingness to utilize project management best practices within an organization to produce high quality deliverables in a timely manner

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