Guidehouse
Finance & Accounting Consulting
ConsultantAccountingandFinanceDefense&SecurityCampus2026
“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.
Ability to synthesize information quickly; view problems; apply a variety of analytical solutions
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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