Guidehouse
Defense
DefenseAccountabilityConsultant
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“Defense Accountability Consultant at Guidehouse. Skills: Defense consulting, Program lifecycle management, Stakeholder liaison. Support consulting projects for DoD clients. Improve operations and efficiency outcomes”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve operations and efficiency outcomes; Enhance program efficiency; Enhance program effectiveness
Industry & Context.
Identify process improvements; Assess process improvements; Implement process improvements; Audit remediation
Up to 25% travel, Ability to Obtain Secret clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Ability to Obtain Secret clearance, Bachelor's Degree, 1+ years experience with DoD organizations
Nice to Have
Active Secret clearance, Advanced degree in business, 2+ years experience in DoD production, Experience supporting complex programs, Excellent communication skills, Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, Proficiency in MS Office tools, Experience leading client-facing teams, Experience developing written materials, Ability to excel in dynamic organization, Experience serving Navy, Experience serving Air Force, Experience serving Marine Corps, Experience working for Lockheed Martin, Experience working for Pratt & Whitney
What You'll Do.
Support consulting projects for DoD clients
Improve operations and efficiency outcomes
Support acquisition functions
Support sustainment functions
Identify new client challenges
Oversee program lifecycle phases
Act as liaison for government stakeholders
Deliver guidance to stakeholders
Provide status updates
Support cross-functional teams
Identify process improvements
Assess process improvements
Implement process improvements
Support project team activities
Optimize finance organization operations
Support audit readiness
Support accounting operations
Support logistics operations
Support property management
Support audit remediation activities
Develop process documentation
Update process documentation
Develop Standard Operating Procedures
Implement corrective action plans
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Client-facing teams
Communication Scope
Clear guidance; Status updates; Written communication
Process & Methodology
Program lifecycle management
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** Operational Effectiveness Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 25% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Secret ** _What You Will Do_ :** Guidehouse is currently seeking operations consulting professionals in support of Department of Defense (DoD) clients. These teammates will be responsible for supporting engagements with major DoD Programs to improve operations and efficiency outcomes across the program lifecycle, including Program Acquisition and Sustainment functions, cost/schedule/performance management, and identifying new client challenges to solve. Responsibilities of this role are as follows, to include but not limited to: * Support consulting projects for major DoD weapon systems, overseeing all phases of the program lifecycle, including acquisition, sustainment, and modernization activities. * Act as the primary liaison for government stakeholders, delivering clear guidance and regular status updates to ensure alignment and informed decisionmaking. * Support cross-functional teams to achieve program goals. * Identify, assess, and implement process improvements to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness. * Support day-to-day project team activities to gain customer buy-in towards a common operating picture, solution architecture, and roadmap for execution. * Assist federal clients to optimize the operations of their finance organization, including supporting the audit readiness, accounting, logistics and property management. * Support audit remediation activities, such as developing/updating process documentation, Standard Operating Procedures, and developing/implementing corrective action plans to address findings. ** _What You Will Need_ :** * Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance. * Bachelor's Degree * ONE (1) or more years of experience with DoD organizations and/or Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry or similar commercial domain ** _What Would Be Nice To Have_ :** * An ACTIVE and
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