Guidehouse

Finance & Accounting Consulting

FederalAuditandAccountingSpecialist

$74–124k Bethesda, Maryland, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Federal Audit and Accounting Specialist at Guidehouse. Skills: financial management, financial accounting, auditability, federal audit and accounting standards. support the development and implementation of strategies for improvement of systems and processes related to financial accounting and auditability for IC funds. perform analysis over IC AFRs to develop insights into progress and challenges for senior leadership”

What You'll Achieve.

achieve, improve, and sustain appropriate accountability for all other IC priorities

Industry & Context.

Finance & Accounting Consulting
Problems you'll solve

develop insights into progress and challenges; develop and document solutions for audit and accounting challenges

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% Travel, Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph, Bachelor's Degree, ONE (1)+ years of financial management supporting Federal government (DOD or IC customers)

Nice to Have

Bachelor's Degree Accounting Degree, CPA or other accounting certification, Familiarity with federal audit and accounting standards (SFFAS, GAGAS, etc), Ability to review and understand technical accounting requirements and translate them to non-accounting stakeholders, Ability to work with diverse stakeholders from across the federal government to develop and document solutions for audit and accounting challenges

What You'll Do.

support the development and implementation of strategies for improvement of systems and processes related to financial accounting and auditability for IC funds

perform analysis over IC AFRs to develop insights into progress and challenges for senior leadership

assist with evaluating

writing financial management white papers and policies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work with a team to support the development and implementation of strategies; work with a team to perform analysis; Ability to work with diverse stakeholders from across the federal government to develop and document solutions

Communication Scope

translate technical accounting requirements to non-accounting stakeholders

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Finance & Accounting Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph ** _What You Will Do:_** Guidehouse provides a range of advisory services and support to improve the processes and capabilities surrounding the development, defense, execution, reporting, and process analysis of activities required support the non-budgetary side of IC CFO. In this support, we provide guidance on financial management (FM) activities and systems in order to achieve, improve, and sustain appropriate accountability for all other IC priorities. You will work with a team to support the development and implementation of strategies for improvement of systems and processes related to financial accounting and auditability for IC funds. This role will include substantive review and assessment over impacts to the IC for relevant audit and accounting guidance and regulatory updates, including but not limited to OMB A-136, Treasury TFM, and Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards. You will also work with a team to perform analysis over IC AFRs to develop insights into progress and challenges for senior leadership. You will assist with evaluating, modifying, writing financial management white papers and policies. ** _What You Will Need:_** * An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph * Bachelor's Degree * ONE (1)+ years of financial management supporting Federal government (DOD or IC customers) **_What Would Be Nice To Have:_** * Bachelor's Degree Accounting Degree * CPA or other accounting certification * Familiarity with federal audit and accounting standards (SFFAS, GAGAS, etc) * Ability to review and understand technical accounting requirements and translate them to non-accounting stakeholders * Ability to work with diverse stakeholders from across the federal government to develop and document solutions for audit and accounting challeng

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