Guidehouse
Finance & Accounting Consulting
FederalFinancialManagementModernizationProjectLead
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“Federal Financial Management Modernization Project Lead at Guidehouse. Skills: Federal financial management modernization, AI adoption, analytics, data engineering, automation, financial process improvement, enterprise data, Treasury reporting, IGT, controls, AI governance, IL5 readiness, integration roadmap, scalable AI solutions, explainable AI solutions. Provide strategic leadership for large‑scale DFAS financial transformation, AI adoption, and modernization efforts. Shape solution architect”
What You'll Achieve.
optimize all elements of their financial management structure; transforming business processes; enhancing operational efficiency; improving transparency and performance management; promoting change management; complying with Federal laws and regulations; develop workforce capability and delivery excellence
Industry & Context.
analytics; AI/ML; data engineering; automation; financial process improvement; scalable AI solutions; explainable AI solutions
Ability to Obtain Secret Clearance, Travel Required: Up to 10%
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
TEN (10) years of experience leading complex federal financial management, analytics, technology, or AI programs, Demonstrated success leading large teams, managing multi‑phase transformation initiatives, and engaging executive‑level, deep expertise in federal financial reporting, audit requirements, and financial systems, ability to shape AI‑enabled capabilities and guide technical and functional integration efforts, Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance
Nice to Have
Candidates with an ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance are preferred, Experience advising DFAS, DoD, OUSD(C), or CFO Act agencies at the enterprise level, expertise with platforms such as WDP/Advana, Databricks, ERPs, Treasury systems, and enterprise automation, experience with AI governance, model oversight, MLOps, data lineage, and IL5/FedRAMP‑High, relevant professional certifications including CPA, CDFM, CGFM, PMP, SAFe, cloud architect, or AI/analytics credentials
What You'll Do.
Provide strategic leadership for large‑scale DFAS financial transformation
and modernization efforts
Shape solution architectures across analytics
and financial process improvement
Direct multi‑team delivery across workstreams involving enterprise data
Advise senior DFAS and DoW stakeholders on modernization strategy
and integration roadmap
Drive quality assurance
stakeholder communications
and long‑term client relationship development
Lead development of scalable
explainable AI and analytics solutions aligned with DFAS mission
Mentor managers and senior technical develop workforce capability and delivery excellence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Direct multi‑team delivery across workstreams; Advise senior DFAS and DoW stakeholders; stakeholder communications; client relationship development; Mentor managers and senior technical develop workforce capability
Communication Scope
stakeholder communications
Process & Methodology
leading large teams, managing multi‑phase transformation initiatives
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** Finance & Accounting Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Secret ** _What You Will Do_ :** Our Financial Management professionals help our clients in Defense and National Security optimize all elements of their financial management structure by transforming business processes, enhancing operational efficiency, improving transparency and performance management, promoting change management, and complying with Federal laws and regulations. Specific initiatives and work products that this role supports include: * Provide strategic leadership for large‑scale DFAS financial transformation, AI adoption, and modernization efforts * Shape solution architectures across analytics, AI/ML, data engineering, automation, and financial process improvement * Direct multi‑team delivery across workstreams involving enterprise data, Treasury reporting, IGT, and controls * Advise senior DFAS and DoW stakeholders on modernization strategy, AI governance, IL5 readiness, and integration roadmap * Drive quality assurance, risk management, stakeholder communications, and long‑term client relationship development * Lead development of scalable, explainable AI and analytics solutions aligned with DFAS mission, compliance, and auditability * Mentor managers and senior technical leads; develop workforce capability and delivery excellence ** _What You Will Need:_** * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance are preferred. * Bachelors Degree * TEN (10) years of experience leading complex federal financial management, analytics, technology, or AI programs * Demonstrated success leading large teams, managing multi‑phase transformation initiatives, and engaging executive‑level clients; deep expertise in federal financial reporting, aud
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