Defense Finance Transformation Lead - Internal Controls

Guidehouse Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays

Discretionary bonus

Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. in Houston, TX, is seeking a senior consultant to lead financial management transformation for DoD clients. You will drive internal control design, assurance activities, and audit readiness while guiding project teams and client stakeholders.

You will mentor staff, support capture efforts, and collaborate across practices to deliver innovative solutions in analytics, automation, and risk management for defense programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in financial management, accounting, audit, internal controls, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading teams and interacting with senior executives and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex client engagements focused on financial management transformation, internal controls, audit readiness, fraud risk management, and business process improvement for DoD clients.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership, facilitating discussions on operational effectiveness, governance, risk, compliance, and financial stewardship.
• Lead the assessment, design, and implementation of internal control frameworks and corrective action strategies.
• Oversee business process documentation, process optimization initiatives, risk assessments, and control modernization efforts.
• Direct teams performing audit readiness, remediation, testing, and compliance activities across financial and operational processes.
• Identify financial, operational, and fraud risks and develop practical solutions to strengthen organizational performance.
• Lead client workshops, site visits, stakeholder interviews, and executive briefings.
• Mentor and develop consulting staff while providing day-to-day engagement leadership, quality oversight, and performance coaching.
• Support business development activities including capture support, proposal development, technical solutioning, pricing, and client relationship expansion.
• Collaborate across Guidehouse practices to bring innovative solutions in financial management, analytics, automation, and risk management to defense clients.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

GAGAS knowledge

ICOFR

DoD policies

ERP systems

Audit remediation

Financial reporting

OMB policies

DoD asset management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Guidehouse Inc. in Houston, TX, is seeking a senior consultant to lead financial management transformation for DoD clients. You will drive internal control design, assurance activities, and audit readiness while guiding project teams and client stakeholders.

You will mentor staff, support capture efforts, and collaborate across practices to deliver innovative solutions in analytics, automation, and risk management for defense programs.