Federal Audit Readiness & Risk Consultant

Guidehouse; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time &Company

Discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a qualified professional to support a Federal Civilian Agency client across risk management, internal controls, audit readiness, and data analysis. You will help prepare documentation and respond to oversight requests, ensuring accuracy and defensibility of deliverables.

The role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain public trust. Travel up to 10% may be needed, and you will work in Guidehouse offices or client sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5 years of consulting, audit, risk management, internal controls, compliance, data analysis, or federal delivery experience.
• Experience supporting OMB Circular A-123, internal control documentation, audit readiness, corrective action tracking, or oversight response activities.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain public trust.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise risk management, internal controls, audit readiness, and oversight activities.
• Assist with OMB Circular A-123 documentation, testing readiness, evidence validation, corrective action tracking, and audit response packages.
• Extract, validate, reconcile, and analyze programmatic and financial data to identify trends, discrepancies, risk indicators, and documentation gaps.
• Develop clear analytical summaries, risk reports, issue logs, data reconciliation outputs, and audit-ready work products traceable to source documentation.
• Coordinate with program, financial, compliance, and data stakeholders to support timely delivery of accurate, complete, and defensible client deliverables.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Power BI

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a qualified professional to support a Federal Civilian Agency client across risk management, internal controls, audit readiness, and data analysis. You will help prepare documentation and respond to oversight requests, ensuring accuracy and defensibility of deliverables.

The role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain public trust. Travel up to 10% may be needed, and you will work in Guidehouse offices or client sites.