Federal Internal Controls & Process Improvement Specialist

Guidehouse; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Student Loan PayDown

Learning Opportunities

Mobility Stipend

Emergency Back-Up Childcare

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks experienced professionals in Financial Management, Internal Controls, Fraud Risk, and Business Process Improvement to support a DoD client. Roles span Consultant II to Managing Consultant, with travel and security clearance requirements.

Responsibilities include documenting current processes, leading control reviews, and advising senior stakeholders to improve financial management, audit readiness, and risk reporting. Minimum two onsite days and travel are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 2+ years of federal audit remediation, process mapping, and internal controls testing.
• Experience supporting DoD/ federal financial management, risk assessment, and audit readiness workflows.

Responsibilities

• Document current state processes and controls; visit sites; identify financial and fraud risks; work with leadership on remediation.
• Lead business process documentation, flowcharts, SOPs, and review methodologies to safeguard Federal funds.
• Conduct control reviews over cash disbursements and ensure audit trails over funds and processes.
• Advise senior Federal stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes in financial management, audit readiness, and risk reporting.

Skills

Financial management

Internal controls

Fraud risk

Business process improvement

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Federal Financial Management

Tools

CPA

CIA

CISA

PMP

CGFM

CDFM

SAFe

ITIL

Job description

Guidehouse seeks experienced professionals in Financial Management, Internal Controls, Fraud Risk, and Business Process Improvement to support a DoD client. Roles span Consultant II to Managing Consultant, with travel and security clearance requirements.

Responsibilities include documenting current processes, leading control reviews, and advising senior stakeholders to improve financial management, audit readiness, and risk reporting. Minimum two onsite days and travel are expected.