Lead Operational Accounting Support Controllership Senior Consultant

PowerToFly; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 89,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte's Government & Public Services GPS practice seeks a Project - Senior Consultant, Controllership to help federal clients modernize finance functions and improve reporting quality.

You will review journal vouchers, support TFM, USSGL, and GTAS activities, and participate in cross-agency control tasks. US work authorization and active Secret clearance are required; travel up to 25% may be needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience reviewing and reconciling journal vouchers in a federal accounting environment.
• 3+ years of experience supporting TFM, USSGL, and GTAS reporting or compliance activities.
• 3+ years of experience performing financial error analysis, issue resolution, and control support activities.
• 3+ years of experience preparing standard operating procedures, memoranda of understanding, or management reporting deliverables.
• Ability to travel 0-25%, based on client work.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Active Secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile journal vouchers for TFM, USSGL, GTAS, and related posting logic.
• Validate supporting documentation, zero-sum balance, tie-point consistency, and line of accounting.
• Manage recurring accounting operations, including journal voucher logs and DFAS meetings.
• Conduct monthly FMS, IMET, FMF, and GTAS error analysis and issue resolution support.
• Support SOP and MOU updates, technical accounting guidance, quarterly and ad hoc management reporting, and interagency control activities.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our Deloitte Finance Transformation team practices to help chief financial officers, controllers, and finance teams define and execute their finance and global business services agendas and strategies. You will work with leading-class teams and solutions, helping clients navigate challenging environments, market uncertainty, technology development, and regulatory considerations to unlock value. Your work may span strategy, operations, process design, and technology as we partner with clients to transform finance.

Work You'll Do

As a Project - Senior Consultant, Controllership on the Controllership team, you will be responsible for:

• Review and reconcile journal vouchers for Treasury Financial Manual (TFM), United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL), Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS), and Department of the Treasury posting logic compliance.
• Validate supporting documentation, zero-sum balance, tie-point consistency, line of accounting, transaction attributes, and journal voucher timing.
• Manage recurring accounting operations, including journal voucher logs, issue tracking, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) meetings, and follow-up action items.
• Conduct monthly Foreign Military Sales (FMS), International Military Education and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and GTAS error analysis and support issue resolution.
• Support standard operating procedure (SOP) and memorandum of understanding (MOU) updates, technical accounting guidance, quarterly and ad hoc management reporting, and broader interagency control activities.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Controllership and Treasury Transformation offering modernizes the finance function to support the evolving business objectives of the organization. We work with the CFO, CAO, controller, and treasurer to develop an efficient, high quality, data-driven, tech-enabled controllership and treasury function that empowers our clients to drive more value to their business partners and to their investors.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience reviewing and reconciling journal vouchers in a federal accounting environment
• 3+ years of experience supporting TFM, USSGL, and GTAS reporting or compliance activities
• 3+ years of experience performing financial error analysis, issue resolution, and control support activities
• 3+ years of experience preparing standard operating procedures, memoranda of understanding, or management reporting deliverables
• Ability to travel 0-25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• Active Secret security clearance required

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $88,800 to $162,800.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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