PPBE Senior Consultant, Controllership

PowerToFly; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte GPS is seeking a Senior Consultant, Controllership to provide analytical and financial management support across the PPBE lifecycle. You will assist the formulation, justification, and defense of POM and BES, ensuring funding aligns with defense objectives and fiscal realities.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years PPBE experience, active Secret clearance, and a work pattern demanding on-site presence 3–4 days/week with travel up to 25% depending on client needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of experience with the PPBE process, especially Planning, Programming and appropriation types.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Co-locate in person 3–4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Support the PPBE lifecycle and assist formulation, justification, presentation, and defense of POM and BES.
• Bridge strategic requirements with fiscal realities to align program funding with objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial management support.

Skills

Independent work

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Project leadership

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 Senior Consultant, Controllership, you will provide critical analytical, programmatic, and financial management support throughout the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle. You will be primarily responsible for supporting the formulation, justification, presentation, and defense of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and the Budget Estimate Submission (BES) for the client’s POM. In this role, you will bridge the gap between strategic operational requirements and fiscal realities, ensuring that program funding aligns with overarching defense capabilities and mission objectives.

The 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
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

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.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience with the PPBE process, especially Planning, Programming and appropriation types
• Active Secret security clearance required
• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a work model that requires professionals to co-locate in person 3 - 4 days per week
• Ability to travel 5-25%, 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

Preferred:

• CPA, CGFM, or CDFM preferred
• Prior consulting experience with DoW or federal clients

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Washington, DC, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to Washington, DC and 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. 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 $113,000 to $188,400.

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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