Senior Associate, State and Local Advisory- Government Services

BDO USA; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Senior Associate to support a government client’s financial management system implementation with a focus on organizational change management. You will help stakeholders understand, prepare for, and adopt changes across processes, roles, controls, and reporting.

The role combines consulting, collaboration with leaders, and hands-on readiness activities. You’ll translate system changes into actionable guidance, coordinate training, and measure adoption, working onsite or in a

Qualifications

• Three or more years in management consulting, advisory services, organizational change management, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/MPA preferred.
• PMP or ACMP certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports change management activities for a government client's financial management system.
• Develops stakeholder analyses, readiness assessments, communications, training support, and adoption resources.
• Coordinates with agency stakeholders to understand processes and identify operational impacts.
• Prepares client-ready deliverables, meeting materials, and status updates.
• Facilitates meetings and workshops with agency stakeholders to gather input and guide decisions.
• Tracks milestones, risks, issues, and adoption indicators for reporting.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Public-sector knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Public Administration or related

MBA or MPA preferred

Tools

Office Suite

Workday

Oracle

SAP

PeopleSoft

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Associate in BDO Government Services, this role will support a government client in the implementation of its new financial management system, with a focus on organizational change management. This role requires a professional who can help agency stakeholders understand, prepare for, adopt, and sustain changes to financial processes, roles, controls, reporting, and day-to-day ways of working.

Job Summary

As a Senior Associate in BDO Government Services, this role will support a government client in the implementation of its new financial management system, with a focus on organizational change management. This role requires a professional who can help agency stakeholders understand, prepare for, adopt, and sustain changes to financial processes, roles, controls, reporting, and day-to-day ways of working.

The team works alongside client leadership, project teams, and end users to translate system implementation activities into practical change management support, including stakeholder engagement, readiness assessment, communications, training coordination, adoption planning, issue escalation, and post-go-live reinforcement. The role requires strong consulting, communication, facilitation, and project coordination skills, as well as an understanding of how public-sector financial management processes operate and change during large-scale technology modernization.

Job Duties

Service Delivery

• Supports organizational change management activities for a government client’s financial management system implementation, with emphasis on financial management processes, roles, controls, reporting, and user adoption
• Develops and maintains change management materials, including stakeholder analyses, readiness assessments, communications, training support materials, cutover/adoption resources, and reinforcement plans
• Works with agency finance, procurement, budget, accounting, grants, and administrative stakeholders to understand current-state processes and identify operational impacts associated with new system-enabled workflows
• Coordinates with functional, technical, and implementation team members to translate system changes into clear business impacts, user-facing guidance, and action-oriented change plans
• Prepares client-ready deliverables, meeting materials, status updates, issue summaries, and implementation support documentation that are clear, accurate, and appropriate for government audiences
• Facilitates meetings, workshops, and working sessions with agency stakeholders to gather input, validate change impacts, address adoption barriers, and support implementation decision-making
• Supports change readiness, communications, training coordination, stakeholder engagement, and adoption measurement activities that help financial management system changes take hold across agencies
• Supports post-go-live adoption, issue tracking, lessons learned, transition-to-operations activities, and reinforcement of new financial management practices
• Tracks change management milestones, risks, issues, adoption indicators, and stakeholder feedback to support implementation reporting and leadership visibility
• Applies a working understanding of financial management operations to help connect system implementation activities to practical business process and user impacts
• Ability to work onsite or in a hybrid arrangement, with approximately 40% of time required in Dover, DE.

Project Management

• Coordinates client engagements and relationships with multiple stakeholders, client staff, and internal team members, including leadership and board facilitation and the synthesis of stakeholder input
• Serves as a day-to-day point of contact and directs project workstreams, timelines, and deliverables

Practice and Service Development

• Contributes to the expansion and development of services for tax-exempt organizations, including leading monthly meetings and other service development initiatives
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Organizational Leadership or Development, Management, Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Humam Resources Management, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Communications, required
• MBA or MPA, preferred

Experience

• Three (3) or more years of demonstrated experience in management consulting, advisory services, organizational change management , business process improvement, technology implementation support, financial management operations, required

License/Certification

• Professional certifications, PMP or ACMP, preferred

Software

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, required
• Use of financial management systems such as Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, or similar platforms, required
• Experience with ERP implementations, financial management systems, project management tools, collaboration tools, and data visualization / dashboarding tools, preferred; platform subject-matter expertise is not required

Language(s)

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex information and present findings to a variety of audiences
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Familiarity with organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, training support, business process improvement, technology transformation, and public-sector financial management concepts
• Awareness of how AI and automation are reshaping workflows, roles, and adoption in mission-driven organizations

About Us

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.

Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.

We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.

Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.

• Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

"BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability"