Senior Internal Controls & Audit Readiness Consultant

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking professionals in the Finance & Accounting Consulting space to help federal clients identify, evaluate, and address complex financial controls, risk management, and audit readiness. The role focuses on internal control assessment, process improvement, and collaboration with client senior management.

The nature of projects is fluid, offering opportunities to develop technical competency, engage in business development, and contribute to a broad range of audit and assurance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years of experience in financial management, accounting, internal controls, audit or related financial field.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust and maintain it during employment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate internal controls over financial reporting (ICOFR) and over operations per applicable guidance.
• Perform end-to-end walkthroughs of business processes, document controls, test design and operating effectiveness, report deficiencies.
• Support audit liaison activities to enable efficient financial statement audits and develop digital tools for audit processes.
• Contribute to risk management, remediation planning, and development of policies and procedures; participate in business development and client-facing activities.
• Assist in collecting and analyzing data, producing models and visualizations to improve decision-making.

Skills

Financial management experience

Internal controls

Audit experience

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree in Accounting (preferred)

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking professionals in the Finance & Accounting Consulting space to help federal clients identify, evaluate, and address complex financial controls, risk management, and audit readiness. The role focuses on internal control assessment, process improvement, and collaboration with client senior management.

The nature of projects is fluid, offering opportunities to develop technical competency, engage in business development, and contribute to a broad range of audit and assurance