Senior Financial Management Transformation Consultant

Responsibilities

• Transforming Financial Management (FM) processes with analytics & automation using emerging technologies: Design, build, and support data visualization (e.g., PowerBI/Tableau), low/no-code solutions (e.g., SharePoint/Power Platform), and/or AI/ML solutions (e.g., Databricks/Python) to modernize financial workflows and drive data‑driven decisions for finance, accounting, budget, or risk management offices.
• Identifying and delivering process improvements end‑to‑end: Assess current‑state processes, synthesize findings, recommend future‑state solutions, and implement technical changes that optimize operations and reduce maintenance.
• Production support & continuous improvement: Perform maintenance on solutions; analyze root causes on issues that arise/maintenance issues; implement change requests to prevent recurrence.
• Risk, controls, and standards integration: Embed FM standards and federal policy requirements (audit readiness, operational integrity) into solution design in partnership with senior stakeholders.
• Communication & stakeholder engagement: Create trainings, user guides, SOPs; develop memos, briefings, and presentations; present solutions for iterative feedback to executives and process owners.
• Project planning & updates: Build realistic plans and provide regular task/status updates to senior clients to confirm shared understanding.
• Collaboration & teamwork: Supporting transformative initiatives by collaborating with team members to partner with senior stakeholders to modernize financial processes through innovative solutions.

Requirements

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
• Bachelor's degree
• Three (3) years of experience in financial management, process improvement, business transformation or related field
• Heightened attention to detail, and the ability to create and edit technical and non‑technical written work products and graphical presentations
• Experience and proficiency in leveraging Microsoft Excel functionality including formulas, Pivot Tables to analyze data, identify anomalies and perform trend analysis
• Interest in growing a career in Government/Federal/Defense and National Security consulting
• Ability to synthesize information quickly and learn new skills, view problems, apply a variety of analytical solutions, and participate in client‑facing discussions and meetings
• Willingness to utilize project management best practices within an organization to produce high quality deliverables in a timely manner.