About this Senior Consultant – Federal Civilian Agencies Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Controls, Compliance role at Guidehouse
Job Family:
Management Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
Responsible for supporting Federal Civilian Agency clients in strengthening enterprise risk management, internal controls, audit readiness, compliance, data analysis, and oversight response capabilities. Enables defensible delivery through OMB Circular A-123 support, internal control documentation, data extraction, validation and reconciliation, audit-ready evidence management, corrective action tracking, risk analysis, process documentation, and analytical reporting for program, financial, compliance, and oversight stakeholders.
What You Will Do:
- Support a Federal Civilian Agency client across enterprise risk management, internal controls, audit readiness, compliance, data analysis, and oversight response activities.
- Assist with OMB Circular A-123 internal control documentation, testing readiness, evidence validation, corrective action tracking, and audit response packages.
- Extract, validate, reconcile, and analyze programmatic and financial data to identify trends, discrepancies, risk indicators, and documentation gaps.
- Develop clear analytical summaries, risk reports, issue logs, data reconciliation outputs, and audit-ready work products traceable to source documentation.
- Coordinate with program, financial, compliance, and data stakeholders to support timely delivery of accurate, complete, and defensible client deliverables.
What You Will Need:
- Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
- Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Three (3) to Five (5) years of consulting, audit, risk management, internal controls, compliance, data analysis, or federal delivery experience.
- Experience supporting OMB Circular A-123, internal control documentation, audit readiness, corrective action tracking, or oversight response activities.
- Experience performing data analysis, data validation, reconciliation, reporting, or documentation review using structured and unstructured data sources.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to develop accurate, traceable, and audit-ready work products.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize analytical findings for client review.
- Ability to travel.
- Ability to work in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Experience supporting Federal Civilian Agency clients, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Experience with grant oversight, financial reporting support, data reconciliation, or corrective action management.
- Familiarity with federal oversight entities, including OIG, GAO, financial statement audit teams, or agency OCFO organizations.
- Experience using Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, or other data analysis and reporting tools.
- CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CFE, PMP, or related certification.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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