Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Consultant

Company: Guidehouse
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

Job DescriptionOverview: Interested in working with talented people to help develop innovative solutions to some of society's most complex and challenging problems? We are Guidehouse, a leading consulting firm serving the public sector and commercial clients with specialized capabilities in strategy, technology, and risk management. You may not yet know our name, but we have a rich history. Guidehouse is a combination of PwC's former public sector practice and Navigant's deep expertise in energy, financial services and healthcare. We offer an exciting, fast-paced environment that fosters intellectual growth and rewards individuals based on impact, not tenure. Our firm is at the forefront of an emerging model solving complex problems that stretch across government and private companies, affording our people the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of the consulting profession. By focusing on markets facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation, and significant regulatory pressure, our employees also develop and deploy world class knowledge and problem solving that leads to breakthrough solutions. Responsibilities: Professionals at Guidehouse may be subject to a government security investigation and may need to meet related eligibility requirements for access to classified information. * Work with clients to evaluate internal control environments and identify control gaps. * Design and implement corrective actions to remediate audit findings. * Assist with accounting and financial management operations. * Evaluate business processes and identify opportunities for efficiencies. * Perform research, extract data, and perform data analysis. Qualifications: Required: • Proficiency in MS Office applications (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project). • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Accounting Information Systems, or equivalent with 0-1 year of experience • US Citizen and eligible to receive a Secret Security Clearance * This role will require you to start work with a clearance Preferred: • Eligible to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. • The ability to conduct comprehensive analyses, studies, surveys, reviews, and/or research projects for the purpose of defining problems, identifying potential courses of action and proposing solutions for Full Financial Statement Audit. • Willingness to develop accounting and audit expertise to compute, organize, and analyze data on a recurring basis. Assimilate analytical data to aid management in the decision making and corrective action process. Disclaimer: * This position requires successful completion of a background check and employment verification. * The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.

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