Senior Consultant – Federal Civilian Agencies Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Controls, Compliance

Job Family :
Management Consulting
Travel Required :
Up to 10%
Clearance Required :
Ability to Obtain Public Trust

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

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