Financial Improvement Management Consultant - Public Sector, Defense

Senior Consultant

BDO is seeking a senior consultant level professional to support project delivery activities for US Defense agencies. The individual in this position will provide financial improvement, transformation, and audit support services to improve the completeness, accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of a federal agency's financial data in support of the overall objective to obtain an unmodified audit opinion. The role will be responsible for supporting leaders within the Practice to support business development, practice development, and / or project delivery activities, along with day-to-day client delivery and relationships with clients on Public Sector engagements. This role may also be involved in direct supervision of staff.

Job Duties :

• Executes day-to-day duties for the client, to include leading and / or providing guidance in one or more of the following scope areas to support the client in achieving audit response and remediation objectives :
• Audit facilitation; Audit remediation strategy and implementation support; Audit strategic communications, training, and change management; Risk management and internal controls support; Financial management policy and standardized business practices; Financial system posting logic and annual general ledger updates; Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance; System implementation and transformation audit support; and / or Capability modernization
• Supports management of team operations in compliance with client project requirements; may have responsibilities in providing guidance on specific staff, deliverables, or tasks
• Owns or provides guidance in task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on planning, execution, status, and review processes
• Provides the client with professional Federal accounting and auditing solutions and change management support to progress client towards achieving an unmodified audit opinion of its financial statements. Typical activities may include :
• Supports audit response and liaison efforts to assist the client in responding to audit requests and interacting with the external financial auditor
• Leads or supports audit walkthroughs on assigned system or business process scope and attends audit site visits to support the client in fielding on site observations and testing
• Provides financial audit program strategy, integration, and reporting support
• Leads or supports the development and / or implementation of corrective actions and best practices in support of resolving audit findings; applies fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support improvements and / or implementations
• Works with various client stakeholder communities to understand system, process, control, and / or data needs to support financial improvement through the solving of complex financial issues
• Provides training, change management, and communication support to help the dissemination and implementation of various audit readiness, response, remediation, and sustainment topics with client personnel
• Leads or supports the documentation, design, and / or implementation of risk assessments, processes, and controls; advises on supporting documentation, and supports controls testing and addressing of identified gaps
• Assists with accounting and / or financial reporting operations, standardization efforts, analysis, work products, and data calls; supports client management with compiling financial statement information
• Conducts accounting standard research and advises on posting logic for various transactional events
• Assesses system compliance with FFMIA and system control frameworks and requirements
• Supports test of design or operating effectiveness reviews for identified system or business process controls
• Conducts reviews of assets, key supporting documentation, and / or system records
• Leads or assists transformation efforts from legacy processes to fully integrated and modernized system or process solutions; advises on system implementation and transformation activities to help ensure audit requirements are met
• Supports the development of written reports, in-progress reviews, metrics, dashboards, and / or status reporting
• Prepares presentations, briefings, and actively participates in and / or leads client meetings and day-to-day interactions
• Contributes to the development of deliverables, reporting metrics, and trainings
• Supports review of work products for technical accuracy, deliverable quality, and overall value to the client
• Manages priorities and works effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion; supports multiple efforts through flexible multi-task coordination
• Communicates and maintains relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and functions
• Communicates with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products
• Supports firm practice activities, and solution initiatives, and / or business development and proposal efforts with guidance from Public Sector leadership
• Attends relevant training, seminars, and / or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client's needs and changes in the industry
• Supports recruiting efforts by identifying and referring potential candidates
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities :

May supervise the day-to-day workload of Public Sector direct reports (consultant level staff) related to client projects

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Education :

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Management / Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Data Science, required; OR a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in another discipline and one of the certifications in the below Certification(s) section, required

Experience :

Seven (7) or more years of experience with Federal, (preferred) or commercial financial management, required

Three (3) or more years of experience with Federal, (preferred) or commercial accounting, required

Operating Materials & Supplies (OM&S), Inventory & Related Property, or Environmental & Disposal Liabilities (E&DL) experience, preferred :

If OM&S or other Inventory & Related Property experience, then direct experience with auditing or supporting financial statement audits and / or SSAE 18 / SOC 1 examination response and remediation, preferred

If E&DL experience, then direct experience with developing asset-driven and / or event-driven environmental liability estimates, preferred

Experience with financial statement audits or audit readiness support, preferred

Experience with one (1) or more of the following, preferred :

Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Guidance GAAP

USSGL, FASAB,SFFAS, CFO Act

FMFIA, FFMIA, ICOFR, GAGAS (Yellow Book)

OMB Circulars

Experience with DoD financial management policies and procedures, preferred

Experience with DoD policies, systems, and procedures for personnel, or acquisition, , preferred

License(s) / Certification(s) :

Minimum active Secret level security clearance, required

One (1) or more of the following active and current certifications : CPA, CISA, CGFM, CDFM; OR either a Bachelor's or Master's as detailed in the above Education section, required

Software :

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, required

Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suites (especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), preferred

Experience with SAP based platforms, preferred

SharePoint or audit response tool experience, preferred

Language(s) :

N / A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

Ability to support possible project-related travel, as needed

Knowledge of Inventory & Related Property accounting standards (i.e., SFFAS 3 and 48), SSAE 18, and / or application of audit and internal control requirements within an Inventory & Related Property business process environment

Knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and financial requirements, including, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) 5, 6, and Technical Release 2, and 11

Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels within the client organization and in the firm