Guidehouse
Federal Financial Management, Managing Consultant
US - GA, Atlanta
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About the role
- The ideal candidate understands the full federal budget lifecycle and how resources are planned, allocated, executed, monitored, and managed across programs, contracts, grants, workforce, and operations.
- Successful candidates are strategic thinkers, trusted advisors, and effective team leaders who can translate complex financial and operational information into actionable recommendations.
- All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com.
Responsibilities
- Support budget planning and execution activities, including spend plan development, operating plan management, forecasting, variance analysis, funds control, status of funds reporting, and executive decision support.
- Apply knowledge of the federal budget lifecycle to help clients manage resources across programs, contracts, grants, workforce, travel, and operational activities.
- Assess financial management, governance, and resource management processes and develop solutions that improve efficiency, accountability, transparency, and organizational performance.
- Design and implement modernized financial management capabilities, including dashboards, executive reporting, decision-support tools, process automation, governance frameworks, and performance management solutions.
- Develop process maps, standard operating procedures, governance documentation, implementation plans, and other artifacts that support sustainable operations and continuous improvement.
- Lead project delivery by managing workstreams, deliverables, risks, schedules, and engagement financials while ensuring high-quality client service.
- Lead and mentor project team members, provide quality review and coaching, and foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams across financial management, acquisition, grants, workforce, and program operations.
- This individual will help clients improve visibility into funding, conduct budget lifecycle activities, strengthen financial management practices, and provide data-driven decision support and resource management insights to senior leaders.
- As a Managing Consultant, you will lead workstreams and small teams supporting financial management transformation efforts across federal agencies, with a strong preference for experience supporting HHS, CDC, or other HHS Operating Divisions (OpDivs).
Requirements
- Ability to Obtain Public Trust
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, public administration, public policy, management, or a related field
- 6+ years of professional experience in federal financial management, budget execution, resource management, fiscal stewardship, management consulting, strategic planning, business operations, or related functions.
- 3+ years of experience supporting federal government clients or public sector organizations.
- Experience supporting a federal CFO organization, Budget Office, Resource Management Office, Program Management Office, or similar financial management function.
- Working knowledge of the federal budget lifecycle, appropriations, OMB guidance, and agency budget governance processes.
- Experience advising leaders on budget execution, resource allocation, organizational performance, funding priorities, or financial management decisions.
- Experience leading process improvement, transformation, modernization, automation, reporting enhancement, or technology implementation initiatives.
- Experience analyzing complex financial and operational information and translating findings into actionable recommendations for decision-makers.
- Experience leading workstreams, managing stakeholders, and delivering projects in a client-service environment.
Nice to have
- Direct experience supporting CDC, including familiarity with CDC budget execution, fiscal stewardship, resource management, grants, contracts, or financial operations.
- Experience with federal financial management, budget, and reporting systems such as Oracle, Momentum, SAP, UFMS, RMS, ICE, PRISM, Power BI, Tableau, SharePoint, Power Apps, or similar technologies.
- Experience supporting resource management activities across contracts, grants, workforce, travel, facilities, and program operations.
- Experience supporting organizational transformation, business process improvement, governance, change management, stakeholder engagement, or implementation planning initiatives.
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Human-Centered Design, business process redesign, or continuous improvement methodologies.
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma, CGFM, CDFM, CPA, and/or other relevant professional certifications.
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Compensation
- 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
- 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
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Mobility Stipend
Company info
- We are seeking professionals who combine deep federal financial management expertise with a strong consulting mindset.
- They are comfortable engaging executives, facilitating stakeholder alignment, solving challenging business problems, leading teams, and driving initiatives from concept through implementation while maintaining a focus on measurable mission outcomes.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Visa & Work Authorization
- US citizenship required)
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