Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Job Family :

Finance & Accounting Consulting

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do :

Experience in relevant areas to federal audit concepts and internal control over financial reporting. Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally and possesses the ability to analyze and test data and build conclusions about results. Possesses the ability to understand a business process, document the process, identify internal controls, and perform testing.

Our professionals help our clients to identify, evaluate, and solve some of their most complex challenges, assisting them in achieving their strategic goals and objectives to fulfill their mission. We help our clients transform their business processes, improve efficiency of operations, evaluate and improve internal controls, strengthen policies and controls, increase transparency and performance management, and comply with Federal laws and regulations. The nature of our projects can be fluid and requires self-motivated individuals that are willing to develop solutions on their own or in a team of highly skilled professionals. Project team members are provided the opportunity to interact with our clients’ senior management, as well as the opportunity to enhance their skills in the area of technical competency, business development, client service, leadership, project management, and people development.

This role will support a Government agency within the homeland security enterprise with opportunities to expand your support to other national security-related organizations. Specific initiatives and work products that this role supports include:

• Supporting annual internal control planning efforts to determine the scope of internal control assessment efforts and testing to be performed. Evaluating internal controls over financial reporting (ICOFR) and internal controls over operations in line with OMB Circular A-123 for a range of financial and business process areas, to including performing end-to-end walkthroughs of business processes, documenting business processes and controls, testing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, and reporting on deficiencies.

• Completing Entity Level Control (ELC) assessments and testing, including developing materials to perform the assessment, interviewing and surveying management and other client personnel, and compiling results to show data and assessment conclusions.

• Supporting the development and execution of corrective action plans and broader remediation strategies designed to address internal control and audit deficiencies and strengthen financial processes.

• Performing internal controls over operations and assessments of improper payments in support of the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA).

• Providing financial risk management program support to include maintaining the agency's financial risk register, completing annual fraud risk assessments, and preparation of the annual Statement of Assurance completed by the head of the agency.

• Providing a broad range of financial statement audit and audit risk management and remediation support that support the agency's goals to maintain a clean audit opinion and improve internal controls.

• Assessing the impact of new guidance on financial operations and supporting the implementation of new guidance when applicable.

• Providing audit liaison support services to help facilitate a smooth financial statement audit process, including development and maintenance of digital tools that enable more efficient audit activities.

More broadly, this team member will be engaged in a diverse set of project-specific tasks covering a broad set of consulting capabilities, including:

• Apply a variety of analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills and techniques

• Documenting and evaluating business processes and making recommendations for process improvements

• Producing a variety of communications from informal email interactions with clients to formal memos, issue papers, presentations, executive briefings, and others

• Conducting research to investigate client problems and work collaboratively with your team to formulate and recommend solutions

• Assist clients in analyzing projects and programs to identify risks and help develop, apply, and monitor mitigations

• Support clients in collecting and analyzing data, producing models and visualizations, and draw conclusions from the data to improve decision-making

• Analyze and help develop and/or improve policies and procedures for a variety of programs and operational needs

In addition to client-facing responsibilities, this role will support important activities that contribute to the growth of our business, strengthen internal Guidehouse operations, and create a positive work environment for all Guidehouse employees. Some of these activities include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in business development activities, such as identifying potential client needs and ways Guidehouse can assist, developing proposals and white papers, participating in client and internal account meetings, and more

• Participating in Guidehouse’s programs for coaching and mentoring staff

• Assisting in the development of learning and development materials, courses, and presentations to help Guidehouse employees expand and strengthen their skills

• Support Guidehouse programs and initiatives for recruiting top talent to the company

What You Will Need :

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field

• 4 years or more experience in financial/accounting operations, internal controls, audit remediation, or audit. Including experience conducting internal control assessments, risk assessments, entity level control assessments and verification and validation (V&V) of corrective action plans

• Ability to effectively manage multiple work streams affecting all aspects of the A-123 process

What Would Be Nice To Have :

Demonstrates proven knowledge and success in advising federal clients in improving internal controls over financial reporting and meeting the requirements of related federal guidance and requirements, including : OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A and C, the GAO Green Book, the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA), and Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA). These requirements should be evidenced when performing the following actions:

• Federal accounting, including the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL) and Treasury Financial Manual, and knowledge of Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA),

• Internal control over financial reporting and operations improvements, and related business process improvement,

• Federal audit support, audit liaison, corrective action planning, and remediation,

• Risk assessment and risk management, and

• Implementation of new federal guidance into existing federal programs.

• Demonstrates proven thorough abilities in the following areas:

• Internal control assessments;

• Entity level controls, risk management, and fraud risk assessments;

• Supporting management control programs;

• Understanding deficiencies communicated by the auditor, tracking audit PBC requests, responding to audit requests, developing corrective action plans, and executing remediation with a focus on internal controls over financial reporting and management financial statement assertions.

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 Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.