Senior Financial Improvement Management Consultant - Public Sector, Defense

Manager Level Professional

BDO is seeking a manager 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 partnering with leaders within the Practice to manage or support business development, practice development, and 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 and performance management.

Job duties include :

• Executing day-to-day duties for the client, to include leading and / or providing experienced guidance and technical acumen to support the client in achieving audit response and remediation objectives in one or more of the following scope areas : 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
• Providing guidance in management of team operations in compliance with client project requirements; may have supervisory responsibilities in overseeing, leading, or providing guidance on specific scope of work, staff, deliverables, or tasks
• Owning or providing guidance in task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution, status, and review processes
• Providing 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 : Supporting audit response and liaison efforts to assist the client in responding to audit requests and interacting with the external financial auditor; Leading or supporting audit walkthroughs on assigned system or business process scope and attend audit site visits to support the client in fielding on site observations and testing; Providing financial audit program strategy, integration, and reporting support; Leading or supporting the development and / or implementation of corrective actions and best practices in support of resolving audit findings; Applying fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support improvements and / or implementations; Working 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; Providing training, change management, and communication support to help the dissemination and implementation of various audit readiness, response, remediation, and sustainment topics with client personnel; Leading or supporting the documentation, design, and / or implementation of risk assessments, processes, and controls; Advising on supporting documentation, and support controls testing and addressing of identified gaps; Assisting with accounting and / or financial reporting operations, standardization efforts, analysis, work products, and data calls; Supporting client management with compiling financial statement information; Conducting accounting standard research and advising on posting logic for various transactional events; Assessing system compliance with FFMIA and system control frameworks and requirements; Supporting test of design or operating effectiveness reviews for identified system or business process controls; Conducting reviews of assets, key supporting documentation, and / or system records; Leading or assisting transformation efforts from legacy processes to fully integrated and modernized system or process solutions; Advising on system implementation and transformation activities to help ensure audit requirements are met; Supporting the development of written reports, in-progress reviews, metrics, dashboards, and / or status reporting; Preparing presentations, briefings, and actively participating in and / or leading client meetings and day-to-day interactions; Contributing to the development of deliverables, reporting metrics, and trainings; Evaluating work products for technical accuracy, deliverable quality, and overall value to the client
• Managing priorities and work effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion; supporting multiple efforts through flexible multi-task coordination
• Communicating and maintaining relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and functions
• Communicating with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrate ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products
• Establishing professional rapport with clients and other organizations
• Leading or supporting firm practice and solution initiatives with guidance from Public Sector leadership
• Leading or supporting business development and proposal activities and cultivates the growth of existing and new business with guidance from Public Sector leadership
• Attending relevant training, seminars, and / or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client's needs and changes in the industry and to develop a network of industry relationships
• Supporting recruiting efforts by identifying and referring potential candidates and participating in interviews
• Other duties as required

Supervisory responsibilities may include :

Qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities include :

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

Maryland Range : $110,000 - $144,000 Washington DC Range : $110,000 - $144,000