Senior Financial System Implementation Readiness Consultant

About the role

Our professionals help clients identify, evaluate, and solve complex challenges to achieve strategic goals and fulfill their mission. We transform business processes, improve operational efficiency, evaluate and strengthen internal controls, increase transparency, enhance performance management, and ensure compliance with Federal laws and regulations. Project work is fluid and requires self‑motivated individuals who can develop solutions independently or within a team of highly skilled professionals. Team members interact with senior client management and develop technical competency, business development, client service, leadership, project management, and people‑development skills. This role supports a Government agency within the homeland security enterprise with opportunities to expand support to other national‑security‑related organizations.

Travel required up to 10%. Clearance required: ability to obtain a Federal or DoD “PUBLIC TRUST” (candidates with an active public trust or suitability are preferred).

Responsibilities

• Assess financial implementations against audit readiness criteria, including system architecture, business process design, customizations, data quality, interfaces, cutover readiness, and reporting.
• Review to‑be process documentation and risk control matrices to identify nonstandard or outdated processes and recommend standardized solutions.
• Identify opportunities to modernize workflows to strengthen automation, improve efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and enhance audit readiness.
• Analyze and assess financial system modernization impacts throughout the program lifecycle.
• Analyze and review legacy and migrated financial, accounting, and reporting data.
• Collaborate with clients, project team members, and stakeholders to support data validation, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
• Support ongoing migration activities by adapting analyses and deliverables as requirements and priorities evolve.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD “PUBLIC TRUST”; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their public trust prior to onboarding.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five (5) years of experience in finance, accounting, financial management, audit, or a related financial field.

Preferred qualifications

• Understanding of accounting, audit, or audit‑support environments.
• Experience working in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• Active DHS clearance.
• Experience in financial data analysis and reconciliations.
• Familiarity with working with large datasets and source systems.
• Federal financial awareness.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills to document decisions, issues, and report outcomes.
• Strong abilities in tracking action items, closing the loop, and following through without repeated prompting.
• Ability to support stakeholders in a fast‑moving, multi‑vendor/stakeholder environment.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary variable incentive bonus (position may be eligible)
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance
• 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