Senior Financial Management and Budgeting Consultant

Guidehouse - Reston, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Reston, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Financial Management and Budgeting Consultant to support front office management with financial strategy, plans, and budget functions for a large IT portfolio. The role involves preparing materials for senior leadership presentations, conducting budget analyses, maintaining budget execution trends, and implementing Lean Portfolio Management. The consultant will also identify and implement processes to enhance budget operations and transparency across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Front Office in preparing materials for presentation to senior leadership and external oversight entities.
• Conduct cyclical and ad-hoc analyses of budget data using tools such as Excel, Tableau, and PowerBI.
• Develop, maintain, and report on budget execution trends of current year funding compared against baseline and projections.
• Maintain and analyze the program's spend plans and execution workbooks, tracking progress against plans.
• Implement Lean Portfolio Management and Lean Budgeting.
• Support front office leadership in strategic and tactical budget exercises and taskings.
• Identify, design, and implement processes that transform the budget function for improved operations and oversight.

Requirements

• An ACTIVE and CURRENT TOP SECRET/SCI federal security clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph.
• Bachelor Degree.
• FIVE (5)+ years' of experience in financial management and budgeting.

Nice-to-haves

• Flexibility and agility to work in a collaborative team environment and independently.
• Self-motivated with organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate complex budget information to different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relations with staff and leadership.
• Experience with the federal budget development cycle.
• Prior knowledge in supporting client preparations for oversight briefings.
• Experience in process improvement related to federal finance and budgets.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility
• 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