Senior Financial Consultant - Public Sector, Intel

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION We’re seeking a professional to support financial management, accounting, budget, and/or audit readiness efforts for Intelligence Community (IC) Agencies.

Job Summary

We’re seeking a professional to support financial management, accounting, budget, and/or audit readiness efforts for Intelligence Community (IC) Agencies. This role is also responsible for supporting business development, practice development, and client project delivery activities. They’ll support the day-to-day client delivery and relationships with peer-level clients on Public Sector engagements, while supporting client needs and potentially supervising staff.

• Delivers a full range of services that will use your educational background, experience, and organizational skills while serving BDO’s dynamic public sector client base
• Assists with firm practice, solution, and business development initiatives
• Supports task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution, status, and review processes
• Supports clients with key financial and budgetary, information technology, and operational transformation initiatives
• Adapts to a changing client environment while meeting client expectations
• Manages priorities and work effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion. Support multiple efforts through flexible multi-task coordination
• Provides summary recommendations to team leadership regarding assigned work stream
• Applies fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support client reviews, improvements, and/or implementations
• Communicates and maintains relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and functions
• Prepares presentations, briefings, and actively participates in client meetings and day-to-day interactions
• Communicates with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products
• Establishes professional rapport with clients and other organizations
• Supports and reviews work products for technical accuracy, deliverable quality, and overall value to the client
• Attends relevant training, seminars, and/or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client’s needs and changes in the industry
• Supports recruiting efforts by identifying potential candidates and participating in interviews
• Supports business development meetings and/or proposal development process with guidance from Public Practice leadership
• Other duties as required

• Potential supervision of Public Sector staff

• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology, preferred
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology, preferred

• Three (3) or more years of relevant professional experience, required
• Experience with Audit Sustainment, Fixed Asset Management, or Financial Statement Preparation experience; as well as Accounting and/or Financial Management experience within the IC (Intelligence Community), preferred
• Federal financial management and accounting experience, preferred
• Experience with financial statement audit, internal control testing or analysis, and/or coordinating with external auditors, preferred
• Familiarity with FIAR Guidance, USSGL, FASAB, CFO Act, FMFIA, FFMIA, ICOFR, GAGAS (Yellow Book), GAO Green Book, OMB Circulars, COSO Framework, preferred
• Experience supporting Public Sector practice, solution, and/or business development initiatives, preferred
• Public speaking and/or training experience, preferred

• Relevant industry certification, such as CPA, PMP, CGFM, CDFM, CISA, or related, preferred

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suites (especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), preferred

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• Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance, required (US Citizenship required)
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal…