Consultant - Accounting and Finance - Defense & Security - Campus

What You Will Do

Our 2026 Campus Defense & Security Accounting and Finance consultants help clients within Defense & National Security optimize all elements of their financial management structure by transforming business processes, enhancing the efficiency of operations, improving transparency and performance management, promoting change management, and complying with federal laws and regulations. New consultants will also build their professional and personal consulting skillsets while gaining a strong understanding of consulting within a financial capability.

• Accounting and budget management.
• Supporting financial reporting and financial statement preparation, tie‑points and abnormal balances analysis, root‑cause analysis, fluctuation/trend analysis, and USSGL posting logic research.
• Audit remediation activities, including developing/updating process documentation (e.g., narratives and flow charts) and implementing corrective action plans to address findings.
• Performing and reviewing statement analysis, financial information, reporting results, and financial statement audit report analysis.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to financial reporting tools and templates in coordination with the team lead and using technology to improve financial reporting.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust, Secret, or higher level of federal/government security clearance; US Citizenship is required.
• Completing a Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or a related field between fall 2025 and summer 2026 from an accredited college or university.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Interest in growing a career in Government/Federal/Defense and National Security consulting.
• Ability to synthesize information quickly and learn new skills, view problems, apply a variety of analytical solutions, and participate in client‑facing discussions and meetings.
• Ability to work in teams to produce high‑impact work products, reports, and other deliverables in a fast‑paced environment.
• Willingness to utilize project management best practices within an organization to produce high‑quality deliverables in a timely manner.

• Active and maintained “SECRET” federal or DoD security clearance, or higher‑level clearance.
• Master’s degree.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).
• Knowledge of and experience with federal financial management activities, including federal accounting, financial statement audits, audit readiness, audit remediation, internal control assessment, financial risk management, and other relevant federal information assurance laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Knowledge of federal laws, regulations, and requirements.

• Competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package.
• 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 insurance.
• Health savings account, dental/vision & dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Short‑term & long‑term disability.
• Student loan pay‑down tuition reimbursement, personal development & learning opportunities.
• Skills development & certifications.
• Employee referral program.
• Corporate sponsored events & community outreach.
• Emergency back‑up childcare program.
• Mobility stipend.

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities 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. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.