Posted Oct 17, 2026

Internal Controls Senior Consultant

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Job Family: Finance & Accounting Consulting Travel Required: None Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do: - Support the execution of an international finance organization's A-123 Internal Controls Program, including planning, performing, and documenting internal control assessments. - Conduct process walkthroughs, risk assessments, control evaluations, and testing activities to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. - Analyze business processes, risks, controls, and supporting documentation to identify control gaps, improvement opportunities, and emerging risks. - Prepare workpapers, reports, presentations, and audit-ready documentation to support management, oversight bodies, and external auditors. - Facilitate meetings and collaborate with client stakeholders to discuss assessment results, remediation activities, and process improvements. - Monitor corrective action plans and provide recommendations to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal control environments. - Support project management activities, including status reporting, deliverable development, and coordination across multiple workstreams. What You Will Need: - Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred. - Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements. - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field. - Five (5) years of experience supporting internal controls, risk management, compliance, audit readiness, financial management, or business process improvement initiatives. - Experience performing risk and control assessments, control testing, internal audits, or compliance reviews. - Knowledge of OMB Circular A-123, GAO Green Book, internal control frameworks, or enterprise risk management principles. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written communication skills. - Ability to develop client-ready analyses, reports, and presentations. What Would Be Nice To Have: - Experience supporting the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), USAID, State Department, Treasury, multilateral development banks, or other federal financial institutions. - Knowledge of federal internal control requirements, including OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, FFMIA, GAO Green Book, and enterprise risk management frameworks. - Experience assessing operational, financial, credit, investment, or programmatic controls within lending, investment, grant-making, or development finance environments. - Experience supporting financial statement audits, OIG audits, audit remediation, corrective action plans, and audit liaison activities. - Familiarity with project finance, loan portfolio management, guarantees, political risk insurance, investment oversight, or development finance programs. - Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CRMA, PMP, or Certified Risk Professional credentials. - Experience with data analytics, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or advanced Excel for risk, controls, and compliance reporting. - Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, process walkthroughs, risk workshops, and executive briefings with senior government officials. - The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. - Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. What We Offer: - Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. - Benefits include: 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 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 About Guidehouse: - 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. - If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. - All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation. - All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. 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