Federal Financial Management, Managing Consultant

Job Family : Operational Effectiveness Consulting Travel Required : Up to 10% Clearance Required : Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do : Guidehouse is seeking a Managing Consultant with federal financial management experience to support federal health clients with budget planning and execution, fiscal stewardship, resource management, financial analysis, and organizational performance improvement. This individual will help clients improve visibility into funding, conduct budget lifecycle activities, strengthen financial management practices, and provide data-driven decision support and resource management insights to senior leaders. The ideal candidate understands the full federal budget lifecycle and how resources are planned, allocated, executed, monitored, and managed across programs, contracts, grants, workforce, and operations. As a Managing Consultant, you will lead workstreams and small teams supporting financial management transformation efforts across federal agencies, with a strong preference for experience supporting HHS, CDC, or other HHS Operating Divisions (OpDivs). You will work directly with client stakeholders to assess current-state operations, identify opportunities for improvement, develop sustainable recommendations, and implement practical solutions that strengthen fiscal stewardship, resource management, and organizational effectiveness. This role includes helping clients modernize financial management capabilities through the development of dashboards, reporting solutions, decision-support tools, automated processes, governance frameworks, and other technology-enabled solutions that improve transparency, accountability, and operational efficiency. We are seeking professionals who combine deep federal financial management expertise with a strong consulting mindset. Successful candidates are strategic thinkers, trusted advisors, and effective team leaders who can translate complex financial and operational information into actionable recommendations. They are comfortable engaging executives, facilitating stakeholder alignment, solving challenging business problems, leading teams, and driving initiatives from concept through implementation while maintaining a focus on measurable mission outcomes. Job Description / Responsibilities Lead financial management, budget execution, fiscal stewardship, and resource management engagements for federal health clients from project initiation through implementation and closeout. Advise senior federal leaders on budget execution strategies, resource allocation decisions, funding priorities, risks, and opportunities to improve mission outcomes. Support budget planning and execution activities, including spend plan development, operating plan management, forecasting, variance analysis, funds control, status of funds reporting, and executive decision support. Apply knowledge of the federal budget lifecycle to help clients manage resources across programs, contracts, grants, workforce, travel, and operational activities. Analyze financial, operational, workforce, acquisition, grants, and program data to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations for leadership. Assess financial management, governance, and resource management processes and develop solutions that improve efficiency, accountability, transparency, and organizational performance. Design and implement modernized financial management capabilities, including dashboards, executive reporting, decision-support tools, process automation, governance frameworks, and performance management solutions. Facilitate executive meetings, workshops, and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements, build consensus, and support informed decision-making. Support fiscal stewardship, governance, risk management, internal controls, and compliance activities aligned with federal financial management requirements and agency policies. Develop process maps, standard operating procedures, governance