Financial Management Consultant (Team Lead / Senior Consultant)
USFS is an ISO 9001 management consulting firm with headquarters in the National Capital Region and offices and staff in 12 US states. USFS staff average 10+ years of professional experience, over 80 percent of our staff have bachelor's degrees, and over half have advanced degrees in business and technology. USFS was founded in 2010 and provides financial management, acquisition management, program management, and data analytic support services to federal and state governments.
US Federal Solutions | Supporting the U.S. Air Force
Clearance Required: Active
Secret clearance (required)
Experience: 3-6 years
Education: Bachelor's degree (required)
The opportunity
US Federal Solutions is hiring a Financial Management Consultant to support U.S. Air Force financial operations and mission enablement. This role is a strong fit for someone who has a solid foundation in federal financial management and wants to take on more ownership as a consulting Team Lead or Senior Consultant. You will help Air Force stakeholders improve the accuracy, integrity, and usefulness of financial data while strengthening controls, supporting audit readiness, and modernizing processes and systems.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will lead or support client workstreams that improve financial performance and operational outcomes, including:
- Provide financial management consulting support across financial operations, reporting, and accounting functions
- Support audit readiness efforts, including documentation, testing support, remediation planning, and audit liaison activities
- Assist with resource management activities tied to mission operations, including cost, performance, and budget support
- Help design and execute internal control assessments, risk identification, corrective action planning, and sustainment activities
- Analyze data, identify root causes, and recommend process improvements to strengthen data integrity and reporting reliability
- Support financial transformation initiatives, including adoption or optimization of financial and information systems and emerging technologies
- Develop clear, client-ready deliverables (briefings, dashboards, decision support materials, SOPs, and process documentation)
- Coordinate tasks, timelines, and stakeholder touchpoints for assigned workstreams; mentor junior team members as needed
What success looks like
- Financial processes are more consistent, documented, and easier to execute across teams
- Audit readiness artifacts and remediation efforts are organized, traceable, and on schedule
- Leadership has clearer reporting and stronger confidence in the integrity of financial data
- Internal controls are strengthened and risks are identified early with actionable mitigation steps
Requirements
What we're looking for
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 3-6 years of relevant experience in financial management, accounting, audit readiness, budget execution, internal controls, or related federal consulting work
- Active Secret clearance (must have)
- Experience building client deliverables and communicating recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work independently and manage priorities
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting the Department of Defense and/or U.S. Air Force financial management or resource management organizations
- Familiarity with audit readiness frameworks, corrective action plans, and internal controls assessment approaches
- Experience supporting financial systems modernization or process improvement initiatives
- Comfort working with large datasets and translating findings into practical recommendations
Benefits
- Employer-provided paid Medical / Dental / Vision insurance
- Employer matching 401K plan
- PTO
- 11 Federal Holidays
- Additionally voluntary benefits to include Short / Long Term Disability, Term Life, and AD&D Insurance
