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12 results for Senior Consultant in Washington, DC

Consultant
  • Baltimore, MD
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 65000 - 85000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>A leading consulting and advisory firm is seeking a <strong>Staff or Senior Consultant</strong> to join its growing advisory practice. This role offers the opportunity to work with large companies across a variety of industries, helping clients identify operational risks, improve processes, strengthen controls, and drive measurable business results. <strong> If you are interested in learning more about this role email Jim Meade at Robert Half right away!</strong></p><p>This position is ideal for an analytical professional who enjoys understanding how businesses operate, evaluating complex processes, and delivering insights that help organizations improve performance and reduce risk.</p><p>The role offers significant client exposure, strong mentorship, and excellent opportunities for professional growth and advancement.</p><p>Why This Opportunity</p><ul><li>Hybrid schedule with only 2 days per week in the office</li><li>Exposure to large national and global organizations</li><li>Diverse client engagements and project work</li><li>Strong training, mentorship, and career development opportunities</li><li>Support for professional certifications including CPA, CIA, CFE, and related credentials</li><li>Collaborative and highly team-oriented culture</li><li>Opportunity to develop consulting, audit, compliance, and business process expertise</li></ul><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Work with clients to understand business objectives, operational processes, and areas of potential risk</li><li>Analyze financial, operational, and contractual information to identify opportunities for improvement</li><li>Participate in interviews and discussions with client stakeholders and external business partners</li><li>Gather, organize, and evaluate supporting documentation</li><li>Perform detailed analysis and testing to assess compliance with established agreements, policies, and procedures</li><li>Document findings and develop clear, well-supported conclusions</li><li>Prepare reports and presentations that help clients make informed business decisions</li><li>Support recommendations related to process improvements, risk mitigation, and operational effectiveness</li><li>Assist with client communications and project status updates</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders</li></ul>
  • 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z
Senior IT Audit & Advisory Consultant
  • McLean, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 105000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
  • <p><strong>Senior Consultant – Technology Audit &amp; Advisory (Hybrid)</strong></p><p>Are you a client-facing IT Audit or Consulting professional ready to step into a high-impact role with strong leadership exposure? We are seeking a <strong>Senior Consultant</strong> with proven experience <strong>leading engagement teams and managing workflows for publicly traded company clients</strong>, particularly in technology audit, SOX, risk, and internal controls environments. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with team leadership, project ownership, and the ability to build trusted client relationships. You’ll work across complex engagements, help organizations address technology risk, and contribute to innovative solutions involving automation, analytics, and AI.</p><p><strong>How You Will Make an Impact:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead and support consulting or audit engagements for <strong>publicly traded companies</strong>, with a strong focus on engagement execution, workflow coordination, and high-quality client service.</li><li>Mentor, coach, and review the work of Consultants and Interns, helping teams deliver against project plans and deadlines.</li><li>Identify areas of risk, control gaps, and opportunities to improve efficiency and business performance.</li><li>Help manage project scope, staffing, deliverables, and execution methodologies in partnership with leadership.</li><li>Build strong client relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders, including executive leadership.</li><li>Prepare and review key audit and advisory deliverables, including process flows, work programs, control summaries, findings, and reports.</li><li>Support projects across areas such as IT general controls, SOX compliance, cybersecurity, cloud assurance, data governance, privacy, technology resilience, enterprise applications, and emerging technologies.</li><li>Leverage analytics, automation, and AI to improve audit planning, fieldwork, reporting, and overall engagement effectiveness.</li></ul><p><strong>Why Join</strong></p><ul><li>High-visibility work with sophisticated clients and meaningful responsibility.</li><li>Opportunity to lead teams, influence client outcomes, and expand your expertise across technology risk and advisory services.</li><li>Exposure to modern audit innovation, including AI, analytics, and automation.</li><li>Flexible hybrid work environment with a mix of in-office, remote, and client-site collaboration.</li><li>Professional development and career growth</li></ul>
  • 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z
Senior Legal Counsel
  • Washington, DC
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 0 - 0 USD / Hourly
  • <p>A growing organization operating in the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, and strategic investment sectors is seeking a <strong>Senior Legal Counsel</strong> to join its legal team. This position will partner closely with senior leadership and play a key role in supporting corporate transactions, governance, compliance, commercial contracting, and strategic business initiatives.</p><p><br></p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced attorney who enjoys working across multiple legal disciplines in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor, services, confidentiality, partnership, and other business contracts.</li><li>Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, capital raises, and other strategic corporate transactions.</li><li>Manage legal due diligence processes, virtual data rooms (VDRs), transaction documentation, and post-closing matters.</li><li>Advise business leaders on legal risk, dispute prevention, and litigation-related matters.</li><li>Support corporate governance initiatives, board matters, and compliance programs.</li><li>Assist with securities law compliance, public company reporting obligations, and regulatory filings.</li><li>Develop and enhance policies, procedures, and internal controls related to legal and regulatory compliance.</li><li>Provide guidance on anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and related regulatory requirements.</li><li>Coordinate with outside counsel on specialized legal matters and litigation.</li><li>Serve as a trusted business partner to stakeholders across finance, operations, corporate development, compliance, and executive leadership.</li></ul><p><strong>Confidential Search:</strong> Additional company details will be shared with selected candidates following resume review.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z
Senior Insights Strategist
  • Falls Church, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 140000 - 160000 USD / Yearly
  • We are looking for a Senior Insights Strategist to lead the development of impactful, data-driven strategies for clients in Falls Church, Virginia. This role is ideal for someone who excels at transforming complex data into actionable insights and delivering clear recommendations that support business and communication objectives. You will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through the interpretation of analytical findings and shaping their decision-making processes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop comprehensive strategic insights for clients, focusing on areas such as reputation analysis, narrative intelligence, risk assessments, competitive benchmarking, and identifying business opportunities.<br>• Collaborate closely with senior client stakeholders to translate complex data into clear and actionable narratives and strategic recommendations.<br>• Craft compelling, executive-ready storylines for regular reports, business reviews, and strategic engagements.<br>• Identify and proactively highlight emerging risks, narrative trends, and stakeholder shifts to ensure clients stay ahead of potential challenges.<br>• Integrate diverse data sources, including media signals, market trends, regulatory updates, and financial performance metrics, to create holistic insights.<br>• Advise clients on measurement strategies and key performance indicators, transitioning their focus from activity-based metrics to outcomes-oriented approaches.<br>• Present insights confidently to senior executives and C-suite audiences, tailoring content to suit varying data literacy levels.<br>• Collaborate with analytics teams to design, refine, and interpret analyses including segmentation, trend identification, and advanced metrics.<br>• Utilize tools like Tableau and Python to perform exploratory data analysis, validate hypotheses, and ensure findings are robust.<br>• Contribute to the development of intuitive templates and visual frameworks that make complex data accessible to non-technical audiences.
  • 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Arlington, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 100000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>Our client, a very well capitalized, private equity backed company that is in high acquisition mode with a number of current nationwide targets, is recruiting for a new Senior Accountant to join their world class team. This is a ground floor opportunity for a talented Senior Accountant to take their career to the next level quickly with a great amount of career runway as this company rapidly builds their finance team and overall infrastructure. This newly created Senior Accountant position will report to a tenured Senior Manager and support the corporate team with the close for multiple entities and related financial reporting. You will support their ongoing and active acquisition integrations. Duties for this exciting Senior Accountant position will include the following:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Act as a key contributor to the month end and year end accounting close as well as three statement financial reporting for multiple acquired entities acting as their “Controller”</li><li>Review and prepare journal entries including monthly accruals, adjusting entries and complex entries to support complex transactions. </li><li>Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts assigned and related account schedules </li><li>Act as a key liaison to the outside accounting firm regarding the external audit process and provide supporting schedules and requested information to support the year end external audit and quarterly reviews </li><li>Review and develop key accounting processes as continued analysis of internal controls with recommendations to strengthen them </li><li>As a part of a team, project manage upcoming system implementations and related technology projects </li><li>Effectively coordinate between operations teams and the corporate accounting team to maintain information flow and hit reporting deadlines</li><li>Perform ad hoc projects for senior management as assigned.</li></ul><p>Your base pay will depend on your skills, experience and training, knowledge, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.</p><p><br></p><p> Our client offers medical benefits as part of their overall compensation package in addition to <strong>other robust benefits including strong bonus potential </strong></p><p> </p><p>Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half for immediate consideration for this or one of our other active career opportunities in the Washington Metro area.</p><p> </p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Washington, DC
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 100000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>My client is a well-established for-profit organization looking for someone coming out of public accounting to join their team as a Senior Accountant in Washington DC. The ideal candidate for the Senior Accountant role will be responsible for preparing the financial statements, maintaining the general ledger accounts, reconciling bank statements, assisting with month end close, performing journal entries and assisting with other projects. This organization offers great benefits; including health benefits and opportunities for growth. </p><p><br></p><p>Daily responsibilities of the Senior Accountant include:</p><p><br></p><p>·      Perform month-end close.</p><p>·      General ledger maintenance.</p><p>·      Reconcile bank statements.</p><p>·      Prepare financial statements.</p><p>·      Post various journal entries.</p>
  • 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • McLean, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 95000 - 115000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>My client has an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a role as a Senior Accountant in their Mclean VA office. They are within the healthcare industry and the ideal person selected for the Senior Accountant position would be a CPA or some pursuing their CPA with a healthcare or public accounting background. This person will be responsible for assisting with the accounting operations for the company and will report to the Controller. The duties will consist of supporting the month-end close process, posting various journal entries; including intercompany activity, reconciling various accounts, producing financial reports, assisting with budgeting and forecasting and ensuring the company remains in compliance with US GAAP. This organization offers excellent benefits; including medical, in addition to great work life balance. </p><p><br></p><p>Daily responsibilities of the Senior Accountant include:</p><p><br></p><p>·      Property and asset management.</p><p>·      Assist with month-end close process.</p><p>·      Prepare various budgets and schedules.</p><p>·      Assist with property tax and other filings.</p><p>·      Reconcile general ledger accounts.</p><p>·      Ensure company is in compliance. </p>
  • 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Arlington, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 100000 - 125000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>Our client is a rapidly growing and well financed global company in the emerging energy sector. They are recruiting for a Senior Accountant to join their world class team. This is a ground floor opportunity for a talented Senior Accountant to take their career to the next level quickly with a great amount of career runway as this company rapidly builds their finance team and overall infrastructure. This exciting Senior Accountant position will report to a tenured Director and provide accounting support at the corporate level for their cutting edge new global level projects.</p><p> </p><p>Duties for this this exciting Senior Accountant role will include the following:</p><p> </p><p>·       Work closely with the corporate accounting team and be a key contributor to the month end and year end accounting close as well as financial reporting</p><p>·       Prepare journal entries including monthly accruals, adjusting entries and complex entries to support complex transactions.</p><p>·       Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts assigned and related account schedules</p><p>·       Assist with the external audit process and provide supporting schedules and requested information to support the year end external audit and quarterly reviews</p><p>·       Support management with the development of key accounting processes as well as design of internal controls</p><p>·       As a part of a team, assist with system implementations and related technology projects</p><p>·       Work effectively between project operations teams and the corporate accounting team to maintain information flow and hit reporting deadlines</p><p>·       Perform ad hoc projects for management as assigned.</p><p> </p><p>Our client offers fully paid medical insurance as part of their overall compensation package in addition to other robust benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half or directly via LinkedIn for immediate consideration for this or one of our other active career opportunities in the Washington Metro area.</p><p> </p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Rockville, MD
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 95000 - 110000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>Our client is a rapidly growing, well capitalized world leader in their sector, is recruiting for their new Senior Accountant. This visible and challenging position will provide hands on financial reporting, technical accounting and audit support as the company moves forward with cutting edge new energy projects. This role will clearly allow you to add your signature on the organization as the company’s reach expands. Reporting to a talented Controller who is known to be a strong mentor, core responsibilities for this Senior Accountant will be to:</p><p> </p><p>• Prepare financial statements that adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).</p><p>• Oversee financial activities including general ledger maintenance, cost accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis.</p><p>• Manage the monthly accounting close process and prepare detailed fund partnership reports.</p><p>• Collaborate across teams such as Finance, Asset Management, Legal, and Transactions to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.</p><p>• Conduct reconciliations and maintain proper documentation within financial accounting systems.</p><p>• Support external audit processes by providing necessary documentation and responding to inquiries.</p><p>• Apply knowledge of GAAP accounting topics, including fixed assets, leases, asset retirement obligations, taxes, and debt.</p><p>• Recommend and implement improvements to systems, policies, and procedures for enhanced accuracy and efficiency.</p><p>• Support the exciting new systems implementation that is in process.</p><p> </p><p>Your base pay will depend on your skills, experience, certifications and other business needs. The client offers strong overall benefits as part of their compensation package including medical benefits. </p><p> </p><p>Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President, Robert Half for immediate consideration for this or one of our many current openings in the Washington, DC Metro area.</p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Arlington, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 115000 - 130000 USD / Yearly
  • We are looking for a detail-oriented Sr. Accountant to join a growing financial services organization in Arlington, Virginia. This role supports alternative investment vehicles and related entities through core accounting, reporting, and financial analysis activities. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of U.S. accounting practices, thrives in a fast-moving environment, and uses technology effectively to improve accuracy and efficiency.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build a thorough understanding of the firm&#39;s private investment offerings, including fund terms, fee methodologies, and performance-related calculations.<br>• Oversee accounting records for funds and affiliated entities by coordinating with fund administrators and ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and completely.<br>• Prepare financial analyses, projections, and custom reporting to support business needs and leadership decision-making.<br>• Address information requests from current and prospective investors with clear, accurate, and timely responses.<br>• Draft financial statements and examine supporting schedules in preparation for the annual U.S. audit process.<br>• Partner with external tax advisors to support yearly tax return preparation and required filings.<br>• Review investor-specific provisions, side arrangements, and contractual terms to help ensure ongoing compliance.<br>• Contribute to process enhancements, internal controls, and other operational priorities as business needs evolve.
  • 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Fairfax, VA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 90000 - 110000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>Our client, a private equity backed and quickly growing government contractor in the technology sector, is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join their team in Fairfax, Virginia. There is a solid runway for career growth and development given all of their recent positive developments including potential acquisitions. In this Senior Accountant role, you will play a vital part in supporting their financial close and accurate GAAP financial reporting. In this exciting new role, you will support an established leadership team and:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Perform general ledger reconciliations, month end closing journal entries and ensure compliance with GAAP</li><li>Assist leadership with contract revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606</li><li>Conduct monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts to ensure timely and accurate financial closings.</li><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with applicable standards.</li><li>Lead month-end and year-end closing processes, including preparing journal entries and accruals.</li><li>Monitor and ensure accurate revenue recognition based on government contract terms and accounting standards (FAR and CAS)</li><li>Apply and oversee indirect cost rates in line with provisional billing rates and incurred cost submissions.</li><li>Assist in preparing incurred cost submissions and year-end audit workpapers.</li><li>Ensure compliance with relevant tax laws, internal controls, and organizational policies.</li><li>Collaborate on the development and implementation of new financial processes to enhance operational efficiency.</li><li>Special projects as required by leadership</li></ul><p>Your base pay will depend on your skills, experience and training, knowledge, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. </p><p>Our client offers medical benefits as part of their overall compensation package in addition to other robust benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Please respond in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half for immediate consideration for this fast-moving opportunity or one of our other immediate</p><p>openings in the Washington, DC Metro area.</p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z
Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)
  • Bethesda, MD
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 150000 - 200000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>Overview</p><p>We are seeking a <strong>Senior Cloud &amp; Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)</strong> to lead the design, implementation, and support of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure environments. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer with deep Microsoft Azure expertise and a strong background in production cloud operations, infrastructure reliability, and disaster recovery.</p><p>The Senior Cloud &amp; Infrastructure Engineer will play a key role in building and maintaining modern Azure environments, with a focus on networking, security, identity, backup, and recovery strategies. This individual will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure cloud platforms are optimized, secure, and aligned with business needs.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Design, implement, and support Azure-based infrastructure solutions for production environments</li><li>Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure with a focus on performance, availability, scalability, and security</li><li>Support Azure networking, identity, and security configurations, including private and hybrid connectivity models</li><li>Maintain and enhance backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions across cloud infrastructure</li><li>Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and cloud-related issues in production environments</li><li>Partner with application, security, and operations teams to support modern platforms hosted in Azure</li><li>Contribute to infrastructure standards, architecture decisions, and operational best practices</li><li>Implement and support secure cloud designs that align with organizational compliance and security requirements</li><li>Develop and maintain infrastructure automation and repeatable deployment processes where applicable</li><li>Provide technical leadership and guidance on cloud infrastructure strategy and operational excellence</li></ul><p><br></p>
  • 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z