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Senior Federal Accounting Consultant (5824)

SMX

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Compensation
$124–206K/yr
Location
Multiple U.S. locations
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance

Job overview

SMX seeks a Senior Federal Accounting Consultant to support implementation of BAS for a federal customer. The consultant will document federal accounting processes and reporting requirements, translate policies into business and system requirements, and support reporting-solution design, testing, and training. The role requires extensive federal financial and accounting experience, ERP and systems-integration expertise, and a Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Federal Accounting ProcessesAccounting RegulationsSystems IntegrationFinancial ReportingMomentumSAPOracleProject ManagementBusiness Process AnalysisFunctional DesignFinancial BudgetingHyperion PlanningOneStreamAnaplanAdaptive PlanningSAP SACCustom Federal Budgeting SolutionsVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationSAP BusinessObjectsTableauPower BIMicroStrategy

Qualifications

8+ Years Federal Accounting ExperiencePublic Trust Clearance or Ability to Obtain

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

We are seeking a Senior Federal Accounting Consultant for the implementation of BAS for a Federal customer. Candidates should have familiarity and experience with the Federal financials and accounting processes and experience with system implementations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Document and communicate accounting processes of our federal customer with the project team.

  • Communicate Federal Accounting Policies and their impacts to business processes and system requirements with the project team.

  • Document federal financial & accounting reporting requirements.

  • Create business requirements documents and functional design documents to support technical development of reporting solutions.

  • Create mockups and visual aides to communicate functional designs internally and to customers.

  • Develop test plans, test scenarios/cases, and manage testing execution.

  • Design and execute training for packaged and custom developed financial and/or budgeting applications.

Required qualifications

  • 8+ years' experience in federal financial and accounting related activities.

  • Knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures.

  • Knowledge of systems integration and reporting.

  • Expertise in civilian federal financial and accounting processes who also possesses strong implementation/systems integration experience across multiple ERP systems (Momentum, SAP, Oracle) coupled with knowledge of project management best practices.

  • Experience with one or more ERP systems used in the federal government like SAP, Oracle or Momentum.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Experience in business process analysis and functional design of financial budgeting & reporting solutions.

  • Experience with Hyperion/Oracle Planning, OneStream, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, SAP SAC, etc., OR custom-built budgeting solution for a federal customer.

  • Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain Public Trust.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience with SAP BusinessObjects or any other BI tool like Tableau, PowerBI, or MicroStrategy is a plus.

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is:

$123,900—$206,400 USD

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

How this job compares

Set against the 1,527 open Implementation Consultant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$124–206K/yr
  • Illinois median$85–178K/yr38 salary ranges
  • US median$77–171K/yr1,342 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $165K, is 24% above the Illinois median midpoint ($134K) — in the top quarter of Implementation Consultant salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 46 open Implementation Consultant jobs in Illinois and 1,527 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Implementation Consultant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,141 postings).
Education
547 of the 1,527 open Implementation Consultant jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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