CoA/GL - Enterprise Application Consultant

Job Summary 
Our government client is looking for  CoA/GL - Enterprise Application Consultant  to Lead the development and execution of the enterprise Chart of Accounts (CoA) design strategy and associated workplan, ensuring a structured, collaborative, and decision-driven approach to future- state financial architecture.

Contract Details

• Contract type and duration: 7 month contract
• Work location: Nashville, TN (37243)
• Wok Model: Hybrid

Core Responsibilities 

• CoA Strategy and Workplan: Develop, manage, and maintain the overall CoA design strategy and work collaboratively with the Project Manager to ensure alignment to the workplan, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and decision timelines in alignment with the overall ERP Modernization Program.
• Working Session Planning and Facilitation: Prepare for and co-facilitate all CoA design working sessions in partnership with the designated State Finance/CoA Architect, ensuring discussions are focused, productive, and aligned with established objectives.
• Current-State Assessment: Analyze existing CoA structures, account usage, financial reporting requirements, agency-specific variations, internal controls, and documented pain points to identify opportunities for standardization and improvement.
• Session Preparation: Develop structured agendas, pre-read materials, discussion questions, design alternatives, and required decision points for each two-hour working session to enable informed stakeholder participation and timely decisions.
• Decision and Dependency Management: Maintain comprehensive CoA decision, issue,
• dependency, and assumption logs, documenting outcomes, assigned owners, required actions, and escalation needs to support traceability and effective governance.
• Cross-Workstream Coordination: Identify and communicate CoA design decisions and dependencies affecting BPI, financial reporting, data conversion, integrations, and other ERP workstreams to ensure consistency and alignment across the modernization effort.
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Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves) 

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing a complex, enterprise-wide Chart of Accounts
• Strong professional presence, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial systems, enterprise accounting architecture, or ERP financial management.
• Demonstrated leadership in at least one enterprise CoA redesign or ERP financial transformation.
• Experience with governmental fund accounting, GASB standards, statewide financial reporting, and complex organizational structures.
• Experience translating business and reporting requirements into CoA segments, hierarchies, accounting rules, and financial dimensions.
• Experience facilitating cross-agency design decisions and resolving competing financial reporting requirements.

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves) 

• Certified Public Account (CPA), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent certifications.
• Operate with transparency, accountability, and stewardship of taxpayer funds in every deliverable.
• Work respectfully across agencies with differing missions, systems, and levels of change readiness.
• Follow State policies, procurement rules, and records-retention requirements, and complete required background and security screening.

Work Environment 

• Location: Nashville, TN
• Work Model: Hybrid

Compensation & Benefits 

• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $84.00 and $120.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums. 
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans 
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP) 
• 401K offered 

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