Financial Business Analyst (Mid-Level)

Overview

The organization is seeking a Federal Financial Business Analyst to support the development and deployment of the CFO Control Tower Budget and Spend (BAS) solution, a pre-built planning and reporting tool for the federal government running on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).

This full-time role is 100% remote with minimal travel. You will collaborate with designers, developers, and budget subject matter experts to enhance and roll out a next-generation planning application. Strong experience in federal budgeting and planning processes will be used to analyze business needs, recommend improvements, and facilitate solution adoption.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of client business objectives, financial operations, and strategic priorities.
• Analyze and document business processes, workflows, requirements, and organizational decision-making needs.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions with stakeholders to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Recommend process, technology, and data solutions to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.
• Review policies, system data structures, and operational procedures to assess impacts on business and financial processes.
• Utilize business intelligence and analytics tools to maximize the value of client data assets.
• Guide clients in adopting solutions that improve operational effectiveness, reporting capabilities, and financial outcomes.
• Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery of business, data, and technology requirements.
• Create quality documentation across all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including:
  • requirements traceability matrices (RTM)
  • functional design documents (FDD)
  • design documents
  • end-user documentation
  • training guides
  • online help
• Develop test plans, business use cases, and manage test execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Federal financial management
  • Business process analysis or management
  • Data analytics and reporting
  • Management or technology consulting
  • Operations analysis or strategic planning
• Experience working with federal government financial data and processes.
• Proficiency in data analysis, reconciliation, and exception resolution.
• Strong knowledge of business process improvement methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Outstanding verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in client-facing consulting environments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying financial planning and/or Business Intelligence applications.
• Familiarity with off-the-shelf BI/reporting tools such as SAP SAC, PowerBI, Tableau, or Qlik.
• Experience in application testing.
• Experience developing or modifying business and data models.
• Background in enterprise solution implementations.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $96,400 to $160,600 USD, determined by factors such as geographic location, contract labor categories, relevant experience, skills, education, and certifications.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Paid leave benefits.
• Retirement plan options.
• Opportunities for learning and professional development.

Location

• 100% remote
• Minimal travel required

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity, including individuals with disabilities and veterans. Equal employment opportunities are provided to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Selected applicants may be subject to background investigations and/or education verification. The employer does not sponsor new applicants for employment authorization or immigration-related support for this position.