Business Management Analyst
About The Position
The Strategic Cost Management and Operations, Cost Optimization team is seeking a tech-savvy, detail-oriented Business Management Analyst. The role is responsible for the financial rigor, narrative quality, and reporting integrity of assigned business cases and optimization ideas moving through the Optimization Hub. The analyst partners with managers and directors across the organization to develop defensible business cases and apply established narrative and financial standards consistently. The position is preferred onsite in Falls Church, Virginia, with an opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. Travel is 10% of the time. A Secret clearance is required, but clearance is not required to start. Relocation assistance is not available. The role requires a complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards, as well as full knowledge of industry practices. The analyst independently performs fairly complex professional tasks and develops solutions to a variety of complex problems, sometimes referring to established precedents and policies.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, or 1 year of relevant experience with a master's degree.
- Advanced Excel skills, including developing and reviewing formula-driven financial models.
- Working proficiency with data visualization and reporting tools.
- Experience preparing and presenting executive-level reporting to senior leadership.
- Ability to develop proficiency in the FinOps Framework and data center and cloud financial-management concepts.
- Secret clearance is required; it is not required at the start of the position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in IT cost management, procurement, FinOps, and/or a corporate FP&A program involving business cases and cost-benefit analysis.
- FinOps practitioner certificate.
- Strong written communication skills and experience holding business documents to an explicit narrative or writing standard.
- Ability to work independently within established standards and recommend practical improvements to templates, metrics, and processes.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) to develop data-driven business cases and optimization ideas from problem definition through approval and benefits realization.
- Gather and synthesize financial, operational, technical, and qualitative data into cohesive, evidence-based narrative decision artifacts.
- Independently validate financial assumptions and calculations, including return on investment, net present value, payback period, run-rate savings, and one-time benefits, using established financial templates and methods.
- Perform sensitivity and risk analyses to identify material financial, execution, schedule, or benefits-realization risks; document findings and recommend corrective actions.
- Review business cases, optimization ideas, and supporting artifacts against established narrative and financial standards to ensure they are complete, internally consistent, defensible, and executive-ready.
- Advise and coach IPTs on business case and optimization idea development, financial modeling, and executive narrative quality.
- Maintain the accuracy, completeness, traceability, and reporting readiness of initiative data within the Optimization Hub.
- Produce and analyze approved business-case and optimization-idea performance reporting for weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews, highlighting trends, exceptions, and emerging risks.
- Monitor business cases and optimization ideas across pipeline stages and apply established health, aging, and at-risk criteria consistently.
- Escalate material variances, aging actions, and underperforming initiatives to project owners and appropriate leadership, supported by clear analysis and recommendations.
- Partner with Business Management, CIDO, and other stakeholders to reconcile realized savings, run-rate versus one-time classifications, and budget-to-actual results.
- Identify recurring control, reporting, and data-quality issues and recommend improvements to templates, standards, metrics, and operating processes.
- Prepare and present financial analyses, portfolio insights, and recommendations to managers, directors, and other senior stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary analytical point of contact for assigned business cases and optimization ideas.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Potential long-term incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
