Mid-Level Federal Budget SME (5533)

SMX

5d•$89,100 - $148,500•Remote

About The Position

This is a unique and exciting role that allows the right candidate to use their deep understanding of federal budgeting and planning processes to help build our next generation planning application. We are looking for an energetic and creative government budget specialist to take our solution to the next level and drive value for our federal customers. You will be working alongside a talented team of designers and developers to build and enhance our best-in-class solution. This is a full-time position on a multi-year contract that will allow for 100% remote work. The mission of the client delivery team at SMX is to create and deploy innovative products to our federal customers. The CFO Control Tower Budget and Spend solution (BAS) is a pre-built planning and reporting solution for the federal government that runs on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). The ideal candidate will have a firm grasp of government financial processes and a track record of continually improving processes.

Requirements

5+ years working with Government budgets and spend plans
Deep understanding of government financial processes (e.g. Budget Formulation, Spend Plans, Position Planning, Budget Execution, Working Capital Funds, Reimbursable Agreements)
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent presentation skills
Curiosity and desire to learn
Proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Technically savvy (No need to be a coder, just good with technology in general)
Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying a financial planning and/or Business Intelligence application
Experience with an off the shelf planning tool (e.g. SAP BPC, SAC, OneStream, Oracle, Hyperion, Anaplan, etc.) or a custom-built solution
Experience with an off the shelf BI/Reporting tool (e.g. SAP SAC, PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
SQL Skills
Experience testing applications

Responsibilities

Work with UX designers to design and enhance existing budgeting and planning functionality. This includes designing useful dashboards, input forms, reports, and workflows.
Clearly explain proposed functionality using visual aids like mockups and process flow diagrams (Designers will assist with the aesthetics)
Explain government processes to employees with no government experience.
Conduct business process analysis.
Work with key stakeholders to prioritize and manage the BAS Roadmap needs.
Connect with customers and help take a lead role during customer demonstrations.
Gathering of requirements and working with the implementation team to deploy the BAS solution (Requirements, design, testing, etc.)
Manage software releases, ensuring the application is fully tested and documented.
Develop test plans, test scenarios/cases, and manage testing execution
Create documentation as needed (e.g., admin documentation, end-user documentation, training guides, online help, etc.).