Senior Business Systems/Financial Analyst

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

16h•$112,000 - $179,000

About The Position

The Business Systems Analyst provides financial analysis and support in a fast-paced customer environment and manages execution of the customer's multi-million-dollar Spend Plan. The role supports spending, tracking, analysis, and management of customer funding and cost baselines, including program and project budgets and cost controls. It also validates the customer's portfolio of assets and support services, reviews and reconciles spend plan inputs, and provides budget status information to stakeholders. The position requires experience with federal budgeting, financial oversight, reporting, and coordination across internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 15 years of experience managing a budget for an entity in the federal government; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Business or financial background.
Experience navigating the full federal budget cycle.
Strong understanding of the customer's and community's financial systems and processes.
Experience in financial oversight and analysis, including budget builds, funding requests, expenditure tracking, and projections.
Expertise in financial reporting methods, including building and running reports and supporting preparation of executive-level briefings.
Experience creating business rhythms and conducting financial meetings.
Strong communication skills and ability to respond to spontaneous management requests for real-time budget status information.
Experience serving as the central point of contact for group financial transactions, including funding packages, acceptance documents, and de-obligation/closeout actions.
High proficiency in Excel.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Self-starter able to execute independent projects with minimal oversight and direction.

Nice To Haves

Preference for customer-related experience navigating the federal budget cycle.
Bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
On-site customer domain experience.
Ability to interface and collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders at various seniority levels.
Ability to operate independently and proactively with very little management oversight.

Responsibilities

Perform finance reporting and analysis.
Validate the customer's portfolio of assets and support services through due diligence.
Manage day-to-day spending, tracking, analysis, and management of customer funding and cost baselines.
Manage program and project budgets and control costs.
Review, audit, and concur on customer actions and requests.
Complete a daily spend plan by reviewing, reconciling, coordinating, and validating customer inputs and updates.
Provide weekly budget status emails to stakeholders.
Coordinate with the budget/plans team to ensure synchronicity in spend plan execution.
Support financial reporting, including building and running reports and preparing briefings for executive-level personnel.
Serve as the central point of contact for group financial transactions, including routing funding packages, acceptance documents, and de-obligation/closeout actions.
Create business rhythms and conduct financial meetings.
Respond to management requests for real-time budget status information.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Health savings account
Short- and long-term disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company-paid holidays
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.