Senior Fiscal Advisor

Witt O'Brien's • Houston, TX

11d • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Fiscal Advisor at WOB, you will be part of the project team providing fiscal support to clients. Talk to us about your excellent time management, communication, and technical learning skills, as well as your commitment to continued learning and self-development. Tell us about your extensive experience conducting complex analysis and synthesizing complex financial issues in a way that makes it easier to communicate to internal and external stakeholders. Step into this senior-level position to work independently while still part of the team analyzing financial data and systems, in addition to implementing process improvement projects across clients.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in finance or accounting which demonstrates career progression and increasing responsibility.
• BA in Finance, Public Administration or related field or the equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Knowledge of and experience with enterprise finance systems, analytical and reporting tools, such as Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, Hyperion/PBCS, Microsoft Power BI, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with business process mapping and identifying improvements.
• Expert ability to develop and apply complex Excel based modeling tools used to support decision-making.
• Ability to analyze data to inform decision-making as demonstrated by hands on experience
• Ability to design reporting to meet needs of audiences and explain financial concepts to non-financial team members.
• Skill in creating analyses based on transaction level data or through the application of standard financial and statistical analysis to inform decision-making using business intelligence reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

• CPA
• Experience in governmental accounting.
• Experience in public health.
• Knowledge of accounting concepts such as fund and grant accounting.
• Knowledge of and experience with enterprise finance systems, analytical and reporting tools, such as Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, Hyperion/PBCS, Microsoft Power BI, etc.
• Knowledge of federal grant requirements (FEMA, HUD, HHS, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Managing portions of the enterprise budget development process and financial reporting of budget to actual results, including working across divisions to develop a comprehensive budget.
• Manage the cost allocation process, in order to develop performance metrics and provide reporting for service partners and federal reporting requirements.
• Developing and maintaining financial models with the demonstrated ability to design models that are intuitive and easy for others to use. Ability to review existing models and identify improvements.
• Developing financial forecasts and performing analysis on financial related data, including spending forecasts, variance analysis and assessment of impacts, capital program/project analysis, support for service planning and fleet forecasting.
• Represent the client on project and program steering committees.
• Actively identify issues, problem solve and help to develop solutions that advance the needs of the client.
• Identifying financial and operational trends and working with divisions to perform root cause analysis.
• Ability to reconcile financial data for SEFA reporting and assist with Single Audit preparation compliant with 2 CRF 200 Subpart F.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees