Federal Financial Analyst: Budget, Forecasting & Reporting

Kundlas-Consulting-Group-LLC; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kundlas Consulting Group LLC is seeking a Mid-Level Financial Analyst to support federal financial management, budget execution, accounting analysis, reporting, reconciliation, forecasting, and program-level financial decision-making.

This role will assist program managers, financial management teams, and government stakeholders with monitoring funds, analyzing spending patterns, developing projections, and reviewing financial reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, public administration, or a related field preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Three to six years of experience supporting financial analysis, budget execution, accounting, program finance, financial reporting, grants management, acquisition finance, or related federal financial-management functions.
• Working knowledge of financial-system reports, accounting records, budget reports, status-of-funds tracking, and program-level financial information.
• Experience monitoring commitments, obligations, expenditures, disbursements, undelivered orders, available balances, and funding status.
• Ability to perform account reconciliations, variance analysis, trend analysis, budget-execution reviews, and financial reporting.
• Experience developing or maintaining financial trackers, spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, forecasts, or quantitative analyses.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, data integrity, audit readiness, financial documentation, and proper stewardship of federal funds.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain financial findings to program managers, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• U.S. citizenship may be required depending on client or contract requirements.
• Ability to pass background checks, suitability requirements, or security clearance requirements, as required by the client or contract.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and reconcile financial-system reports, accounting records, budget reports, and program-level financial information.
• Monitor and analyze commitments, obligations, expenditures, disbursements, undelivered orders, available balances, and status of funds.
• Conduct budget-execution analysis to determine whether spending patterns align with approved funding plans and program requirements.
• Develop financial projections and forecasts for labor, contracts, equipment, travel, overhead, and other program costs.
• Perform variance analysis and trend analysis to identify deviations from spending plans, historical patterns, and projected requirements.
• Review budget submissions and funding requests for accuracy, completeness, affordability, consistency, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Develop and maintain financial models, trackers, dashboards, and quantitative reports that support program and management decision making.
• Conduct financial-management studies to identify process weaknesses, operational inefficiencies, data inconsistencies, and financial risks.
• Review financial reports for abnormal balances, incorrect classifications, duplicate transactions, unsupported obligations, and other financial discrepancies.
• Recommend and coordinate corrective actions to resolve financial-reporting and budget-execution issues.
• Support testing and evaluation of financial-system processes, system changes, interfaces, and reporting functionality.
• Utilize FBMS or comparable financial-management platforms to support accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and budget execution.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports, status-of-funds reports, end-of-year reports, quantitative analyses, and management briefings.
• Support year-end financial activities, including account reconciliation, obligation reviews, accrual validation, and funding analysis.
• Evaluate internal controls associated with financial transactions, data processing, reporting, and funds management.
• Support financial audits and management reviews by researching transactions, producing documentation, responding to inquiries, and tracking corrective actions.
• Provide program managers with analysis concerning financial condition, projected requirements, funding availability, financial risks, and recommended resource actions.
• Coordinate with program offices, budget personnel, accounting teams, financial managers, and government stakeholders to support accurate and timely financial-management activities.
• Maintain organized financial records, reconciliation files, supporting documentation, reports, trackers, and audit-ready materials.
• Assist with identifying and implementing process improvements that strengthen reporting accuracy, budget execution, internal controls, documentation quality, and financial data reliability.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budget execution

Variance analysis

Trend analysis

Financial modeling

Status-of-funds tracking

Internal controls

Audit support

Data integrity

Written communication

Stakeholder coordination

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

FBMS

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Kundlas Consulting Group LLC is seeking a Mid-Level Financial Analyst to support federal financial management, budget execution, accounting analysis, reporting, reconciliation, forecasting, and program-level financial decision-making.

This role will assist program managers, financial management teams, and government stakeholders with monitoring funds, analyzing spending patterns, developing projections, and reviewing financial reports.