Financial Analyst WMATA

Velocity Talent; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Velocity Talent is recruiting two Financial Analysts to support WMATA Office of the CFO in building models, forecasts and analyses used for budget decisions in the Washington, DC area.

The roles are 1,040 hours (~six months) of full-time work, with hybrid location: onsite Mon-Thu at WMATA sites in Washington DC, Alexandria VA or New Carrollton MD, and remote on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
• 2–5 years of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting or cost analysis.
• Strong hands-on Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables and financial modeling.
• Experience with variance analysis, forecasts, business cases or cost-benefit analysis.
• Clear, accurate communication and the ability to manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Excel financial models, forecasts, templates and dashboards.
• Analyze personnel costs, including compensation, benefits, vacancies and overtime.
• Run budget to actual variance analysis and track expense trends.
• Model fare and non fare revenue scenarios, contract and procurement spending, grants and subsidies.
• Build cost benefit business cases and multiyear forecasts.
• Document sources, assumptions, methods and results, and follow quality control standards.
• Present findings clearly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Skills

Excel modeling

Pivot tables

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Effective communication

Presentations (PowerPoint)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration

Tools

Power BI

PeopleSoft

Job description

Velocity Talent is hiring two Financial Analysts for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Office of the CFO. You'll build the models, forecasts and analysis that CFO stakeholders use to make budget decisions.

Contract: 1,040 hours, about six months full time. Two openings.
Location: hybrid, onsite Monday through Thursday at an assigned WMATA site in Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA or New Carrollton, MD, and remote on Fridays.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain Excel financial models, forecasts, templates and dashboards
• Analyze personnel costs, including compensation, benefits, vacancies and overtime
• Run budget to actual variance analysis and track expense trends
• Model fare and non fare revenue scenarios, contract and procurement spending, grants and subsidies
• Build cost benefit business cases and multiyear forecasts
• Document sources, assumptions, methods and results, and follow quality control standards
• Present findings clearly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field
• 2 to 5 years of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting or cost analysis
• Strong hands on Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables and financial modeling
• Experience with variance analysis, forecasts, business cases or cost benefit analysis
• Clear, accurate communication and the ability to manage deadlines

Nice to have

• Public sector, transit, transportation or other large organization experience
• PeopleSoft, Power BI or similar systems