Financial Business Analyst (Mid-Level)
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SMX is seeking a Federal Financial Business Analyst to help develop and deploy the CFO Control Tower Budget and Spend solution, a SAC-based planning tool for the federal government. This fully remote role collaborates with designers, developers, and budget experts to enhance and roll out next‑generation planning capabilities.
The ideal candidate brings deep federal budgeting knowledge, strong analytical skills, and experience with data models, testing, and stakeholder engagement to drive value
Qualifications
- Experience with federal financial data and processes.
- Ability to analyze business needs and recommend improvements.
- Experience with budgets, planning, and reporting in federal context.
Responsibilities
- Analyze client objectives, financial operations, and priorities.
- Document processes, requirements, and decision needs.
- Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to identify improvements.
- Recommend process, technology, and data solutions to enhance efficiency.
- Create SDLC documentation including RTM, FDD, user guides.
- Develop test plans and use cases; manage test execution.
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Job description
SMX is a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling mission success across various federal sectors, including national security and healthcare. We specialize in delivering highly assured, compliant digital transformation solutions that empower our clients to accelerate their impact on the world. Our approach combines cutting-edge technology with deep domain knowledge to provide forward-looking insights and practical solutions. We pride ourselves on our unique delivery model, which harnesses expertise to power secure mission acceleration and meet the evolving needs of our federal customers.
SMX is a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling mission success across various federal sectors, including national security and healthcare. We specialize in delivering highly assured, compliant digital transformation solutions that empower our clients to accelerate their impact on the world. Our approach combines cutting-edge technology with deep domain knowledge to provide forward-looking insights and practical solutions. We pride ourselves on our unique delivery model, which harnesses expertise to power secure mission acceleration and meet the evolving needs of our federal customers.
The Federal Financial Business Analyst position at SMX offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and deployment of the CFO Control Tower Budget and Spend (BAS) solution, a pre-built planning and reporting tool for the federal government running on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). This full-time, 100% remote role requires minimal travel and involves collaborating with a talented team of designers, developers, and budget subject matter experts to enhance and roll out this next-generation planning application. The ideal candidate will leverage their deep understanding of federal budgeting and planning processes to drive value for federal customers by analyzing business needs, recommending improvements, and facilitating solution adoption.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Public Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Federal financial management
- Business process analysis or management
- Data analytics and reporting
- Management or technology consulting
- Operations analysis or strategic planning
- Experience working with federal government financial data and processes.
- Proficiency in data analysis, reconciliation, and exception resolution.
- Strong knowledge of business process improvement methodologies.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Outstanding verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in client-fac'ing consulting environments.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one.
- Experience deploying financial planning and/or Business Intelligence applications.
- Familiarity with off-the-shelf BI/Reporting tools such as SAP SAC, PowerBI, Tableau, or Qlik.
- Experience in application testing.
- Experience developing or modifying business and data models.
- Background in enterprise solution implementations.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of client business objectives, financial operations, and strategic priorities.
- Analyze and document business processes, workflows, requirements, and organizational decision-making needs.
- Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions with stakeholders to identify process improvement opportunities.
- Recommend process, technology, and data solutions to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.
- Review policies, system data structures, and operational procedures to assess impacts on business and financial processes.
- Utilize business intelligence and analytics tools to maximize the value of client data assets.
- Guide clients in adopting solutions that improve operational effectiveness, reporting capabilities, and financial outcomes.
- Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery of business, data, and technology requirements.
- Create quality documentation across all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including requirements traceability matrices (RTM), functional design documents (FDD), design documents, end-user documentation, training guides, and online help.
- Develop test plans, business use cases, and manage test execution.
- Competitive salary range of $96,400 to $160,600 USD, determined by factors such as geographic location, contract labor categories, relevant experience, skills, education, and certifications.
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
- Paid leave benefits.
- Retirement plan options.
- Opportunities for learning and professional development.
- Supportive work environment that values investment in people.
SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity, including individuals with disabilities and veterans. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Selected applicants may be subject to background investigations and/or education verification. Please note that SMX does not sponsor new applicants for employment authorization or immigration-related support for this position.
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