Remote Federal Budget SME — Part-Time

SMX; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 133,000 - 213,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

SMX is seeking a part-time Federal Budget Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the development of our CFO Control Tower BAS solution for federal financial management. The ideal candidate has extensive federal budgeting experience and can translate complex government requirements into actionable specifications.

This role is 100% remote with minimal travel (<20%). You will collaborate with product designers and developers to enhance budgeting dashboards, forms, and reports, and you may contribute to proposals and demonstrations as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience working with Federal Government budgets and spend plans.
• In-depth knowledge of government financial processes (Budget Formulation, Spend Plans, Position Planning, Budget Execution, Working Capital Funds, Reimbursable Agreements).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX designers to design and enhance budgeting and planning functionality, including dashboards, input forms, reports, and workflows.
• Provide subject matter expertise on federal government processes to team members with non-government backgrounds.
• Develop clear functional specifications for proposed features using visual aids such as mockups and process flow diagrams.
• Conduct business process analysis of customer financial management practices to identify areas for product enhancement.
• Participate in customer-facing meetings and assist with product demonstrations.
• Contribute to the development of proposal content, including RFI and RFP responses.
• Perform billable client work as needed, which may include requirements gathering, solution design, and user acceptance testing.
• Track functionality and feature sets being deployed across the entire portfolio of customers.
• Create and maintain product documentation, including administrative guides, end-user manuals, and training materials.
• Assist in the recruitment and evaluation of other financial SMEs for project-based roles.
• Provide input to key stakeholders for the prioritization and management of the product roadmap.
• Assist in quality assurance efforts by contributing to test plans, executing test cases, and validating that software functionality meets federal requirements.

Skills

Federal Budgeting

Communication

Time management

Learning new technology

Public Trust clearance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

SMX is seeking a part-time Federal Budget Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the development of our CFO Control Tower BAS solution for federal financial management. The ideal candidate has extensive federal budgeting experience and can translate complex government requirements into actionable specifications.

This role is 100% remote with minimal travel (<20%). You will collaborate with product designers and developers to enhance budgeting dashboards, forms, and reports, and you may contribute to proposals and demonstrations as needed.