Remote Federal Budget Specialist – Planning & Analytics

SMX; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

SMX is seeking a government budget specialist to leverage deep knowledge of federal budgeting and planning processes to enhance the CFO Control Tower Budget and Spend solution for federal customers. This full-time, multi-year contract offers 100% remote work and opportunities to collaborate with designers and developers to improve dashboards, reports, and workflows.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in government budgets, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate complex

Qualifications

• 5+ years working with Government budgets and spend plans.
• Deep understanding of government financial processes (e.g. Budget Formulation, Spend Plans, Position Planning, Budget Execution, Working Capital Funds, Reimbursable Agreements)
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Curiosity and desire to learn
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one

Responsibilities

• Gathering of requirements and working with the implementation team to deploy the BAS solution (Requirements, design, testing, etc.).
• Clearly explain proposed functionality using visual aids like mockups and process flow diagrams (Designers will assist with the aesthetics).
• Manage software releases, ensuring the application is fully tested and documented.
• Develop test plans, test scenarios/cases, and manage testing execution.
• Create documentation as needed (e.g., admin documentation, end-user documentation, training guides, online help, etc.).
• Connect with customers and help take a lead role during customer demonstrations.

Skills

Government budgets

Government financial processes

Organizational skills

Presentation skills

Curiosity

Public Trust clearance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SAP Analytics Cloud

SQL

Job description

SMX is seeking a government budget specialist to leverage deep knowledge of federal budgeting and planning processes to enhance the CFO Control Tower Budget and Spend solution for federal customers. This full-time, multi-year contract offers 100% remote work and opportunities to collaborate with designers and developers to improve dashboards, reports, and workflows.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in government budgets, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate complex