Remote Policy Data Analyst - Quant & Financial Modeling

Sunseeker Property Service; Boiling Springs (PA); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

BVA Bears IT Solutions seeks a Policy Data Analyst to deliver quantitative, financial and policy analysis for City Council projects in Philadelphia. The role blends analytical rigor with cost modelling and data visualization to inform policy options and program design.

This part-time, primarily remote position requires strong spreadsheet and data management skills, experience with audit-ready documentation, and the ability to communicate complex findings to policymakers in clear, actionable

Qualifications

• Experience in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, forecasting, or cost analysis in a public-sector or policy context.
• Expertise with spreadsheets and database software and strong quantitative/analytical skills.
• Ability to translate quantitative findings into clear policy insights.
• Strong visualization and data communication skills.
• Experience documenting methods, assumptions, and data sources for audit-ready deliverables.
• Ability to work collaboratively across policy, legislative, and analytical teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and run quantitative models supporting cost estimates, projections, and scenario analyses.
• Produce data-driven comparisons of policy or program options, assessing impacts, feasibility, and financial implications.
• Apply structured methodologies, assumptions, and sensitivity analyses to support decision‑making.
• Ensure analytical methods are transparent, replicable, and aligned with RFP expectations for program evaluation and quantitative rigor.
• Clean, manage, and analyze datasets using spreadsheet and database tools.
• Document data sources, assumptions, methodologies, and limitations in audit‑ready format.
• Maintain organized, accessible datasets supporting ongoing policy and program development.
• Prepare fiscal notes, cost‑benefit analyses, and expenditure/revenue impact estimates.
• Collaborate with policy leads to integrate quantitative findings into recommendations and legislative deliverables.
• Develop clear financial summaries suitable for executive‑level review.
• Produce charts, graphs, tables, and visuals communicating complex data clearly.
• Contribute quantitative content to white papers, policy memos, program designs, and presentations.
• Translate technical results into plain‑language explanations for policymakers.
• Manage revisions and iterative updates based on stakeholder feedback.
• Maintain complete analytical workpapers, including calculations, datasets, and version histories.
• Ensure documentation complies with PSSOP record‑retention requirements.
• Follow City requirements related to nondiscrimination, LEP accessibility, disclosures, ethics/gifts, and PHI Terms when applicable.
• Support administrative tracking for deliverables and submission compliance.
• Provide technical explanations, model walkthroughs, and data clarifications during briefings.
• Participate in presentations or interviews requested by City Council or relevant departments.
• Respond to inquiries regarding calculations, data sources, fiscal impacts, or modeling decisions.
• Conduct internal QA reviews for analytical accuracy, model validity, and error checking.
• Ensure all assumptions, methods, and data sources are fully documented.
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation consistent with PSSOP requirements.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Cost analysis

Spreadsheets

Database software

Data visualization

Data communication

Audit-ready documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Spreadsheets

Database software

Job description

BVA Bears IT Solutions seeks a Policy Data Analyst to deliver quantitative, financial and policy analysis for City Council projects in Philadelphia. The role blends analytical rigor with cost modelling and data visualization to inform policy options and program design.

This part-time, primarily remote position requires strong spreadsheet and data management skills, experience with audit-ready documentation, and the ability to communicate complex findings to policymakers in clear, actionable