Senior Business Systems/Financial Analyst

Peraton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Business Systems Analyst to provide financial analysis and support in a fast-paced federal customer environment. The role manages a multi-million dollar spend plan, performs finance reporting, and coordinates budget actions with stakeholders.

Requirements include a BA/BS in Business or Finance, 15+ years in budget management or equivalently 4 additional years of experience, and TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Strong Excel and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business or Finance or related field.
• Experience with federal budgeting processes and spend plans.

Responsibilities

• Perform finance reporting and analysis to support the Customer's spend plan.
• Validate and reconcile daily spending, funding, and cost baselines.
• Prepare and present budget status updates to executives and stakeholders.
• Manage program and project budgets and control costs.
• Coordinate with budget/plans team to ensure synchronicity in spend plan execution.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Budget management

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Self-starter

Ad hoc reporting

Education

BA/BS in Business or Finance

Masters (desirable)

4 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Required

• BA/BS and a minimum of 15 years' experience managing a budget for any entity in the federal government; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance
• Business/Financial background
• Experience navigating the full federal budget cycle with preference for Customer related experience
• Strong understanding of the customer and community's financial systems and processes
• Experience in financial oversight and analysis including budget builds, funding requests, expenditure tracking and projections
• Expertise in financial reporting methods including building and running reports, support preparation of briefings for Executive-level personnel
• Experience in creating business rhythms and conducting financial meetings
• Strong communication skills and the ability to respond to spontaneous requests from management for real time budget status information
• Experience being the central POC for all group financial transactions including routing for funding packages, acceptance documents and de-obligation/closeout actions
• Highly proficient in Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-starter requiring minimal oversight and direction to execute independent projects

Desired

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business, Finance or a related field
• On site customer domain experience
• Ability to interface/collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders of various seniority levels
• Must have the ability to operate independently and be proactive with very little oversight from management

The Business Systems Analyst provides financial analysis and support in a fast-paced and dynamic customer environment. This position will manage execution of the Customer's multi-million dollar Spend Plan.

• Perform finance reporting and analysis
• Perform due diligence in validating the Customer's portfolio of assets and support services
• Perform day-to-day actions related to spending, tracking, analyzing and managing Customer funding/cost baseline
• Manage program and project budgets and control costs
• Review, audit and concur on various Customer actions and requests
• Complete a daily spend plan -- review, reconcile, coordinate and validate Customer inputs and updates
• Provide weekly budget status email to various Stakeholders
• Work with the budget/plans team to ensure synchronicity with regard to spend plan execution