Senior FP&A Analyst, Federal Practice

Alvarez & Marsal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Sick time

Federal holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm seeking a Senior Associate, FP&A, Federal Practice to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling for the Federal Practice within Public Sector Services. You will partner with finance leadership and coordinate with corporate finance on the general ledger, close, and reporting.

You will build models, analyze data, and prepare reporting to translate financial and operational data into actionable insights, enabling resource optimization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; progress toward or completion of a CPA, CMA, or MBA a plus.
• Approximately 4-5 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, including hands-on experience with financial modeling and management reporting.
• Familiarity with government-contracting environments (e.g., FAR/DFARS, contract types such as fixed-price, cost-plus, and time-and-materials) is a plus but not required.
• Strong command of financial principles, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, with the technical depth to build the analyses personally.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic-thinking skills, with the ability to identify trends, drive actionable insights, and make data-driven decisions.
• Proven ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and quickly to Federal Practice and PSS leadership and other non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Results-oriented mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and exceeding internal-customer expectations.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Availability to work extended hours as needed, particularly during peak budgeting, forecasting, and reporting cycles.
• Proficiency with financial systems and BI tools (e.g., SAP, Excel, Power BI, Tableau); familiarity with project-based accounting systems (e.g., Deltek Costpoint) a plus.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Experience informally coordinating or leading the work of junior team members a plus, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budget, forecast, and long-range plan for the Federal Practice — building the models, populating the numbers, and producing the outputs — in coordination with Federal Practice finance leadership, and roll results up into PSS-level planning.
• Track working capital, backlog, and sales pipeline week to week for the Federal Practice and Federal engagements, and report progress-to-target and notable trends to Federal Practice finance leadership.
• Support the financial models behind long-term strategic planning and growth initiatives.
• Produce the weekly and monthly KPI reporting — WIP, ETC/EAC, aging AR/AP, indirect spend, project profitability — analyzing the results and calling out risk areas in the write-up.
• Run variance analysis on P&L activity against plan and explain what's driving the gaps.
• Build the headcount, compensation, and professional-development spend models that align financial planning with talent strategy, in coordination with Federal Practice finance leadership.
• Support optimization of the Federal Practice's talent resources by analyzing utilization and resource-allocation data to identify underused capacity and staffing imbalances, and share findings with Federal Practice finance leadership to inform reallocation decisions.
• Contribute to the design and rollout of new processes and tools to make the finance function faster and cleaner.
• Prepare the finance materials for leadership meetings.
• Support business leaders directly with the data analysis they need to make decisions.
• Source the data and analysis needed from A&M corporate finance, chasing inputs to keep the reporting cycle on schedule.
• Share tools, benchmarks, and best practices with other A&M business units.
• Take on ad-hoc analysis and projects as they arise.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

CPA/CMA/MBA a plus

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm seeking a Senior Associate, FP&A, Federal Practice to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling for the Federal Practice within Public Sector Services. You will partner with finance leadership and coordinate with corporate finance on the general ledger, close, and reporting.

You will build models, analyze data, and prepare reporting to translate financial and operational data into actionable insights, enabling resource optimization