Strategic Financial Planning & Analytics Analyst

Riverside Research Institute; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research Institute seeks a full‑time Financial Planning Analyst to support NASIC at Wright‑Patterson AFB, OH. You will manage data, analytics, and financial reporting to guide budgeting and resource planning.

You will collaborate with acquisition leads, develop dashboards and processes using Power BI, Tableau, and SharePoint, and prepare briefings for decision makers. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance with SCI adjudication.
• Bachelor’s in business administration, accounting, finance, engineering, computer science, physics, math, history, or related fields
• Minimum 8 years’ experience including demonstrated experience with Tableau, Excel tools, Power BI and SharePoint
• Experience supporting Air Force contract administration and execution, including tracking contract deliverables, reviewing invoices, and monitoring obligations and expenditures across appropriations to ensure compliance with fiscal law, the Anti-Deficiency Act, and program financial accountability.
• Demonstrated experience with Business Analytics and the principles of analyzing financial and production data
• Effective/verbal communication skills; proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, responsible team player able to work independently with minimal daily direction
• Ability to work and interact with technically and organizationally diverse personnel
• Adaptability: balance multiple tasks & shift between projects quickly
• Eagerness to acquire new skills based on recognition of customer need
• Open to occasional travel

Responsibilities

• Provide data management and data architecture support and process automation.
• Translate policy, acquisition, and operational requirements into clearly defined data standards and business logic that support analytics, reporting, and decision-support solutions using Power BI, Tableau, Excel (Power Query), and O365 tools.
• Produce mission-focused user documentation and technical guidance, incorporating dashboards, data visualizations, and process flows as appropriate to improve usability and adoption of analytics tools and reporting solutions.
• Design and deliver training materials and formal briefings to communicate current and evolving processes, data structures, and analytical tools to government, contractor, technical, and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the design, development, testing, and sustainment of project tracking, analytics, and visualization tools, leveraging Power BI, Tableau, Excel Power Query, SharePoint permissions and lists, and Power Automate
• Utilize SharePoint and Power Automate to support workflow automation, document control, data collection, and process standardization in support of program management and analytics activities.
• Support contract administration and execution, including tracking of contract deliverables, review of invoices, and monitoring of obligations and expenditures to support program compliance and financial accountability.
• Coordinate standing or one-time meetings, working groups, or tiger teams as needed; prepare minutes, track status of various projects, draft white papers/briefings and present recommendations to decision makers as required
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

TS clearance

data analytics

communication

self-motivated

detail oriented

team player

ability to travel

Education

Bachelor's in business administration, accounting, finance, engineering, computer science, physics, math, history, or related fields

Master’s degree (desired)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel (Power Query)

SharePoint

Power Automate

Job description

Riverside Research Institute seeks a full‑time Financial Planning Analyst to support NASIC at Wright‑Patterson AFB, OH. You will manage data, analytics, and financial reporting to guide budgeting and resource planning.

You will collaborate with acquisition leads, develop dashboards and processes using Power BI, Tableau, and SharePoint, and prepare briefings for decision makers. Occasional travel may be required.