Job Details

Financial Business Analyst

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Financial Business Analyst to evaluate and monitor program-level financial processes, tools, and resources, leveraging best practices across the program. This position will be fully remote within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Performs economic research and studies subjects such as rates of return, depreciation, working capital, investments, and financial and expense comparisons by analysis of profit and loss statements and income statements.
• Prepare reports of findings and recommendations to management.
• Compiles and reviews budgets for corporate or organizational units using actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, expense reports, and other data sources to control funds and provide for proper financial administration.
• Prepares financial plans, monitors implementation of financial policies, prepares regular and special purpose reports, maintains historical records, analyzes trends, establishes cost rates and personnel forecasts, recommends and interprets budgetary policies and procedures, prepares comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds, and determines rationale for variances between costs and budget.
• Analyzes financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making financial decisions.
• Analyzes budgeting and accounting reports for the purpose of maintaining expenditure controls.
• Defines and develops key performance indicators; analyzing and interpreting financial and operational performance and tracks key operational objectives and strategic initiatives to improve the efficiency and profitability of the business units.
• Reviews and analyzes monthly corporate and business unit financial statements, and quarterly and annual financial data.
• Provides advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparations.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's with 12 years (or commensurate experience)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Meticulous organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently in an extremely demanding environment.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and intermediate experience with MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships with other teams and external stakeholders.
• Be flexible to change direction at a moment's notice while also tracking/executing tasks in progress.
• Critical and analytical thinking abilities with great attention to detail

Clearance Required:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Active VA public Trust
• Familiarity with Agile concepts and best practices a plus.
• Familiarity with JIRA, GitHub, and Confluence a plus.
• Previous Department of Veterans Affairs experience preferred.

Posted Salary Range USD $140,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.