Associate – Budget Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, ongoing forecasts, and monthly analyses comparing budgeted figures to actual results, as well as forecasted figures to actual results.

• Evaluate expenditures, revenues, consumption patterns, costs, and financial trends; pinpoint significant variances and the factors driving them.

• Aid in the development and upkeep of IT service rates, financial models, cost-recovery analyses, and assessments of customer impact.

• Collect, validate, reconcile, and analyze financial and operational data from various sources.

• Sustain Excel-based models for budgeting, forecasting, rates, and financial analyses, which includes supporting schedules, tables, and reporting tools.

• Generate financial summaries, reports at the service-line and portfolio levels, executive presentations, and materials for management briefings.

• Examine customer consumption, demand, service mix, and proposed rate adjustments to assess financial ramifications.

• Facilitate process enhancements, standard operating procedures, financial templates, and recurring reporting tools.

• Keep documentation regarding financial assumptions, methodologies, reconciliations, model updates, and analytical findings.

• Collaborate with senior analysts, finance team members, project leaders, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate and prompt deliverables.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a closely related field.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, accounting, cost analysis, or a related financial discipline.

• At least 1 year of experience in financial modeling, variance analysis comparing budgeted to actual figures or forecasted to actual figures, and analyzing financial trends and drivers.

• A minimum of 1 year of experience using Microsoft Excel to organize, reconcile, and analyze financial data from several sources, including the use of formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and financial calculations.

• Must currently possess authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• Capability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

• Experience in developing or maintaining Excel-based financial models and recurring financial reports.

• Familiarity with rate development, cost recovery, billing, or customer impact analysis.

• Experience reconciling financial, billing, operational, or consumption data from various systems.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to the accuracy of financial data.

• Ability to clearly document financial assumptions, methodologies, and analytical results.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior analysts, finance personnel, project leaders, and business stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive major medical benefits.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• 401(k) contribution plan.

• Holiday and personal time off.

• Opportunities for professional development training and certification.

• Health and wellness subsidies.

• Paid time off for community service.

• Recognition for performance and contributions.