Functional Analyst – Financial Management System Consolidation

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

📋 Description

• Evaluate current financial management systems, business workflows, data processes, and organizational structures.

• Perform assessments of financial operations, technology landscapes, and enterprise capabilities.

• Gather, document, and validate business, functional, and technical requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and collaborative sessions.

• Analyze accounting, payroll, workforce management, financial reporting, and related operational workflows.

• Review existing system architectures, integrations, interfaces, and data dependencies.

• Create current-state and future-state process models, capability assessments, and transformation recommendations.

• Identify gaps, risks, opportunities, dependencies, and modernization priorities.

• Assist in developing strategies for financial management system consolidation and implementation roadmaps.

• Prepare executive-level briefings, decision-support documents, reports, and recommendations.

• Collaborate with government stakeholders, functional business teams, program leaders, and technical staff.

• Aid governance, organizational change management, performance management, and transition planning activities.

• Contribute to enterprise transformation projects involving shared services and modernization efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, Public Administration, or a related discipline.

• Over 10 years of experience in supporting financial management, business transformation, systems analysis, or enterprise modernization efforts.

• Proven ability to connect business and technology perspectives within intricate organizations.

• Experience in translating financial management needs into system, process, data, and architectural solutions.

• Strong comprehension of financial management functions, including General Ledger Accounting, Budget Formulation and Execution, Financial Reporting, Payroll Operations, Workforce Management, Internal Controls, Audit Support, and Compliance.

• Experience conducting business process analysis, requirements gathering, and capability assessments.

• Ability to present findings and recommendations to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.

• Knowledge of federal financial management regulations, policies, and standards.

• Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday, or similar enterprise financial systems.

• Understanding of enterprise architecture, systems integration, data management, and modernization strategies.

• Experience in supporting financial management system consolidation, migration, or shared services projects.

• Knowledge of business process reengineering, operating model design, and methodologies for organizational transformation.

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CBAP, Lean Six Sigma, CPA, CGFM, or related credentials.

• Experience with large-scale transformation initiatives.

• Experience in designing, implementing, or optimizing shared services operating models.

• Familiarity with governance frameworks, organizational structures, business process standardization, technology modernization, and performance management.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment as well as independently.

• Strong skills in customer and vendor relationship management.

• Demonstrated compliance with data standards and policies.

• Prior experience working with a federal government agency.

• Experience with the Department of War is a plus.

• Excellent analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.

• Creativity and flexibility in problem-solving.

• Capacity to collaborate with clients to understand their requirements.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Professional demeanor.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package.

• Paid holidays in accordance with the Federal calendar.

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Team-building events.

• Support for professional development.