Senior Financial Analyst

NIRA Inc., a fast-growing women-owned small business headquartered in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support a large program with the Federal Aviation Administration. Our ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a thorough understanding of financial and project management best practices, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders. Financial analysis is a foundational NIRA service offering, so we are seeking motivated, talented individuals interested in growing their careers with us not just as task leaders, but as thought leaders.

This is a full-time, hybrid position. Candidates should expect to work in-person one to two days a week at either the client site or NIRA headquarters (both in Washington, DC).

Core responsibilities will include:

• Developing financial reports, visualizations, dashboards, and executive-level presentations to communicate budget status, expenditure trends, and funding requirements to FAA stakeholders, supporting data driven decision making as needed.
• Analyzing financial data to aid in strategic decision-making.
• Developing automated database connections using SQL queries and Tableau workbooks to assist in tracking financials against program spend plans and execution status.
• Leading and documenting business processes to collect and analyze program financial information supporting program management and appropriations activities.
• Conducting and delivering budget shortfall analyses.
• Generating budget impact and justification statements.
• Providing inputs to various briefings and data calls as requested.
• Supporting establishing the data governance process as the team continues to build-out an internal Tableau site and workbooks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (minimum), Master's preferred, from an accredited university in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, Accounting, or a related technical field.
• At least ten (10) years of relevant work experience in project or financial management, cost analysis, budget formulation, or related functional areas.
• Experience with the US Government budget and finance processes and systems.
• Eligibility to obtain a Public Trust clearance (find out more here: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/09/01/what-is-a-public-trust-position/)
• High-level proficiency with Microsoft Excel (including VBA knowledge), Tableau (SQL-based connections), and PowerPoint.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in financial management, budget monitoring, and understanding of accounting principles.
• Ability to effectively plan, coordinate, and prioritize assignments and workload, execute tasking independently or collaboratively as assigned, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Being proactive, ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, with teammates as well as customers, stakeholders, and senior-level decision-makers.

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Federal budget formulation and execution processes and regulations.
• Experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

About NIRA: NIRA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. As a rapidly growing small business, we pride ourselves on our strong customer relationships, cutting-edge technology solutions, and development opportunities for our people. Find out more at www.nira-inc.com.