Mid-Level Federal Budget SME

Accountabilities:

• • Apply deep knowledge of federal budgeting and financial management processes to help design, enhance, and deploy planning and reporting functionality.
  • Partner with UX designers and technical teams to develop useful dashboards, input forms, reports, workflows, and other application capabilities.
  • Translate complex government budget processes into clear business and functional requirements that can be understood by technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Conduct business process analysis to identify opportunities for improving budgeting, planning, reporting, and spend-management workflows.
  • Gather, document, and validate requirements throughout the implementation lifecycle, working closely with delivery and technical teams.
  • Use mockups, process flow diagrams, and other visual tools to communicate proposed functionality and support effective solution design.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to prioritize product and roadmap requirements based on customer needs and business value.
  • Engage directly with federal customers and take an active role in solution demonstrations, discussions, and requirements validation.
  • Support software releases by coordinating testing, validating functionality, and ensuring appropriate documentation is completed.
  • Develop test plans, test scenarios, and test cases, and coordinate or manage testing execution through completion.
  • Create and maintain relevant documentation, including administrative guides, end-user documentation, training materials, online help, and other product resources.
  • Work closely with designers and developers to continuously improve the solution and ensure that functionality reflects real-world federal budgeting practices.

  Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of experience working with U.S. government budgets and spend plans.
  • Deep understanding of federal financial management processes, including budget formulation, spend plans, position planning, budget execution, working capital funds, and reimbursable agreements.
  • Strong business process analysis and requirements-gathering capabilities, with the ability to translate government processes into clear functional requirements.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, deliverables, and stakeholders effectively.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex government processes to individuals without federal-government experience.
  • Curiosity, adaptability, and a genuine willingness to learn new technologies, tools, and business processes.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Strong general technology skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams; coding experience is not required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
  • Experience deploying financial planning, budgeting, or business intelligence applications is highly desirable.
  • Experience with enterprise planning platforms such as SAP BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud, OneStream, Oracle, Hyperion, Anaplan, or comparable solutions is a plus.
  • Familiarity with business intelligence and reporting platforms such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or similar tools is preferred.
  • SQL experience and application-testing experience are advantageous.
  • Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with UX designers, developers, implementation teams, customers, and other stakeholders.

  Benefits:

  • Salary: $89,100–$148,500 USD annually, with compensation determined by factors such as geographic location, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, and applicable federal contract requirements.
  • 100% remote work within the United States.
  • Full-time position supporting a multi-year federal contract.
  • Opportunity to work on next-generation budgeting, planning, and reporting technology used to support federal customers.
  • Collaborative environment alongside experienced designers, developers, implementation specialists, and government-domain experts.
  • Competitive overall compensation package with opportunities for professional development and learning.
  • Health insurance options to support employee and family well-being.
  • Paid leave and time-off benefits.
  • Retirement benefits to support long-term financial planning.
  • Opportunity to contribute to innovative digital transformation initiatives supporting federal missions.
  • Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support for qualified applicants.
  • Please note that the position does not provide new employment visa or immigration sponsorship.