Financial Analyst (CA)

Role Overview

The Financial Analyst provides financial and program management support to the SWRMC Finance team, Program Managers, Team Leads, and other internal and external stakeholders. The position supports funding actions, financial planning, reporting, forecasting, documentation, training, and process improvement to promote accurate and timely program execution across the command.

What You Will Do

Update financial dashboards, trackers, and recurring reports on a weekly basis, provide financial and program management support, coordinate funds acceptance activities, develop and maintain project cost estimates, and communicate planned funding requirements to sponsors and other stakeholders.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, the ability to identify financial discrepancies, and experience creating or maintaining financial dashboards, reports, trackers, or data visualizations. They will also have the ability to evaluate existing processes and recommend practical improvements to financial reporting, documentation, and workflow execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, project management, data analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience supporting financial management, budget execution, funds acceptance, forecasting, or program management activities.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and analyze project cost estimates, spend plans, funding trackers, and expenditure forecasts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify financial discrepancies, reporting gaps, execution risks, and data-quality concerns.
• Experience creating or maintaining financial dashboards, reports, trackers, or data visualizations.
• Experience developing or updating financial guidance, SOPs, desk guides, process documentation, templates, training materials, or similar resources.
• Ability to evaluate existing processes and recommend practical improvements to financial reporting, documentation, and workflow execution.
• Ability to translate complex financial and program information into clear briefings, written guidance, training materials, and actionable recommendations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent funding actions, reporting requirements, documentation assignments, and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate, traceable, and audit-ready financial records.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing requirements, communicate emerging concerns, and follow assigned actions through completion.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Education stipends
• Referral bonuses
• Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
• Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
• Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
• Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth