
Senior Business Analyst
BPCS, Comprehensive marketing solutions, ltd.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $48 - $58 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Own end-to-end budget and headcount management for two engineering-focused client groups
- Lead fiscal year planning, quarterly forecasting cycles, monthly close, accruals, and variance analysis
- Collaborate with senior leadership to understand, prioritize, and plan headcount and budget needs
- Track actual spend against forecast and proactively identify risks, gaps, or potential overruns
- Develop and present executive-ready financial reporting, insights, and recommendations
- Translate complex financial data into clear narratives and implications for leadership decision-making
- Partner with engagement managers to ensure purchase orders are opened on time and aligned with forecasts
- Approve project budgets and expenditures, monitoring transaction controls and compliance
- Predict potential budget overruns and propose mitigation strategies or trade-off scenarios
- Work closely with General Managers and headcount planning teams to prioritize incremental and backfill requests
- Maintain and improve financial and operational processes related to budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning
- Follow up on budget- and headcount-related action items and communicate changes or variances to key stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, economics, finance, accounting, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in business operations, finance, or budget management roles
- Proven hands-on experience managing complex, large-scale budgets end to end
- Demonstrated experience managing both budget and headcount concurrently at a senior level
- Advanced Excel skills, including forecasting models, variance analysis, and financial reporting
- Strong financial analysis skills, including forecasting, accruals, and trend analysis
- Strong executive-level communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly and confidently
- Ability to synthesize financial data into executive narratives beyond spreadsheets
- Experience working independently in a fast-paced, highly visible environment
- Strong attention to detail, judgment, and stakeholder management skills
- Prior experience managing budgets or finance within a large, complex enterprise environment (preferred)
- Experience supporting engineering, infrastructure, or supply chain-related organizations (preferred)
- Familiarity with allocation rules and resource planning frameworks (preferred)
- Experience driving or supporting process improvement initiatives across finance or operations (preferred)
- Comfort partnering directly with General Managers or senior executives (preferred)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k program
- Competitive PTO offerings
- Parental Leave
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
budget managementfinancial reportingvariance analysisforecastingaccrualsfinancial analysisExcelresource planningprocess improvementdata synthesis
Soft Skills
executive-level communicationattention to detailjudgmentstakeholder managementindependent workcollaborationrisk identificationstrategic planningpresentation skillsnarrative development
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in business managementBachelor’s degree in economicsBachelor’s degree in financeBachelor’s degree in accounting