NIRA Inc., a fast-growing women-owned small business headquartered in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support a large federal contract. 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:
- Collecting and integrating complex information from multiple sources to generate a comprehensive picture of project financial health
- Preparing/providing a complete range of cost analyses and cost management services including, but not limited to: program cost and price analyses; cost planning; budget development; detailed cost estimation through the project planning and execution phases; proposal price analysis; and data-driven decision support
- Analyzing project requirements and preparing budget estimates and other cost estimates for all phases of project development and execution
- Supporting program-level budget formulation efforts and prepare documents such as annual Resource Planning Documents (RPDs), Five Year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) write-ups, Capital Investment Team (CIT) briefings, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) White Sheets, Operations Review Board (ORB) briefings, and other business and financial planning documentation
- Conducting and delivering budget shortfall analyses
- Generating budget impact and justification statements
- Providing inputs to various briefings and data calls as requested
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (minimum), Master's preferred, from an accredited university in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, Engineering, 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