ECS is seeking a Financial Analyst to work remotely.
ECS is seeking an enthusiastic Financial Analyst to join our team supporting the US Department of Homeland Security.
The Financial Analyst will operate in a fast paced, customer facing environment across multiple levels of organizational leadership to support business operations and deliver business process improvements.
In this role, you will support a complex shared services environment to improve portfolio management practices and build consistency in business and financial management processes. This office oversees portfolio management and business management services across multiple DHS programs, business lines, and component organizations. This includes diverse initiatives and the development, implementation, modification, and sustainment enterprise level applications and IT systems.
Tasks may include:
- Supporting the Program Manager, Senior Financial Manager, and client to support to the development of cost models, contract budgets and forecasts, and financial tracking/reporting tools.
- Providing input into process improvements and standard operating procedures
- Develop and maintain financial reports (Excel, PowerBi, etc.) and provide data quality assurance/reviews
- Supporting data management activities associated with the organization’s financial management requirements
- Provide recommendations to project teams within the organization to promote best practices and alignment to organizational objectives
- Collect and update internal project budgets based on guidance received
- Support the analysis and recommendations for project budget adjustments to support unanticipated changes in program operations or mission requirements
- Support the Sr. Financial Manager in meetings with platform service owners, product owners, and other organizational stakeholders to elicit requirements, develop initial project estimates, and establish project timelines and scope objectives; ensuring all stakeholders and decision makers are appropriately engaged.
- As a team member, understanding personal and team roles; contributing to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; proactively seeking and providing guidance, clarification and, feedback to less experienced staff.
- General consultant support to include project management tasks, meeting facilitation, and ad hoc duties as needed.
Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- At least five (5) years of experience in information technology
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience coordinating communication activities across teams
- Demonstrate analytical skills and excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written)
- Experience facilitating meetings and capturing minutes
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to interact with senior level executives
- Highly proficient in Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and have experience developing reports from financial and project systems
- Demonstrated understanding of Federal budgeting & financial processes, acquisition life-cycle, contract management, and project reporting requirements
- Experience supporting DHS HQ or other US Federal Agencies
- Experience tracking and reporting project or program budgets execution
- Experience developing project briefs and reports for non-technical audiences
- Familiar with cost estimation and budget formulation methodologies
Skills Required
- At least five years of experience in information technology
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience coordinating communication activities across teams
- Analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Experience facilitating meetings and capturing minutes
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to interact with senior-level executives
- High proficiency in Excel, Teams, and SharePoint
- Experience developing reports from financial and project systems
- Understanding of federal budgeting and financial processes
- Understanding of the acquisition lifecycle and contract management
- Understanding of project reporting requirements
- Experience supporting DHS headquarters or other U.S. federal agencies
- Experience tracking and reporting project or program budget execution
- Experience developing project briefs and reports for nontechnical audiences
- Familiarity with cost estimation and budget formulation methodologies
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
