Role Overview
The Process Analyst SME serves as the primary architect for business process re-engineering within the finance and accounting domain. This individual is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for evaluating, designing, and optimizing end-to-end financial workflows to support large-scale transformation initiatives. Leveraging deep expertise in Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Deltek Costpoint, the Process Analyst ensures that all "To-Be" processes are operationally efficient, audit-ready, and compliant with rigorous public sector requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Process Architecture: Leads the documentation of "As-Is" workflows and the design of optimized "To-Be" processes, ensuring they align with enterprise finance transformation goals.
- Visual Documentation: Utilizes industry-standard tools (e.g., Visio, Signavio, or LucidChart) to create detailed process maps, swimlane diagrams, and procedural narratives.
- Gap Analysis: Conducts exhaustive gap analyses between current state operations and future state requirements, specifically identifying friction points in Billing, Accounts Receivable (AR), and Collections.
- Domain Expertise: Drives the modernization of financial workstreams, focusing on the Order-to-Cash (O2C) cycle and ensuring seamless integration between accounting functions.
- Deltek Costpoint Integration: Acts as the functional bridge between business requirements and ERP configuration, ensuring that process designs leverage the full capabilities of Deltek Costpoint.
- System Optimization: Provides recommendations for ERP workflow adjustments to improve data integrity, reduce manual intervention, and accelerate billing cycles.
- CAS Domain Leadership: Ensures all financial processes are designed in strict accordance with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
- Governmental Knowledge: Applies deep understanding of government contracting nuances to ensure that indirect cost pools, labor distributions, and billing formats meet agency-specific audit standards.
- Audit Readiness: Designs internal controls within the process framework to ensure all financial activities remain defensible during DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) or equivalent reviews.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Senior SME Background: 10+ years of experience in business process analysis, specifically within Finance and Accounting transformation projects.
- Public Sector Expertise: Proven track record working within government agencies or for large government contractors, with extensive knowledge of the regulatory landscape.
- Deltek Costpoint Proficiency: Practical, hands-on knowledge of the Deltek Costpoint ERP environment and how it facilitates government-specific accounting.
- CAS Mastery: Deep functional understanding of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) as they apply to government contract cost accounting and reporting.
- Advanced Process Mapping: Expert-level ability to translate complex business logic into clear, executable process maps and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Finance Credentials: CPA or equivalent accounting certification is highly desirable.
- Change Management Experience: Prior experience supporting the "human element" of process change, ensuring high adoption rates of new financial workflows.
- Project Governance: Familiarity operating within a PMI/PMO-led environment, ensuring all process deliverables align with formal project milestones.
Location: Remote
About Techstra Solutions
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 10+ years business process analysis experience in finance and accounting transformation
- Practical, hands-on knowledge of Deltek Costpoint ERP
- Deep functional understanding of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- Expert-level process mapping and SOP development (Visio, Signavio, LucidChart)
- Proven experience working with government contracting regulations (FAR) and audit readiness (DCAA)
- Demonstrated public sector or large government contractor experience
- CPA or equivalent accounting certification
- Change management experience to support adoption of new financial workflows
- Familiarity operating within a PMI/PMO-led governance environment
What We Do
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned consulting firm that provides strategy, technology and implementation support to large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. The rapid pace of technology innovation required to remain competitive, juxtaposed with the slow rate of change in many organizations, causes most to struggle. To be successful companies must drive new ways of working including the use of technology/analytics and new skillsets (hard/soft) deep into their culture so that they are able to rapidly and continuously react to change. They must also apply new approaches that empower their employees, ensuring its sustainability. At Techstra Solutions we focus on four key areas, otherwise known as the 4 A’s: Automation (Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/Intelligent Automation), Analytics (Reporting/Analytics/AI/ML), Application Modernization (Cloud, Mobility, etc), and Agile-based solutions (DevOps).
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