Subject Matter Expert - Senior Budget Systems Modernization SME

Accountabilities

• Lead project management and functional coordination for the implementation and enhancement of federal budget management capabilities.

• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deliverables, risk registers, issue logs, and stakeholder action items.

• Work with federal budget teams to assess existing processes, identify operational challenges, and define future-state functional requirements.

• Coordinate requirements related to budget formulation and execution, resource planning, financial analysis, and management reporting.

• Facilitate collaboration among budget stakeholders, application developers, system integrators, and financial management organizations.

• Document business rules, approval workflows, data requirements, reporting needs, and functional acceptance criteria.

• Identify system integration and data dependencies between CBeyond, SAP S/4HANA, and other financial management applications.

• Coordinate system configuration, development, testing, validation, and implementation of new budget management capabilities.

• Lead user acceptance testing (UAT), including test scenario development, results validation, defect tracking, and issue resolution.

• Support data validation and reconciliation to maintain accurate, complete, and consistent budget information across systems.

• Identify opportunities to streamline business processes, automate reporting, and strengthen budgetary controls.

• Coordinate end-user training, stakeholder communications, procedural documentation, and operational transition activities.

• Prepare executive briefings, project status reports, recommendations, and decision-support materials for senior leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.

• At least 10 years of experience supporting federal budgeting, financial systems modernization, or related project management initiatives, including budget formulation and execution.

• At least 7 years of experience managing financial systems implementations or enhancements, gathering functional requirements, and coordinating with technical development teams to deliver budget management or financial planning solutions.

• At least 5 years of experience in project planning, stakeholder management, system integration coordination, user acceptance testing, and functional validation.

• Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder coordination, and issue-resolution skills.

• Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States and able to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with CBeyond or comparable federal budget formulation and execution systems.

• Knowledge of federal Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes.

• Experience integrating budget management applications with SAP or other enterprise financial management systems.

• Understanding of federal appropriations, budget authority, funds distribution, obligations, and financial execution reporting.

• Experience supporting OMB budget submissions, congressional budget justifications, and agency budget planning activities.

• Background in business process redesign, reporting automation, data reconciliation, and financial systems integration.

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary range of $120,000–$170,000, with individual compensation determined by education, experience, skills, and geographic location.

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401(k) contribution plan.

• Holiday and personal time off.

• Professional development training and certification benefits.

• Health and wellness subsidies.

• Paid time off for community service.

• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.