Business Financial Analyst (ARPA-H)

Business Financial Analyst

Are you a creative financial problem-solver who can think critically under pressure? Do you have experience supporting ARPA or similar government programs?

Ripple Effect is looking for a highly skilled and dedicated Business Financial Analyst with at least 6 years of programmatic financial operations experience to support our client's mission. This role is integral to ensuring the financial health of ARPA-H's innovative health research programs. The Business Finance Analyst will analyze and prepare the organization's budget and analyze financial data, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance, identify risks, and support financial planning.

If this position sounds of interest, there's a place for you here at Ripple Effect! We offer a diverse and engaging work environment, with a multitude of incentives and flexible work options that work for you and your lifestyle.

Job Code : PRO-FN-04T

Location : Ripple Effect Headquarters Rockville, MD

Employee Type : Exempt, Full-Time Regular (Ask our recruiters about flexible work arrangements)

Telework : Partial or Full Time

Travel Required : Ad hoc to local client site

Clearance : Public Trust

Citizenship : N / A

Number of Openings : 3

Salary Range : $96,534.00 - $111,014.00 per year (how we pay and promote)

Responsibilities

• Support programmatic, financial, and administrative support to ARPA-H's PHO programs, including but not limited to : financial tracking, data entry and recordkeeping, analysis and reporting, budget preparation, and management of project-specific budgets.
• Monitor and report on variances, implementing corrective actions as needed to ensure financial sustainability.
• Reviews the quality of budget and financial data to identify data quality issues, identify data gaps, ensure compliance with financial policies and reconcile budget balances.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of recommendations to conform with budgetary policies and achieve financial objectives.
• Compiles budget and other financial data in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and other financial reports and analyses to develop meaningful and useful reports for stakeholders both on a periodic and ad-hoc basis.
• Develops briefing materials for senior executives by utilizing financial modeling and data analytic tools to analyze data and produce financial summaries.
• Contributes to solicitation preparation and management, tracking of deliverables and milestones, maintaining schedule and calendar, meeting support, preparation of correspondence, and maintaining files.
• Support relationship management with client, senior executives, and both internal and external stakeholders (e.g., other departments, consultants, vendors, etc.).
• Provides recommendations on technical approaches to accomplish project objectives for complex or large programs including meeting cadence, budgeting or financial approaches, project timelines, resource needs, communication strategies, and data management.
• May contribute to selection or implementation of technologies that support financial and budgeting activities, developing automated forecasting and reporting tools to increase productivity.