Senior Consultant - Financial Management & Analytics

Job Summary: 

Avanza seeks a dynamic team leader for the role of Senior Consultant with a focus on financial management and data analytics. This role is pivotal to a team tasked with the implementation and execution of financial analysis and modeling tools to support a federal client’s objectives to optimize resource allocation and performance. Please note that applicants must be authorized to work in the US as US Citizens or permanent residents and successfully pass a background investigation, per our client security requirements. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the financial management project workstream to enhance financial management practices, with a focus on program operations research, data analytics, budgeting, and financial modeling. 
• Spearhead the development and periodic refinement of financial and operational models to predict cost and agency output to improve budgetary performance and resource allocation. 
• Drive the implementation of methods to enhance financial management, budget execution, and budget formulation processes to bolster data integrity and transparency. 
• Oversee the design and delivery of training programs on new financial tools and models to ensure widespread adoption and proficiency across the organization. 
• Engage with senior stakeholders including the C-Suite to translate complex financial and operational data into strategic insights, aiding in high-level decision-making and policy formulation. 
• Manage the technical aspects of financial systems, ensuring compliance with federal financial regulations and leveraging technology to enhance financial reporting and analysis. 
• Conduct independent verification and validation (IV&V) of financial functions and/or third-party work products to maintain and enhance accuracy and compliance. 
• Conduct rigorous quality control of deliverables.  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field with at least 7 years of progressive experience in financial management and analytics. 
• Demonstrated experience in leading financial projects with high levels of complexity and significant impact. 
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to help manage and develop a high-performing team. 

Required Skills: 

• Strong technical proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with broader Microsoft platforms (experience with analytics, statistical, and business intelligence platforms a plus). 
• Thorough understanding of federal financial management, budget formulation and execution processes, financial modeling, and managerial cost accounting. 

Benefits:   

• Competitive salary, performance bonus, and benefits package including: 
  • Healthcare – Medical, Dental, Vision 
  • Disability Insurance – Short Term and Long Term 
  • Group Life Insurance including Accidental Death & Dismemberment 
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) – Vacation and Sick Time  
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies.  
• Work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with a talented team.  
• Be part of a growing and successful company.  

About Us:   

Avanza is a premier management consulting firm that excels in transforming organizational performance through the strategic application of AI and deep expertise in Organizational Management, Financial Management, and Information Technology. Our seasoned principals have collective industry experience of over 50 years, marked by distinguished leadership in spearheading innovation and orchestrating transformative initiatives across both public and private sectors.   

At Avanza, our culture is rooted in fostering an environment characterized by clear, candid communication, meticulous attention to detail, a proactive and hands-on approach to challenges, a steadfast commitment to service excellence, and a focus on delivering tangible results for our clients. Our ambition is clear: to emerge as the leader in Organizational Performance Transformation.   

Proudly serving federal clients, including AmeriCorps, the Library of Congress, CMS, CISA, and ICE, we are dedicated to steering our clients through their evolution, driving progress, and delivering outcomes that matter.