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Technical Assent · 1 day ago

Managing Consultant – Federal Financial and Budget Strategy

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $165K/yr

8+ years exp

Technical Assent is passionate about delivering exceptional service experiences across government, business, and not-for-profit sectors. The Managing Consultant will lead federal financial analysis and budgeting for a federal agency, ensuring strategic financial plans and executable budgets that align with client missions.

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Hiring Manager

Chris Bobbitt

Responsibilities

Provide expert guidance on federal budgeting, reporting, and accounting policies, including the practical use/implications of federal financial systems

Lead analysis and recommendations involving multi-year/no-year appropriations and differing appropriations, ensuring recommendations and plans are feasible within federal funding constraints

Formulate federal strategic financial plans that align resources to program outcomes and transformation objectives

Prepare cost estimates and translate financing requirements into executable budgets that client leadership can implement and defend

Lead financial analysis supporting client deliverables, including historical/current/future budget analysis, network library capacity/budget assessments, and scenario-based financial impact analyses

Produce cost justifications, budget projections, and financing strategies that inform client decision-making and support executive-level recommendations

Partner with the Project Manager and multidisciplinary team to integrate financial findings into business model options, design planning, and implementation planning

Managing Consultant-level leadership

Lead a workstream (or multiple) to deliver client outcomes; plan timelines, manage dependencies, and direct analyst support to complete tasks and deliverables

Build and maintain a trusted advisor presence with the client by consistently delivering high-quality, decision-ready products grounded in mission context

Provide oversight and critical review of analyses and courses of action; identify risks, elevate systemic issues, and guide recommendations

Mentor teammates in Technical Assent methods and consulting skills; contribute reusable tools/templates that improve delivery consistency

Support business development activities as needed (e.g., contributing to proposal/RFI inputs related to federal financial strategy and cost realism)

Qualification

Federal financial budgetingStrategic financial planningCost estimationScenario modelingProfessional certification (CGFM/PMP)Mentoring analystsCommunication skillsConfidentiality

Required

8 years experience and a Bachelor's degree

Demonstrated thorough knowledge of federal financial budgeting, reporting, and accounting policies, including experience working with federal financial systems

Demonstrated experience with multi-year/no-year appropriations and differing appropriations (planning, execution, reporting, and translating constraints into implementable options)

Proven ability to formulate federal strategic financial plans, develop cost estimates, and convert financing requirements into executable budgets

Experience producing decision-ready deliverables for senior stakeholders (e.g., executive summaries, briefings, budget scenarios, cost/risk tradeoffs)

Consulting or advisory experience leading projects/workstreams, managing competing demands, and communicating clearly with internal and external audiences (Managing Consultant-level behaviors)

Prior experience leading financial analysis for federal transformation or business model modernization efforts involving multiple stakeholders and complex operating environments

Experience conducting scenario modeling tied to funding volatility and service delivery impacts (e.g., multi-scenario budget projections, sensitivity analyses)

Professional certification such as CGFM and/or PMP (or similar), aligned with the financial rigor and project delivery expectations described in the Technical Assent proposal staffing approach

Experience building reusable analytic templates/tools and mentoring analysts to improve consistency and quality (Managing Consultant capability-building expectations)

Comfort working with sensitive financial information and maintaining strict confidentiality consistent with contract requirements