Senior Transportation Services Business Analyst

Significance, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transportation Services Business Analyst to support an upcoming federal program (contingent upon award).

We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical Senior Business Analyst to support the Transportation Services (TS) division within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The ideal candidate will have advanced Microsoft Excel skills, along with experience in budget forecasting, accounting principles, and data mining and analysis. The selected candidate will play a key role in supporting critical budget and funding activities across TS while helping drive program efficiency through process improvement and automation.

Required Skills:

• Responsible for the monthly client billing cycle and funding processes; driving client communications and follow up on required client actions for all lines of business within Transportation Services (TS)
• Responsible for working with the Federal Team on ensuring FY funding contracts are created, submitted, executed, finalized to properly establish in the HHS Invoicing system for client billing.
• Responsible for tracking and maintaining reporting on funding status, client utilization, forecasting and identifying variances to ensure the Department’s required recovery on services provided.
• Develop and maintain advanced Excel-based financial models for budget forecasting, variance analysis, and trend reporting.
• Analyze and manage complex datasets related to operations and client billing.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual budget reports to HHS leadership and stakeholders.
• Support funding processes, billing reconciliation, and accounting processes for Transit customers.
• Conduct data mining to uncover cost-saving opportunities and operational inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with program managers, finance teams, vendors, and IT to gather business requirements and translate them into analytical solutions.
• Create and maintain dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings clearly and effectively.
• Ensure compliance with all federal and departmental financial regulations and reporting requirements.
• Recommend and implement process improvements and automation strategies using Excel and other tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Policy, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience as a Business Analyst or Financial Analyst, preferably in a government or public sector environment.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, advanced formulas, VLOOKUP, Power Query, Power Pivot, and VBA/macros.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to extract, clean, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources; experience in generating multiple reports from varying data sources on credit card/transit program trends/behaviors
• Proven experience in data mining and trend analysis to support analyzing and presenting program specific data and translating into key business decisions.
• Familiarity with accounting software systems and financial reporting tools.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex data in a clear and concise manner.
• Must be able to work independently with limited direction; ability to multitask and be a self-starter is critical.
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively across a broad team of stakeholders.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of Government Financial systems, G-Invoicing, PRICES, UFMS, & CAM
• Transit Program Policy experience a plus
• Experience working with government funding, budgeting or HHS-related Transit programs.
• Knowledge of public sector forecasting and accounting frameworks.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Processing Mapping Experience (Visio, etc.)
• Knowledge of government credit card regulations, policies & procedures