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.