Financial Analyst

we are seeking a Financial Analyst to support WMATA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer with budget development, financial forecasting, cost analysis, and ongoing budget monitoring. The analyst will perform recurring and ad hoc analyses and develop practical, reusable tools that support informed financial decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Excel-based financial models, forecasts, templates, and dashboards.
• Analyze personnel costs, including compensation, benefits, vacancies, overtime, and other workforce-cost assumptions.
• Prepare budget-to-actual variance analyses, expense trend reports, and supporting materials for management reporting.
• Support revenue forecasting and scenario analysis for fare and non-fare revenue sources.
• Conduct cost-benefit and business-case analyses for proposed initiatives, investments, contracts, and staffing alternatives.
• Analyze contract expenditures, procurement costs, potential cost savings, and financial impacts of recompetes or restructuring.
• Support grant, subsidy, and other funding analyses, including funding availability, compliance, and expiration scenarios.
• Assist with multi-year financial forecasts, operational-efficiency analyses, and other CFO-directed assignments.
• Document data sources, assumptions, methodologies, and results; follow established quality-control and file-management standards.
• Prepare clear Excel workbooks and supporting Word or PowerPoint materials for WMATA stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Two to five years of relevant financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or cost-analysis experience.
• Strong Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, financial modeling, and data analysis.
• Experience preparing variance analyses, forecasts, business cases, or cost-benefit analyses.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, maintain data accuracy, and meet established deadlines.
• Experience supporting public-sector, transit, transportation, or large complex organizations is preferred.
• Experience with PeopleSoft, Power BI, or similar financial/reporting systems is preferred.

Pay: $88,173.82 - $120,187.83 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Alexandria, VA 22314