Hiring: Senior Associate, FP&A Company: Alvarez & Marsal Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:00:12 Employment Type: Part-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Financial Planning, Microsoft Excel, SAP About the job Experience: •4-5 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, including hands-on experience with financial modeling and management reporting. •5 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, including hands-on experience with financial modeling and management reporting. Required Skills: •This position is primarily in-office with remote flexibility (one day per week). •Actively facilitate and support annual budget, forecast, and long-range plan for the Federal Practice — building the models, populating the numbers, and producing the outputs — in coordination with Federal Practice finance leadership, and roll results up into PSS-level planning. •Track working capital, backlog, and sales pipeline week to week for the Federal Practice and Federal engagements, and report progress-to-target and notable trends to Federal Practice finance leadership. •Actively facilitate and support financial models behind long-term strategic planning and growth initiatives. •Produce the weekly and monthly KPI reporting — WIP, ETC/EAC, aging AR/AP, indirect spend, project profitability — analyzing the results and calling out risk areas in the write-up. •Run variance analysis on P&L activity against plan and explain what’s driving the gaps. •Build the headcount, compensation, and professional-development spend models that align financial planning with talent strategy, in coordination with Federal Practice finance leadership. •Support optimization of the Federal Practice's talent resources by analyzing utilization and resource-allocation data to identify underused capacity and staffing imbalances, and share findings with Federal Practice finance leadership to inform reallocation decisions. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; progress toward or completion of a CPA, CMA, or MBA a plus. •Approximately 4-5 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, including hands-on experience with financial modeling and management reporting. •Operational familiarity with government-contracting environments (e.g., FAR/DFARS, contract types such as fixed-price, cost-plus, and time-and-materials) is a plus but not required. •Strong command of financial principles, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, with the technical depth to build the analyses personally. •Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic-thinking skills, with the ability to identify trends, drive actionable insights, and make data-driven decisions. •Proven ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and quickly to Federal Practice and PSS leadership and other non-financial stakeholders. •Demonstrated capacity to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization. •Results-oriented mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and exceeding internal-customer expectations. •Demonstrated capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple competing priorities. •Availability to work extended hours as needed, particularly during peak budgeting, forecasting, and reporting cycles. Compensation: •$90,000 - $140,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!