Enterprise Business Services Specialist; Finance Focus

Arlington, VA

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The Enterprise Business Services Specialist (Finance Focus) serves as a technology partner for the Finance Corporate Function, supporting operational priorities and driving intake, roadmap planning, solution design, and delivery of Finance initiatives. The role ensures alignment between business priorities and IT execution while supporting cross‑functional integration.

The Work

• Support for the IT – Business integration point for Finance in communicating priorities, releases, updates, and issues.
• Lead functional and UAT testing for Finance releases, including planning, script execution, and defect management.
• Serve as an escalation point for Finance application issues, coordinating timely resolution.
• Partner with Finance intake leads to capture, refine, and prioritize regulatory and functional requirements.
• Support updates to the Finance portion of the IT Enterprise Transformation Roadmap and drive planning for major system changes and implementations.
• Work with Project Managers and Delivery Leads to support solution planning and execution.
• Define MVP scope, inform release planning, and shape product direction for Finance‑aligned initiatives.
• Apply functional knowledge of Finance processes to support solution design.
• Promote simplified, agile approaches that improve Finance delivery efficiency.

What you need

• 3-5 years in the following:
  • Business Requirements Analysis
    – Advanced
    Translate complex Finance needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria leveraging business acumen and organizational skills
  • Business Process Design & Workflow Optimization – Advanced
    Map and optimize Finance workflows aligned to enterprise objectives.
  • Agile Methods & Ceremonies – Advanced
    Create User stories, lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and iterative delivery for Finance initiatives.
  • Stakeholder Management & Communication – Advanced
    Facilitate intake discussions, prioritization, and alignment with Finance stakeholders.
  • Documentation & Configuration Management – Intermediate
    Develop accurate requirement documents, functional specifications, and configuration support materials, leveraging attention to detail
  • Solution Design & Functional Architecture – Advanced
    Shape solution direction using knowledge of Finance operations and CF technology patterns.
  • Testing Leadership (UAT & Functional Testing) – Intermediate to Advanced
    Plan and execute UAT cycles, manage defects, and validate readiness for Finance releases.

Bonus if you have

• Release & Change Management Awareness
  - Knowledge of release coordination, change control practices, and deployment readiness—aligned to QA and delivery coordination patterns identified in comparable roles.
• Agile Tooling Proficiency (JIRA) - Ability to support backlog refinement, intake prioritization, user story creation, and roadmap tracking through modern Agile platforms.
• Quality & Testing Tool Familiarity
  - Exposure to test planning tools (JIRA) to further…