Senior Transportation Services Business Analyst

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Significance, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transportation Services Business Analyst to join our growing team supporting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and is expected to support a hybrid schedule with approximately 1-2 days onsite per week
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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.

• 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 Pivot Tables, 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…