Digital Financial Analyst

Location

• St. Louis, Missouri, United States (US Based)

The Digital Program Analyst supports the CS Digital Practice by owning the financial health and operational coordination of active digital engagements. This role sits at the intersection of financial project controls and program coordination — responsible for maintaining accurate budget tracking, supporting the monthly financial close cycle, and ensuring that project data, staffing records, and operational processes are current and reliable across the practice.

• Track and maintain project budgets, actuals, and forecasts for active engagements, ensuring alignment between the practice budget tracking system and the WWT Finance system.
• Support the monthly financial close cycle: pull actuals, reconcile against the practice budget tracker, investigate discrepancies, and deliver clean, documented summaries to Finance.
• Identify budget variances and determine appropriate resolution — distinguish between data entry errors, timing differences, and substantive financial issues, and escalation when needed.
• Oversee financial elements within the Project Management Application, including KPI tracking, Change Orders, and Invoice coordination.
• Communicate financial status proactively to Project Managers and Practice Leads; flag risks before they surface in reporting cycles.
• Build and maintain Excel models to support budget tracking, variance analysis, and financial reporting.

• Maintain the Staffing and Project Tracker with current resource assignments, project status, engagement timelines, and roll‑off dates — keeping data current between reporting cycles, not just at scheduled updates.
• Coordinate project initiation logistics: system access requests, engagement setup, onboarding documentation, and first‑week scheduling for project team members.
• Track open action items, risks, and decisions across active engagements; follow up proactively on blockers before they require escalation.
• Support project status reporting by consolidating data from multiple sources into clear, ready‑to‑share updates for internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Assist in managing changes to project scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring documentation is updated and communicated to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Act as a coordination point between delivery teams and internal functions including Finance, HR, Legal, and IT when project‑level issues require cross‑functional resolution.
• Actively participate in project meetings and lead meetings when appropriate.
• Provide input regularly for status reports and portfolio reviews.

• Identify patterns in recurring operational issues — data quality gaps, process breakdowns, communication delays — and propose documented improvements.
• Maintain and improve process documentation and financial procedures to reduce reliance on tribal knowledge.
• Use AI tools including Glean, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude Cowork to surface information, draft communications, and reduce manual overhead.
• Follow best practices and ensure that all project and financial documentation requirements are met and current.
• Ensure compliance with WWT's Project Management and Delivery methodology.

• 0–2 years of progressive experience in project coordination, financial analysis, business operations, or program support
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, and basic financial modeling; ability to build and maintain budget tracking models.
• Developing understanding of financial processes — budgets, actuals, forecasts, and variance analysis; ability to identify and investigate discrepancies.
• Experience with or ability to quickly learn project and financial systems such as Salesforce, EMPOWER, and Smartsheet.
• Strong attention to detail — identifies data quality issues and discrepancies before they are surfaced by others.
• Clear written and verbal communication — can summarize complex financial status for a non‑financial audience.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously, prioritize under time pressure, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Comfort operating…