Senior Business Analyst

Are you searching for an opportunity to take your career to the next level? Ignite Digital Services is a fast-growing digital transformation company serving the national security sector. Our small business applies data science, program management and technical domain expertise to help clients implement data-driven approaches that maximize operational efficiencies.

We’ve redefined what it means to be a leader in our industry by creating and maintaining effective and rewarding working relationships with our clients, partners and internal team members. Our company culture is built upon a team-based approach, which offers continuous opportunities for personal growth and innovation, while providing unmatched value to our clients.

Perks Of Working At Ignite Digital Services

• Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
• Education stipends and referral bonuses
• Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
• Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
• Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
• Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth
  
  

Ignite Digital Services has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst in Charleston, SC, delivering financial management, data analysis, business process analysis and knowledge management support services for NIWC Atlantic. Improving operational efficiency and financial transparency by leveraging enterprise resource planning and analytical/automation tools, managing funding documentation, and enhancing knowledge management through a centralized workspace for simplified document retrieval and analysis. The Business Analyst will identify and implement continuous performance and process improvement (CPI) opportunities through data-driven insights, standardized processes, and decision-ready business cases.

Responsibilities

• Manage funding documents from acceptance to closeout.
• Review funding document for appropriateness and accuracy and prepare Funding Document Acceptance (FDA) packages for Government Lead review/approval.
• Ensure procurement request and/or Contract (Material, Services and P-cards) meets Command Business Rules for financial Requirements Review contract expenditures – elevate variances for Government Lead review
• Collaborate with the Government Lead on Spend Plans for project financials and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Monitor costs on funding documents and projects to include providing sponsor reports, reports and analysis from QLIK and Navy ERP to support execution of sound costing practices and principles.
• Forecast and manage carryover projections, monitoring and managing to ensure targets are met and closeout funding documents in a timely manner.
• Develop analytical models and support data visualization to enhance analytic capabilities, improve access to data, and improve collaboration and information management.
• Build and maintain visualizations to improve standardization, communication, and priority alignment to streamline business operations.
• Track and analyze performance improvement metrics, researching and incorporating best practices to inform continuous process optimization and program reporting.
• Identify and propose opportunities to improve the client’s current state operations and drive Continuous Performance and Process Improvement (CPI) by documenting rationale, evaluating options, and developing concise, decision-ready business cases that address process enhancements, and standardization of information.
• Deploy knowledge management best practices utilizing a common workspace for team projects to achieve simplified document retrieval, correlation, and analysis of completed tasks.
• Foster, collaborate and build strong business relationships with various business partners and client staff.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related discipline.
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
• Minimum of six (6) years of demonstrated experience with cited job responsibilities.
• Experience with analytical/automation tools such as Tableau, QLIK, PowerBI
• Experience with knowledge management tools such as SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Navy ERP.
• Experience with providing technical edits to technical and programmatic documentation including white papers, manuals, reports, or presentations leveraging MS Office products
• Strong writing skills including the ability to synthesize information into clear, concise messages both for detailed analytical reports and executive summaries.
• Experience working independently, prioritizing multiple objectives in a rapidly changing environment, and ensuring delivery of quality products.
• Experience working within a team to achieve group deliverables in a collaborative, productive, quality, and cohesive manner.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience with NIWC Atlantic
  
  

Salary: 85k dependent on education and experience

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Ignite Digital Services is a Small Business committed to providing exceptional service to government agencies at competitive prices. The capabilities and experience of our staff and our extensive industry relationships distinguish Ignite Digital Services among government contractors.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

For individuals who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://bit.ly/2XqZoLM (CA) or https://bit.ly/3Eo922f (SC) or contact Human Resources. Ignite Digital Services will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal employment opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Ignite Digital Services require, in a posting or otherwise, U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.

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