Finance Operations & Business Management Analyst

DescriptionKforce has a client that is seeking a Finance Operations & Business Management Analyst. This hybrid role is ideally based in Reston, VA or Houston, TX.Summary:We are looking for a highly organized, execution-focused finance professional to help drive financial rigor, budget governance, and continuous improvement across our growing Cybersecurity & Digital Risk Management (CDRM) organization. You will be a central point of accountability for financial operations across a portfolio of programs, strategic partners, and delivery engagements - ensuring spend is tracked accurately, commitments are managed through disciplined budget and vendor cost control, risks to the plan are identified early, and our leaders have clear visibility into financial performance, forecast, and outcomes.You will work closely with CDRM leaders, business stakeholders, Finance, and Procurement to set clear expectations, monitor spend, unblock issues, and continuously improve how we plan and manage our budget. If you like bringing order to complexity and holding numbers - and people - to their word while helping them succeed, this role is for you.Key Responsibilities:* Set up and run the cadences and frameworks that keep CDRM spend, forecasts, and program budgets accountable* Ensure clear ownership, decision-making, and escalation paths are defined and maintained for financial commitments* Drive transparency and consistency in how budget and actuals are tracked and reported across the organization* Define, monitor, and report on budget vs. actuals, forecast accuracy, accruals, and key financial metrics* Identify emerging cost risks, variances, and funding gaps before they impact the plan* Track program and vendor spend against approved SOWs, purchase orders, and contracted outcomes; Drive corrective action when spend falls outside plan* Build trusted relationships with senior CDRM leaders, Finance business partners, Procurement, and delivery partnersRequirements* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)* Typically, 6-10 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, business operations, or program finance, ideally supporting technology, IT, or cybersecurity function* Proven track record managing budgets, forecasts, vendor/SOW spend, and PO/invoice lifecycles in a large, matrixed organization* Strong command of budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis* Advanced Excel; Comfort with financial systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba) and reporting/BI tools (e.g., Power BI)* Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a track record of bringing order to complexity* Excellent stakeholder management - able to hold partners to commitments while helping them succeed* Clear, concise communicator who can translate financial detail into executive-ready insightJob TypeContractCompensation21 - $29