Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thunderyard Solutions is seeking a Federal IT Financial Management & Acquisition Lead to support a federal customer with IT budgets, technology investments, and acquisition activities. The role develops spend plans, monitors budget execution, supports acquisition packages, and provides leadership with financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of federal IT budgets supporting agency priorities and strategic technology initiatives
• Develop detailed spend plans and funding phasing strategies to ensure successful execution of technology investments
• Perform technical and financial analyses to support budget planning, investment decisions, and resource allocation
• Support implementation and maintenance of Technology Business Management (TBM) practices across IT portfolios
• Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and budget status reporting to monitor funding execution and program performance
• Analyze budget execution and recommend funding realignments based on changing mission priorities
• Support Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) planning activities and quarterly reporting requirements
• Assist with development of acquisition strategies supporting IT modernization initiatives
• Coordinate preparation of procurement documentation including Statements of Work (PWS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), Evaluation Factors, Purchase Requisitions, Sole Source Justifications, Brand Name Justifications, and supporting acquisition documentation
• Conduct market research and collaborate with technical subject matter experts to define procurement requirements
• Coordinate contract actions across program leadership, Product Owners, procurement offices, financial organizations, and executive stakeholders
• Track acquisition activities, contract actions, funding status, and procurement milestones
• Develop executive-level dashboards and reporting using Microsoft Excel and Tableau
• Support FinOps initiatives to improve visibility into cloud and consumption-based technology spending
• Respond to Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department-level, and agency financial data calls
• Maintain project documentation using Atlassian Jira and Confluence

Skills

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• 5+ years of experience supporting federal IT budget planning, financial management, acquisition planning, or technology portfolio management
• Experience developing federal IT budgets aligned with established Budget Object Classes and Cost Centers
• Experience creating spend plans and budget phasing strategies that align with program priorities and funding timelines
• Experience performing technical evaluations, cost analyses, and budget analyses to support federal financial planning and investment decisions
• Knowledge of the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework and experience aligning IT budget line items with TBM towers
• Experience developing and maintaining financial reporting, budget status reports, and funding dashboards
• Experience monitoring IT funding execution and recommending budget reallocations based on evolving program requirements
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting using Microsoft Excel and Tableau
• Experience supporting Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) planning, reporting, and governance activities
• Knowledge of FITARA requirements and experience supporting compliant acquisition strategies
• Experience responding to federal financial data calls from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), parent Departments, and other federal organizations
• Experience supporting FinOps initiatives for cloud and other consumption-based technology services
• Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and federal procurement lifecycle
• Experience developing acquisition documentation including:
• Performance Work Statements (PWS)
• Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE)
• Evaluation Factors
• Evaluation Scorecards
• Purchase Requisitions
• Sole Source Justifications
• Brand Name Justifications
• Experience working with Technical Points of Contact (POCs) to perform market research, define requirements, and prepare acquisition packages
• Experience coordinating contract actions across technical teams, Product Owners, IT executives, CFO organizations, and procurement personnel
• Experience tracking procurement actions and reporting budget execution
• Experience using Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience supporting cloud modernization initiatives
• Experience supporting large federal IT modernization programs
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies
• PMP, FAC-C, DAWIA, ITIL, or related professional certification
• Experience supporting Treasury or other civilian federal agencies

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• PTO
• Partial 401(k) match

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