Title: Financial Analyst III
Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid / Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Job Summary
The client is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Financial Analyst III to support the External Affairs team’s budget and operational processes. This role will focus on budget management, vendor onboarding, financial compliance, forecasting, stakeholder communication, and cross-functional operational support.
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, and proven experience managing budgets and operational processes in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the External Affairs team budget, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the client’s financial policies.
• Oversee day-to-day budget operations and support quarterly forecasting activities in partnership with the finance team.
• Conduct budget forecasting and auditing for high-spend programs and ensure teams remain within compliance guidelines.
• Onboard vendors and manage procurement-related processes while ensuring adherence to the clients procurement policies.
• Serve as the team’s subject matter expert for:
  • Budget management
  • Vendor onboarding
  • Ad credit processes
• Meet regularly with External Affairs leads and Policy administrators to:
  • Provide budget updates
  • Maintain transparency
  • Ensure alignment across teams
• Support End-of-Year (EOY) budget processes and communicate deadlines to ensure timely compliance.
• Manage multiple cross-functional review processes end-to-end, including:
  • Intake of proposals
  • Updating trackers
  • Soliciting and organizing feedback
  • Securing and documenting approvals
• Coordinate externally with outside counsel and internally with legal and compliance teams to ensure vendor and organizational compliance with the client’s policies.
• Independently manage stakeholder communications and vendor negotiations.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in:
  • Budget management
  • Program management
  • Financial operations
  • Related fields
• Proven experience managing budgets independently in high-spend environments.
• Strong forecasting and budget auditing experience.
• Experience negotiating with vendors and handling stakeholder communications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional review processes from intake to approval.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency with productivity and financial management tools.
• Experience collaborating with finance, legal, compliance, and operational teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Client’s experience preferred.
• Experience supporting External Affairs, Policy, or operational teams is a plus.

Team & Project Overview
This role supports Client’s External Affairs team with budget management and operational execution. Responsibilities include:

• Budget tracking and forecasting
• Vendor onboarding and management
• Cross-functional review coordination
• Financial and procurement compliance
• Stakeholder communication and operational transparency

The team is seeking self-starters who can independently manage vendors, navigate ambiguity, and effectively drive stakeholder communications and meetings.Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Proactive and self-driven
• Skilled at cross-functional collaboration
• Capable of working independently with minimal oversight
• Strong in communication, vendor management, and operational execution

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 50.00/hr.