Senior Program Manager – Federal IT Financial Management & Working Capital Fund Support at Aalis Management Consulting in Washington, DC, USA

Job description

• Aalis Management Consulting is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support a federal agency's IT Financial Management, Working Capital Fund (WCF), cost model development, financial systems integration, and business process modernization initiatives.
• The Senior Program Manager will provide strategic leadership, program oversight, and stakeholder coordination across financial management, technology, and operational teams. This role will be responsible for managing complex federal initiatives involving financial modernization, cost model implementation, systems integration, reporting, and process improvement.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale federal financial management programs, particularly within the Working Capital Fund, revolving fund, IT financial management, or financial systems modernization environments. The candidate must have demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams, managing government stakeholders, driving implementation activities, and delivering measurable outcomes.
• This position requires a hands-on leader who can bridge gaps among business, financial, and technical teams while ensuring the successful execution of mission-critical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program management leadership for federal IT Financial Management and Working Capital Fund initiatives.
• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of complex financial management modernization efforts.
• Cost model development
• Financial systems integration
• Reporting modernization
• Workflow automation
• Business process improvement
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate with government leadership, financial managers, IT stakeholders, contractors, and subject matter experts.
• Provide executive-level reporting, briefings, dashboards, and program status updates.
• Establish program governance structures, communication plans, and performance metrics.
• Oversee implementation activities and ensure solutions meet business, financial, and technical requirements.
• Support development and execution of Working Capital Fund and IT Financial Management strategies.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, working groups, and executive reviews.
• Identify risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and drive resolution of program challenges.
• Ensure program activities align with federal financial management policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Cost allocation improvements
• Rate model implementation
• Chargeback processes
• Financial reporting enhancements
• Systems integration efforts
• Manage deliverables, quality control processes, and customer acceptance activities.
• Promote continuous improvement through process analysis, automation opportunities, and data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Engineering, Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of federal program management experience.
• Minimum of 5 years managing complex federal financial management, IT financial management, or financial modernization programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale federal projects involving multiple stakeholders and technical teams.
• Working Capital Funds (WCF)
• Revolving funds
• Federal financial management operations
• Cost model implementation
• Financial systems modernization
• Integrated master schedules
• Risk registers
• Status reports
• Executive briefings
• Action tracking
• Experience leading teams and coordinating contractor and government personnel.
• Strong understanding of federal financial management processes and controls.
• Experience supporting audit readiness, governance, and compliance activities.
• Experience supporting federal IT financial management organizations.
• Experience implementing financial management solutions within federal agencies.
• Experience with Working Capital Fund rate-setting and cost recovery models.
• SFFAS 4 – Managerial Cost Accounting Standards
• SFFAS 10 – Accounting for Internal Use Software
• Delphi
• PRISM
• Oracle EPM
• Oracle IMPACT
• ServiceNow
• Power BI
• SQL
• Power Automate
• PMP certification preferred.
• FAC-P/PM certification preferred.
• Experience supporting Agile, hybrid, or traditional federal project management environments.

Skills

Required

• Program management
• Federal financial management
• Working Capital Fund (WCF) management
• Cost model development
• Financial systems integration
• Stakeholder coordination
• Executive-level reporting
• Risk management
• Audit readiness
• Governance and compliance

Preferred

• Delphi
• PRISM
• Oracle EPM
• Oracle IMPACT
• ServiceNow
• Power BI
• SQL
• Power Automate