Junior Excel Financial Model Analyst

About Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, offers the public and private sectors a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology and compliance. Highly specialized and hands-on teams deliver integrated solutions rooted in deep industry experience. Our approach is strategically and thoughtfully designed to help our clients, teams and communities accelerate success.

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, has approximately 2,000 team members and operates across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Position Summary

Sikich is seeking an Excel Financial Model Analyst to support budgeting, financial analysis, and executive‑level reporting for our federal client. This role is ideal for someone with strong Excel fundamentals, exceptional attention to detail, and a desire to grow into more advanced modeling, automation, and VBA‑enabled enhancements over time.

What will you do in this role?

• You will begin by maintaining and updating existing Excel-based financial models and supporting routine data updates.
• As you develop, you will have opportunities to take on more complex model refreshes, advanced logic, and eventually contribute to automation and dashboard development.
• Maintain existing Excel spreadsheets and build new, straightforward spreadsheets as needed
• Perform routine updates such as adding new projects, CAN numbers, and adjusting reference tables
• Follow established business processes and data flows using a basic understanding of budgeting concepts
• Ensure high accuracy and quality control in all spreadsheet updates
• Collaborate in a team environment where each person contributes to client needs.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• Must be willing to work on site in Washington, DC.
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experienced building and maintaining spreadsheets
• High attention to detail and strong quality‑control instincts
• Basic understanding of federal budgeting concepts preferred and willingness to learn federal financial analysis
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to expand Excel and budgeting skills over time

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with multi‑sheet models, pivot tables, lookups, and larger datasets
• Familiarity with array formulas, advanced conditional formatting, and data validation logic
• Foundational programming experience or interest in learning VBA for Excel
• Experience designing dashboards or analytical outputs for executive audiences

Preferred Certifications:

• Microsoft Office Specialist (Excel Associate or Expert)
• Introductory financial analysis or budgeting certifications (e.g., FMVA foundations, CDFM modules)
• Coursework or certification demonstrating programming fundamentals

Salary Information

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the maximum salary range for this position is $85,600. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Additional Information

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:

• Values driven – You embody and model absolute integrity and servant leadership and you have a bias for action and continuous innovation.
• Uncompromising problem solver – You see opportunities in every business challenge and can develop, articulate and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills trust – You do what you say, without ego, and you follow through on commitments consistently and credibly.
• Impact & influence – You are relentlessly focused on making a difference and can gain support for ideas, proposals and solutions. You get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives and objectives.

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary Total Rewards

Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members’ health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

Some examples of our many benefits:

• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• Eleven (11) paid holidays annually.
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE – Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.