Financial Modeling SME - 1099 (3-Month Contract) - Military veterans preferred

Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. We partner with highly skilled independent professionals who share our mission and bring specialized expertise to support our government clients.

The Office of the CIO (OCIO) of a major government agency requires contractor support to assist technical staff in understanding the technical dependencies, potential challenges and costs associated with separating a large portion of its IT services into an independent entity.

IT services are defined as the IT systems (applications), data, and hardware that support the agency. This includes IT services housed at the agency’s facilities, data centers, and in the cloud, to include SaaS. The assessment will include more than 25 applications.

Note: This is a 1099 independent contractor opportunity, not a W-2 employee position. Contractors are engaged for specific projects or deliverables and are responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and benefits.

Responsibilities

Analyzes the technical information from the assessment of systems and processes to be separated and evaluates the financial implications of each anticipated change. Assesses impact on technology cost, changes to quantities and qualifications of staffing, transition costs, and any ongoing lost savings from losing economies of scale.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field.
• At least 7 years experience in Financial Analysis.
• Expertise in analyzing technical and financial impacts of IT system separation.
• Experience developing comprehensive cost models, including staffing, transition costs, and economies of scale.
• Ability to interpret technical inputs from engineers and translate them into financial implications.
• Strong background in assessing long-term cost savings and trade-offs for modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with federal budgeting and cost analysis standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in business process analysis for federal government agencies.

Work Structure

• Engagement Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
• Duration: 3 months
• Location: Remote
• Work Hours: Flexible, determined by contractor (within client requirements)
• Equipment: Contractor provides own equipment unless otherwise specified by client requirements
• Travel Requirement: Not required

Contractor Acknowledgment

This engagement is structured under a 1099 independent contractor agreement. Contractors:

• Maintain full responsibility for paying federal, state, and local taxes.
• Are not eligible for Aretum employee benefits.
• Retain control over how services are performed, consistent with contract terms.
• Must comply with all applicable federal contracting requirements, including safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), if applicable.

U.S. citizenship may be required based on federal contract requirements.

This is an independent contractor engagement. It does not establish an employer-employee relationship with Aretum. Contractors are not eligible for employee benefits and are responsible for all associated tax obligations.