Program Analyst

Overview

A government contracting organization is seeking a Program Control Analyst to join their Program Finance team. This role provides financial support and coordination for a portfolio of complex projects, assisting program managers with financial analysis, reporting, cost variance analysis, monthly corporate forecasts, estimate-at-complete (EAC) development, cost baselines, and tracking annual fiscal plans.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary financial point of contact for program managers regarding all finance and accounting issues
• Provide financial support in preparing and analyzing complex project financial data and contract-related tasks
• Develop financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques to evaluate contract and program status ensuring compliance with government and customer requirements
• Monitor program progress and cost performance against plans and schedules to meet contractual cost obligations
• Support development of annual operating plans and forecasts, including monthly and annual updates, identifying and quantifying potential risks and opportunities
• Support monthly business rhythms for both program and finance organizations
• Develop FAR-compliant cost estimates for on-contract pricing efforts
• Prepare and distribute complex financial and administrative reports to customers and user organizations
• Act as liaison between operations and administrative support organizations such as accounting, contracts, and procurement on financial matters

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline plus a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or 7+ years of directly related experience without a degree
• Demonstrated working knowledge of government contracting business systems, including:
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Unanet or Deltek Costpoint, including project setup and maintenance
  • Reporting tools such as PowerBI and COGNOS
  • Forecasting tools such as TM1 and Workday
• Substantial experience in program control and financial analysis support, including revenue recognition and cost-to-schedule performance
• Experience performing variance analysis, cost baseline preparation and reviews, estimate-at-complete (EAC) development and maintenance, break-even analysis, and other ad hoc analyses
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with skills including pivot tables, filters, SUMIFS, and lookups for large data set analysis
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of general and corporate business practices, government contracting regulations and principles, and accounting and finance principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Unanet GovCon ERP
• 5+ years of program control and financial management experience in a government contracting services environment

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $95,000 to $120,000 per year
• Competitive pay and benefits package
• Benefits may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), education assistance, paid time off including PTO, holidays, and other legally required paid leave

Location

Not specified