Program Analyst Associate

Overview

A remote Program Analyst Associate position is available to support a Border Security Team. This role focuses on planning, supporting, and implementing processes and procedures related to program objectives, with an emphasis on time and travel expenses and billing. The position involves managing operational aspects of ongoing programs and business pursuits.

Location: Remote within Virginia, USA

Schedule: Casual (includes On-Call and Temporary), Day Shift

Travel: Approximately 10% travel required

Clearance: Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

• Assist program leadership with maintaining and updating program forecasts in real-time and incorporating anticipated future updates.
• Update forecasts with actual data on a weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly basis using various reports.
• Meet regularly with managers to gather updates on level-of-effort (LOE) changes and adjust forecasts accordingly.
• Integrate information from multiple procurement reports into forecasts.
• Ensure forecasts are accurate, free of errors, typos, and misallocations.
• Update forecasts to reflect staffing changes such as new hires, separations, and promotions.
• Track leave and its impact on forecasts.
• Review timecard reports for errors, incorrect allocations, and analyze differences from forecasts.
• Communicate with the program team regarding timecard issues, reminders, and updates.
• Interface with program managers and finance, accounting, contracts, subcontracts, and procurement teams to resolve operational issues promptly.
• Participate in budget development for assigned tasks and perform financial analysis on funding profiles and program financial variances.
• Support the travel review and approval process, ensuring compliance with program policies.
• Review travel approval requests for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to government and program policies.
• Contribute to achieving operational objectives by preparing action plans, implementing productivity and quality standards, resolving problems, conducting audits and reconciliations, identifying trends, and recommending system improvements.
• Meet financial objectives by forecasting task order costs and schedules, preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Review project and budget status, manage schedules, prepare status reports, and brief senior leadership as required.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals.
• Participate in developing solutions to moderate scope and complexity problems, referring to policies and procedures for guidance.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Must reside in Virginia.
• High school diploma required; 0 years of related experience minimum.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field with 2 years of related experience preferred.
• Expert-level skills in Microsoft Excel, including:
  • Conditional formatting
  • Pivot tables
  • VLOOKUP functions
• Extremely detail-oriented with a strong desire to learn and grow.
• Ability to work independently with assignments given as objectives and goals.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; Microsoft Access is a plus.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management skills.

Compensation

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000 annually, depending on experience and other factors.

Location

This is a 100% remote position; however, candidates must be located in Virginia, USA.