Program Cost Control Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Oversee and manage costs and timelines associated with contracts.

• Conduct analyses and generate reports.

• Prepare budgets for contractual work and perform financial assessments such as funding profiles, sales forecasts, and variance evaluations.

• Develop program plans to ensure that program requirements are effectively captured in plans and forecasts.

• Execute financial risk assessments to identify and mitigate cost-related risks.

• Ensure sufficient funding availability by keeping precise records of expenditures, guiding the preparation of expenditure forecasts, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.

• Integrate contractual modifications into documents and control systems by maintaining awareness of outstanding work on each contract to uphold realistic contract costs and schedule baselines.

• Collaborate on the development of annual program budgets in conjunction with Program Management.

• Enforce financial policies, create, and manage cost/schedule baseline data analyses.

• Facilitate customer reporting requirements.

• Create estimates-to-completion, estimates-at-completion, and burn rate analyses.

• Evaluate profitability for contracts and prepare profit models while tracking project funding.

• Engage in the planning, monitoring, and reporting of projects of varying contract types, sizes, complexities, and risk levels: Cost Plus, T&M, and FFP.

• Accountable for various financial reports detailing the monthly progress of the project(s).

• Work autonomously and contribute to an integrated team through statistical reporting, analysis, and estimates.

• Deliver written and verbal financial analysis reports to management.

• Collaborate with the program manager, senior management, company contract personnel, and other functional areas including prime contract customers, finance, accounts receivable, procurement, and subcontract management.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or 1 year of relevant experience with a Master's degree in a related field; or a High School Diploma or equivalent with 7 years of relevant experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in project control.

• Strong quality assurance and quality control skills.

• Previous experience supporting a DoD or military customer and/or contract.

• Experience in providing written and verbal reports to management regarding the financial analysis of each contract, directorate, and division.

• Effective communicator and team player, collaborating with program managers, proposal writers, and contract/pricing administrators to develop a comprehensive financial proposal for new work solicitations.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications such as Excel (advanced usage of Excel 2007 preferred), Word, Project, and PowerPoint.

• Must be analytical, possess exceptional communication and presentation skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours

• Paid time off

• Remote work options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships