Financial Analyst/Project Planning & Controls (PP&C)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control work breakdown structures (WBS) and support project set-up activities to ensure compliant cost charging, billing, and revenue recognition.
• Support the development and maintenance of project budgets, baselines, funding profiles, schedules, and milestones, including calculating estimates to complete and processing scope changes.
• Review incurred costs and assist in forecasting future costs using labor productivity, material price forecasts, subcontract agreements, wage rates, and risk considerations.
• Support project cash flow objectives by reviewing customer invoices, monitoring unbilled balances, and assisting with reconciliations.
• Track subcontractor expenditures, monitor costs and fees against budget, analyze cost trends, and prepare monthly accruals.
• Collaborate with Program Management and internal stakeholders to support financial and contractual deliverables, including preparing reports and presentations.
• Support corporate budget and forecast activities for assigned projects by documenting assumptions and identifying potential risks and opportunities.
• Reconcile weekly, monthly, and cumulative cost and performance data; provide variance analysis, trending, and expenditure reporting.
• Aid in the development of price and cost estimates using standard pricing concepts and applicable government accounting standards (FAR, CAS).
• Maintain financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques to evaluate program status and support compliance with government and customer requirements.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives and process improvement efforts while managing multiple priorities.

Basic Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. 2+ years of progressive financial analysis and program management experience, including hands-on budgeting, forecasting, and project controls.
• Financial Expertise: Knowledge of financial accounting principles as they relate to U.S. GAAP. Understanding of standard program management concepts, including estimates to complete (EAC), project schedules, variance and trend analysis.
• Software Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Deltek Costpoint, COBRA, COGNOS, Hyperion, or Power BI.
• Familiarity with U.S. government agency reporting requirements (e.g., NASA, DOD, FEDSIM).
• Basic knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) concepts.