Project Control Analyst
Robert Half · Newport News, VA · 2 days ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Partner with program leaders to support project planning activities, budget development, and ongoing financial oversight across active assignments.
- Track labor usage, project spending, available funding, and overall cost performance to help keep work aligned with approved budgets.
- Prepare recurring reports, cost summaries, and performance updates that provide clear insight into project status and financial results.
- Review burn rates, schedule indicators, and cost trends to identify variances early and elevate potential concerns to stakeholders.
- Assist with monthly forecasting, revenue projections, and estimate updates to improve planning accuracy and program visibility.
- Use Deltek Costpoint to review project data, maintain records, support project setup changes, and verify the accuracy of financial information.
- Monitor contract values, funding limits, periods of performance, and closeout activity to help ensure compliance with customer requirements.
- Create dashboards, spreadsheets, and analysis tools that support management reviews, audit readiness, and customer reporting needs.
- Collaborate with finance, contracts, human resources, and business operations teams to respond to reporting requests and support process improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, project management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2-10 years of experience in project controls, project accounting, finance, or support of government programs.
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint is required.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and financial data analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to organize information, evaluate data accurately, and solve problems in a structured manner.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.
- Familiarity with federal contract environments, including Firm-Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus, and Time-and-Materials agreements, is preferred.
Qualifications
- All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.
- Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.