Project Controller-GovCon

About the role

D&G is seeking a Project Controller to provide financial leadership and oversight for a portfolio of U.S. Government contracts. This position serves as the primary financial business partner to Program Managers, ensuring programs remain financially healthy, compliant, and positioned for successful execution from contract award through closeout. The role supports strategic decision-making through budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, profitability analysis, and risk management, helping D&G deliver exceptional performance to customers while maintaining strong financial stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting for assigned contracts and programs.
• Serve as the primary financial business partner to Program Managers by providing guidance on staffing, funding, wrap rates, indirect rate impacts, profitability, resource planning, and overall program financial performance.
• Partner with Program Managers to develop and maintain program baselines, Estimates to Complete (ETCs), Estimates at Completion (EACs), staffing forecasts, and resource plans.
• Establish and maintain project financial structures within Unanet ERP GovCon, including project setup, work breakdown structures (WBS), funding profiles, labor categories, billing attributes, and project controls.
• Utilize Unanet ERP GovCon and People Planner to manage project financials, resource planning, backlog, funding, forecasts, labor utilization, and executive reporting.
• Analyze actual results against budgets, forecasts, and program baselines while identifying cost, schedule, revenue, margin, utilization, and funding variances.
• Prepare monthly financial reviews and clearly communicate program performance, risks, opportunities, trends, and corrective actions to Program Managers and Executive Leadership.
• Oversee revenue recognition, profitability analysis, billing readiness, invoicing coordination, and month-end financial close activities for assigned contracts.
• Monitor contract funding, burn rates, funded versus unfunded backlog, ceilings, periods of performance, Limitation of Cost (LOC), Limitation of Funds (LOF), and revenue projections to proactively identify funding or performance risks.
• Provide financial oversight for Cost Reimbursable, Time-and-Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and other government contract types.
• Analyze direct labor, indirect rates, wrap rates, labor utilization, subcontractor expenses, other direct costs (ODCs), and overall project profitability while identifying financial risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Monitor labor charging, timesheet accuracy, direct and indirect labor allocations, and project cost reporting to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and proper contract charging.
• Support proposal pricing, financial modeling, pricing reviews, and successful transition of newly awarded contracts into program execution.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), and contract performance reporting when required.
• Collaborate with Contracts and Program Management on project setup, contract modifications, funding actions, subcontractor agreements, change orders, and financial impacts.
• Support customer reporting, incurred cost submissions, forward pricing activities, audits, and responses to DCAA and DCMA inquiries.
• Develop financial models, executive dashboards, scenario analyses, and key performance indicators (KPIs) supporting revenue forecasting, profitability, backlog, utilization, and organizational performance.
• Support annual budgeting, indirect rate planning, long-range financial forecasting, and strategic planning activities.
• Identify financial and contractual risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Continuously improve project controls processes, reporting standards, financial tools, automation, and data quality across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 7 or more years of progressive experience in project controls, program finance, government contract accounting, financial planning and analysis, or related financial management roles.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting U.S. Federal Government contracts.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Unanet ERP GovCon, including project setup, People Planner, forecasting, backlog management, labor planning, revenue recognition, wrap rate analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of FAR, DFARS, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), government cost principles, and government contract accounting practices.
• Experience managing financial performance across Cost Reimbursable, Time-and-Materials (T&M), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts.
• Experience developing budgets, forecasts, Estimates to Complete (ETCs), Estimates at Completion (EACs), variance analyses, executive financial reports, profitability analyses, and financial performance metrics.
• Understanding of contract funding, Limitation of Cost (LOC), Limitation of Funds (LOF), funded versus unfunded backlog management, and contract financial compliance.
• Experience supporting month-end financial close activities and executive financial reporting.
• Experience supporting Monthly Financial Reviews (MFRs), Executive Program Reviews (EPRs), or similar financial performance reviews with Program Managers and Executive Leadership.
• Strong understanding of indirect rates, wrap rates, labor utilization, resource planning, and project profitability.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Power Query, and financial modeling.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to Program Managers and Executive Leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced government contracting environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), or other Federal Government customers.
• Experience supporting organizations with annual revenues between $50 million and $250 million.
• Experience supporting DCAA audits, incurred cost submissions, provisional billing rates, and forward pricing activities.
• Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform, or other business intelligence and data visualization tools.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CMA, CGFM, PMP, or Earned Value Management (EVM) certification.
• Experience implementing or improving ERP, financial reporting, or project controls processes.

Eligibility

This role is restricted to U.S. person(s) (U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Location

Remote

About the company

At D&G Solutions, people come first; our teammates, customers, and the communities we serve. We are one of the fastest growing companies in the Washington, DC area and proud to be recognized nationally as a Best Place to Work. As an 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and Women Owned Small Business, we bring ownership, accountability, and care to everything we do. We also deeply believe in giving back and proudly support organizations such as Homes for Our Troops, SemperK9, and Wreaths Across America. Our teams are welcoming, collaborative, and deeply committed to mission success. We believe great work happens when people feel supported, respected, and trusted, and we work hard to create that environment every day.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits
• 401(k)
• Bonus and profit sharing
• Flexible hours
• Education reimbursement
• Generous paid time off