Senior Project Control Analyst

Overview:

The Senior Project Control Analyst provides project financial and reporting support to Division Leads. Compiles data from Accounting and Contracts to analyze project status. Acts as a liaison between Operations and primarily the Accounting, Finance and Contracts functions.

Responsibilities:

Works with Program Managers and Contracts on LOC notices

Review project set-up for all new contracts (WBS, POP, etc.) to ensure accuracy

Work closely with Accounting and Contracts to ensure validity of data, address billing and deliverable requirements, etc.

Understand the budget for each project and assist PMs with staying current on financial data relative to project

Review time charging for all assigned projects

Review expenses for each project for accuracy and correct project alignment

Reconcile actual vs. budget costs per project

Submit monthly accruals for all assigned projects

Review and understand the monthly revenue, gross profit and identify any variances

Understand unbilled data, accounts receivable and accounts payable relative to projects and assist in managing DSO/DPO

Prepare monthly reporting for the assigned Division

Review and work with PMs on approving all invoices prior to customer submission

Work as a part of the Accounting team on the monthly close process

Review and prepare monthly EACs and ETCs

Understand working at risk thresholds on each project and get appropriate approvals as needed

Understand reporting needs of each Division and department interfacing with assigned projects

Calculate incentive awards / commissions applicable to assigned Division

Support the Division Lead for any ad hoc reporting, budgeting, and forecasting

Monthly reporting will include but may not be limited to:

Revenue and gross profit with variance analysis

Labor utilization with variance analysis

Work at Risk summary

Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable commentary relative to assigned projects

Unbilled commentary relative to assigned projects

Backlog reporting in concert with Contracts data

Qualifications:

Exceptional Excel skills including the ability to analyze data

Experience using CostPoint

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Minimum of 5 years of experience in government contracting performing in a Project Control, Finance / Accounting, or related role

Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interface with staff members at all levels within the organization

Individuals hired into positions holding financial responsibility may be subject to a credit check

Thorough knowledge of accounting and finance functions and the ability to reason and complete difficult and complex assignments.

Knowledge of mathematics to include: elementary statistics, intermediate level math, and/or accounting.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to communicate effectively with appropriate IT professionals to develop reports and obtain data from a variety of sources as necessary for analyses and information requirements.

Ability to extract and combine data from numerous sources and use a variety of software applications to develop and create necessary information for analysis.

Advanced experience with project management applications, particularly MS Project.

Advanced experience with spreadsheet applications, particularly MS Excel.