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Financial Project Controls Specialist

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You are a highly motivated financial professional responsible for providing comprehensive project controls support across government funded programs. In this role, you will perform financial planning, analysis, and cost control activities to ensure accurate cost tracking, forecasting, and adherence to all contractual, regulatory, and internal requirements. You will partner closely with Program Managers, the VP of Operations, and accounting teams to deliver clear visibility into cost, schedule, and performance across assigned contracts. Your responsibilities include budget development, variance analysis, compliance monitoring, and driving effective project execution.

• Support financial management of government contracts, including cost-plus, fixed-price, and time-and-materials programs
• Develop, maintain, and analyze project budgets, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Estimates to Complete (ETC)
• May perform Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis, including CPI, SPI, variance analysis, and trend reporting
• Prepare monthly project financial reports, forecasts, and management briefings
• Collaborate with Program Managers and CAMs to review cost performance, risks, and corrective actions
• Track and analyze contract funding, burn rates, and ceiling limitations
• Support work breakdown structure (WBS) development and alignment with cost accounts
• Assist with month-end close activities related to project accounting and revenue recognition
• Ensure compliance with government regulations and standards (e.g., FAR, DFARS, EVMS guidelines)
• Support internal and external audits, including DCMA, DCAA, and internal compliance reviews
• Assist in preparing cost proposals, pricing models, and BOEs for new business and contract modifications
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project controls processes, reporting tools, and data accuracy

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive project controls experience supporting DoD or federal government contracts
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (financial modeling, variance analysis, pivot tables, lookups, macros, stringing together multiple excel formulas and generating tables for analysis)
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and data integrity
• Ability to communicate financial and earned value concepts to non-financial stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
• Self – motivated
• Complete stand-alone work
• Thrive in a team-oriented environment
• Strong desire and ability to research, analyze, and dig deeply into complex, multi layered financial contract data.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with FAR, DFARS, DCAA, and DCMA requirements
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., QuickBooks, Costpoint, SAP, Oracle, Deltek – financial/scheduling systems)
• Prior experience supporting Control Account Managers (CAMs)
• Experience in aerospace, defense, infrastructure, or federal services environments

Core Competencies:

• Project cost control and forecasting
• Earned value and performance analysis
• Regulatory compliance and audit readiness
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Professional judgment and discretion

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