Contracts and Project Administrator

Tomorrow Hire Llc.; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO + federal holidays

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Tomorrow Hire Llc. is seeking a Contracts and Project Administrator to join our team supporting federal programs.

The role provides contracts, financial, and project support, including financial tracking, subcontractor review, travel expense review, and PM support. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, with strong Excel skills and the ability to manage financial, contractual, and administrative requirements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of contracts, financial, project, or administrative support experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, data analysis, trackers and reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook.
• Understanding of contracts and project support.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain recurring and ad hoc project financial reports and ensure reporting requirements are met.
• Maintain financial tracking tools for contract funding, expenditures, commitments, and remaining balances.
• Track labor, subcontractor, travel, and other direct cost expenditures and support accrual reporting.
• Review subcontractor invoices and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance with contract requirements.
• Review travel expense reports for accuracy and timely submission for payment.
• Track project accounts payable and accounts receivable activity and support proper allocation of costs.
• Support establishment and maintenance of project accounts and cost codes.
• Assist employees with electronic timekeeping submission and approval.
• Provide day-to-day project and administrative support to the PM.
• Develop and maintain Excel-based trackers and reports for financials, staffing, deliverables.
• Compile and analyze information for reports.
• Maintain accurate project files and documentation in SharePoint.
• Coordinate meetings, agendas, minutes, and action items; track follow-up.
• Assist with document preparation, formatting, proofreading, data entry, and quality-control reviews.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Outlook

PowerPoint

PivotTables

Job description

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $95,000.00 Annually

We are seeking a Contracts and Project Administrator to join our team supporting federal programs. This position provides contracts, financial, and project support, including financial tracking and reporting, subcontractor invoice review, travel expense review, funding oversight, and direct support to the Program Manager (PM).

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and experienced in contracts, financial, and project support, with strong Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to manage financial, contractual, and administrative requirements in a fast-paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Contracts & Financial Support

• Prepare and maintain recurring and ad hoc project financial reports and ensure reporting requirements are met.
• Maintain financial tracking tools for contract funding, expenditures, commitments, and remaining balances, and alert the PM to potential funding issues.
• Track labor, subcontractor, travel, and other direct cost (ODC) expenditures and support project accrual reporting.
• Review subcontractor invoices and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, proper allocation, and compliance with contract requirements.
• Review travel expense reports for accuracy and timely submission for payment.
• Track project accounts payable and accounts receivable activity and support proper allocation of costs to applicable funding sources, cost codes, and expense categories.
• Support the establishment and maintenance of project accounts and cost codes.
• Assist employees and managers with electronic timekeeping submission and approval.

Project & Administrative Support

• Provide day-to-day project and administrative support to the PM.
• Develop and maintain Excel-based trackers, reports, logs, and management tools for financials, staffing, deliverables, and other project requirements.
• Compile and analyze information for recurring and ad hoc reports.
• Maintain accurate project files, records, and supporting documentation in SharePoint and other designated systems.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes and action items, and track follow-up activities.
• Assist with document preparation, formatting, proofreading, data entry, and quality-control reviews.
• Coordinate with project personnel, subcontractors, corporate departments, and other stakeholders to support project requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Three (3) or more years of relevant professional experience in contracts, financial, project, or administrative support.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas and functions, data analysis, trackers, and reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of contracts and project support.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, identify discrepancies, and elevate issues requiring management attention.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust suitability determination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government contracts or programs is preferred.
• Experience with project financial tracking, invoice review, funding, or financial reporting is preferred.
• Experience with PivotTables, conditional formatting, and similar Excel tools is strongly preferred.

Range: $70,000 To $95,000 Annually

Travel

• None.

Work Location / Schedule

• Hybrid work schedule requiring three days per week in the office.
• Health & Insurance: Three medical plan options; dental and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Retirement: Traditional 401(k) and Roth investing; company match; immediate 100% vesting; online retirement portal; investment support.
• Paid Time Off & Leave: Paid time off (PTO); 10 paid federal holidays; jury and witness duty; military leave; bereavement leave.
• Additional Benefits: Training and certification reimbursement; auto and home insurance discounts; retail discounts; pet insurance; credit union membership; performance-based rewards.