Lead Senior Project Analyst – Government Contracts & Finance

University of Dayton; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Dayton—UDRI seeks a Team Lead Senior Project Analyst to provide contract, financial, and project analysis support across sustainment programs. The role requires strong PM and government contracting knowledge and involves managing project finances, tracking deliverables, coordinating contract actions, and delivering performance insights.

In addition to core duties, the position includes Team Lead responsibilities, mentoring junior analysts, ensuring process consistency, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, project management, engineering technology, or a related field.
• 6+ years of directly related experience in project management support, financial analysis, contract administration, or program coordination.
• Ability to independently perform most responsibilities with sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage contract deliverables, coordinate contract actions, and support proposal development.
• Review contract terms, monitor compliance, and identify impacts to scope, schedule, or funding.
• Maintain and analyze project budgets, burn rates, financial performance, and expenditure tracking.
• Execute forecasting, variance analysis, spend planning, and reconcile invoices and cost documentation.
• Prepare financial summaries, dashboards, and monthly reporting packages for leadership and customers.
• Coordinate communication across government customers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Identify inefficiencies, propose process improvements, and support cross-team initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Contract administration

Team leadership

Communication

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

University of Dayton—UDRI seeks a Team Lead Senior Project Analyst to provide contract, financial, and project analysis support across sustainment programs. The role requires strong PM and government contracting knowledge and involves managing project finances, tracking deliverables, coordinating contract actions, and delivering performance insights.

In addition to core duties, the position includes Team Lead responsibilities, mentoring junior analysts, ensuring process consistency, and