Program Control Manager

LMI; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI in Tysons, VA seeks a Program Control Manager to lead financial management for government programs. You will partner with Program Management Teams to develop budgets, forecasts, and EAC, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with CostPoint.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of government contracting experience, Deltek Costpoint expertise, and strong communication and leadership skills to guide a team of financial analysts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• At least 8 years of Project/Program Control experience for a government contractor.
• Experience managing Program Control teams.
• Deltek Costpoint experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration across departments and levels.
• Strong organizational skills and focus on accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with PM Teams to develop, review, and update budgets, forecasts, and EAC.
• Develop and maintain OpEx and CapEx budgets.
• Analyze spending trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Perform forecasting for resource, vendor, and project costs.
• Lead and mentor a team of financial analysts.
• Facilitate CostPoint project setup, billing, and contractual requirements.
• Set up CostPoint workforce and monitor labor spend vs budgets.
• Monitor expenditures for accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Review project financials and propose corrective actions.
• Support subcontractor cost management lifecycle and invoicing.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to ensure funding aligns with contracts.
• Identify and monitor program risks; implement mitigations.
• Prepare client status reports and program reviews.
• Review invoices and respond to client questions.
• Forecast labor and non-labor spend; manage labor category ceilings.
• Support development/enhancement of project controls processes.
• Assist audit requirements from federal agencies.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Strong analytical and problem solving

MS Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

Overview

The Program Control Manager will support Program Management Teams (Vice Presidents, Program Directors, Program Managers, and Project Leaders) in financial management of projects and programs. This position requires someone with at least 8 years of Project Control experience supporting projects and programs for a Government Contractor including FFP, T&M, and Cost Plus Award Fee contract types. Manager will lead with a positive attitude and ownership mentality. Teamwork and collaboration will be critical for the success of this role, along with having the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and responsibilities. Focus on accuracy and consistency of data and numbers is a pre-requisite for this role.

The Program Control Manager will support Program Management Teams (Vice Presidents, Program Directors, Program Managers, and Project Leaders) in financial management of projects and programs. This position requires someone with at least 8 years of Project Control experience supporting projects and programs for a Government Contractor including FFP, T&M, and Cost Plus Award Fee contract types. Manager will lead with a positive attitude and ownership mentality. Teamwork and collaboration will be critical for the success of this role, along with having the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and responsibilities. Focus on accuracy and consistency of data and numbers is a pre-requisite for this role. LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Management Teams (including Program Vice Presidents, Program Managers, and Project Leaders) in the development, review, and updates of project and program budgets, forecasts, and estimate-at-completion (EAC) and associated reporting and analysis.
• Develop and maintain operating expense (OpEx) and capital expenditure (CapEx) budgets.
• Analyze spending trends and identify risks and opportunities.
• Perform scenario analysis and forecasting for resource, vendor, and project costs.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of financial analysts/program control analyst fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate contract kick-off meetings to ensure consistency and effectiveness of CostPoint project set up, project billing and accounting, and other contractual obligations and requirements that have a financial implication. Collaborate with accounting department in project set up structure and process.
• Set up and maintain CostPoint project workforce in order to manage labor charges on projects; partner with program management team to communicate personnel ceilings and budgets to project team members. Track personnel spend against budgets as required.
• Monitor and review project and program expenditures for accuracy and consistency. Collaborate with accounting department in resolving any discrepancies or miscoding of expenditures.
• Review, monitor, and report project financial performance (revenue, cost, margins) and identify and present potential deviations against budget or forecasts to management. Develop and provide recommendations for corrective action or improvement as necessary.
• Support subcontractor/vendor cost management lifecycle, including setting up Purchase Requests, Purchase Orders, tracking subcontractor/vendor invoicing and payments, and developing back up for subcontractor accruals. Review subcontractor invoices for accuracy, timeliness and completion. Collaborate with Purchasing Department to ensure subcontractor funding is up to date, in place, and in line with prime contract.
• Proactively partner with program management team in order to understand and track program risks and challenges and ensure risk mitigation activities are in place as necessary to avoid performance issues.
• Prepare and/or support preparation of client status reports, integrated program reviews, and/or ad-hoc program related financial requests from clients, internal management, and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve client invoices for submission to customer. Collaborate with Project Accounting and Billing Department in supporting client questions associated with billings and reviewing and resolving unbilled charges.
• Monitor, track, and forecast project spend for labor and non-labor (travel/ODCs). Manage labor category spend on T&M contracts with labor category ceilings.
• Collaborate with Pricing Department and Program Management teams in development of price proposals and cost estimates including documentation of pricing assumptions and basis of estimates.
• Support audit requirements from federal agencies (DCAA/DCMA/Other) and internal and external auditors.
• Support development or enhancement of project control processes, procedures, and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred
• At least 8 years of experience in a Project/Program Control role for a government contractor – experience with FFP OTA preferred
• Experience Managing Program Control teams
• Deltek Costpoint experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels of an organization
• Strong organization skills and focus on accuracy and consistency
• Strong analytical and problem solving
• Strong MS Excel skills required

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances. Approximate range of $100,000 - $150,000, subject to change based on the factors listed above.

Job Locations

US-VA-Tysons