Program Manager-Federal Financial Management Operations

Chevo LLC; Washington; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Paid leave

401(k) matching

Job summary

Chevo LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead Federal financial-management operations for a DHS engagement. You will provide leadership for contract execution, staffing, financial performance, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.

The role requires coordinating a multidisciplinary team, managing recurring financial operations and reporting, customer billing, data analysis, and process improvements, with onsite support in Washington, DC as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of oversight and executive-level management of multi-project operations.
• Minimum of three years of Federal financial-management experience; may be within five years total.
• Experience leading Federal financial-management programs of similar size and complexity.
• PM certification such as PMP or FAC-P/PM Level II, or comparable credential.
• Experience with integrated schedules, risks, deliverables, staffing, quality, and executive reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present executive briefings and status reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing needs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint) and project-planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day program and contract operations across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Serve as primary point of contact for overall contract performance.
• Coordinate with Government stakeholders, program leadership, contracting personnel, technical personnel, and customer organizations.
• Oversee staffing, resource allocation, schedules, deliverables, quality, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, communications, risk management plans, and performance-management products.
• Manage weekly, monthly, and executive program status reporting.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Federal financial management

Contract management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Project planning tools

Job description

Description

Program Manager, Federal Financial Management Operations

Location: Washington, DC Metro Area
Job Type: Full-time
Work Environment: Hybrid, with onsite client support in Washington, DC as required
Position Status: Contingent upon contract award

Chevo LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a Federal financial-management and customer-service operations engagement supporting the Department of Homeland Security. This position will provide overall leadership and accountability for contract execution, staffing, financial and operational performance, quality management, risk management, schedules, deliverables, and stakeholder coordination.

The Program Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for the Government and lead a multidisciplinary team supporting program management, recurring financial operations and reporting, customer billing activities, data analysis, process improvement, training, and change-management support. The position will operate in a hybrid environment, with onsite client engagement expected in Washington, DC.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Program Leadership & Stakeholder Coordination:
• Serve as the primary point of contact and single point of accountability for overall contract performance.
• Lead day-to-day program and contract operations across multiple concurrent projects, task areas, and workstreams.
• Coordinate with senior Government stakeholders, program leadership, contracting personnel, technical personnel, and customer organizations.

Staffing & Resource Management:

• Manage staffing, resource allocation, schedules, deliverables, quality, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Manage task-order staffing and support the recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention of qualified personnel.
• Anticipate workload surges, emerging priorities, regulatory changes, and ad hoc requests and adjust resources accordingly.
• Planning, Performance & Quality Management
• Develop and maintain an integrated program plan and schedule, project plans, communications plans, risk-management plans, and related performance-management products.
• Manage recurring weekly, monthly, and executive-level program status reporting.
• Monitor performance against schedule, quality, staffing, and contractual requirements.
• Lead quality-management planning, deliverable reviews, performance tracking, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Financial Management & Operations
• Lead financial-management and operational activities involving cost allocation, financial reporting, data analysis, customer billing support, reimbursable agreements, and fiscal-year-end requirements.

Transition, Risk & Documentation

• Oversee transition, onboarding, knowledge transfer, and continuity-of-operations activities.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues affecting cost, schedule, quality, staffing, or customer service.
• Maintain clear, accurate, and audit-ready documentation supporting program decisions and contract performance

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience providing oversight and executive-level management of project or contract operations involving multiple projects, tasks, and groups of personnel.
• Minimum of three years of Federal financial-management experience. The three years may be included within the five years of required related experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading Federal financial-management programs of similar size, scope, and complexity.
• Current professional project-management certification, such as:
• Project Management Professional (PMP);
• Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) Level II; or
• Another comparable, nationally recognized project-management certification.
• Experience managing integrated schedules, risks, deliverables, staffing, quality, and executive-level program reporting.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating across Government and contractor organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing and presenting executive briefings and status reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and rapidly respond to changing program needs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and project-planning tools.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain the required DHS background investigation and suitability determination.

Preferred

• Master's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, public administration, or a related discipline.
• Current or prior favorable DHS suitability determination preferred.
• Current or prior DHS or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement experience.
• Experience supporting an Office of the Chief Financial Officer or Office of Financial Management.
• Experience with Federal fee-funded programs, shared-services environments, customer billing, or activity-based costing.
• Experience with Federal financial systems and reporting tools, including FFMS, G-Invoicing, OneStream, Jasper, or comparable platforms.
• Experience supporting cost allocation, reimbursable agreements, shared-services billing, financial reporting, and fiscal-year-end activities.
• Experience developing Master Integrated Program Plans and Schedules, quality-management plans, risk registers, and executive dashboards.
• Experience leading transition and knowledge-transfer activities for a Federal contract.
• Knowledge of Federal financial-management requirements, policies, controls, and reporting practices.

SALARY RANGE: $118K–$127.5K
ELIGIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS

Chevo LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid leave, all 11 federal government holidays, a 401(k) plan with matching, a monthly SMART card employer contribution for commuting expenses, tuition assistance, and more.

Chevo LLC, a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), has made Consulting Magazine's 2023 and 2024 "Best Firms to Work For" list and is a 2023, 2024, and 2025 Elev8 GovCon honoree. Chevo LLC is a nine-time awardee of the Alliance for Workplace Excellence award; ranked one of the best Small Business Strategy firms by Consulting Magazine; made the Washington Technology Fast 50 list; and has earned multiple Program Management Industry awards.

Chevo LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.