Program Planning & Control (PP&C) Lead Specialist – Special Programs

KBR, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in Virginia is seeking a skilled Program Planning & Control Lead Specialist to offer strategic financial oversight for its Special Programs Group. The chosen candidate will manage project P&L, cash flow, and compliance while collaborating across various functions. Ideal candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree and have over 10 years of experience in financial analysis. This role includes benefits such as 401K matching and health insurance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive financial analysis and program management experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in program management concepts including EAC and variance analysis.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP principles.
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams of analysts, providing guidance, training, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project budgets, baselines, funding, and schedules.
• Maximize project cash flow by reviewing invoices.
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Maximize project cash flow by reviewing invoices and reconciling accounts.
• Monitor subcontractor expenditures and prepare monthly accruals.
• Collaborate with Program Management and customers to achieve financial objectives and prepare reports.
• Lead budget and forecast activities and evaluate financial opportunities and risks.
• Reconcile weekly, monthly, and cumulative costs and performance data with analyses.
• Develop price and cost estimates using complex models per FAR, CAS, and government standards.
• Establish financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques for status and compliance.
• Lead cross‑functional teams and mentor staff while managing multiple priorities.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Project controls

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Deltek Costpoint

COBRA

Power BI

Power BI

Job description

Program Planning & Control (PP&C) Lead Specialist – Special Programs

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR is a global leader in delivering technology-driven, mission-critical, and sustainable solutions that truly matter. For over a century, we have powered bold missions across defense, space, industry, and government through our two core business lines Mission Technology Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions. With nearly 38,000 talented people operating in more than 80 countries, we thrive on a culture built on safety, integrity, and teamwork. At KBR, we empower our people to solve the world’s toughest challenges and create lasting value for communities and the planet. We don’t just deliver results, we deliver game-changing solutions, innovative technology, deep domain expertise, and cutting‑edge technologies.

KBR is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Program Planning & Controls (PP&C) Lead Specialist to provide strategic financial leadership in support of our Special Programs Group. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Project Controls, you will oversee P&L, cash flow, and compliance for projects of varying contract types and complexity, while collaborating with Program Management and colleagues across functional areas. The role requires deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, EAC, variance and trend analysis, and reporting cycles. You will identify opportunities and risks, ensure alignment with corporate policies, drive accurate cost management, and provide leadership and guidance to a team of analysts, fostering collaboration, mentoring, and the implementation of best practices to achieve program objectives efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance, and control of WBS and project set‑up activities to ensure compliant and effective cost charging, billing, and revenue recognition.
• Oversee project budgets, baselines, funding, schedules, and milestones, including calculating estimates to complete and processing scope changes as needed.
• Review incurred costs and forecast future expenditures using labor productivity, material price trends, subcontract agreements, wage rates, and risk analysis.
• Maximize project cash flow by reviewing customer invoices, minimizing unbilled balances, and reconciling accounts as required.
• Monitor subcontractor expenditures, track costs and fees against budget, analyze trends, and prepare monthly accruals.
• Collaborate with Program Management and customers to achieve financial and contractual objectives, preparing reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead corporate budget and forecast activities for assigned projects, documenting assumptions, and evaluating financial opportunities and risks.
• Reconcile weekly, monthly, and cumulative costs and performance data, providing variance, trend, and completion analyses.
• Develop price and cost estimates using complex pricing models, applying FAR, CAS, and government accounting standards.
• Establish financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques to evaluate program status and ensure compliance with government and customer requirements.
• Lead cross‑functional teams, identify and implement process improvement initiatives, and provide mentorship and training while managing multiple priorities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive financial analysis and program management experience, including hands‑on budgeting, forecasting, and project controls.
• Demonstrated expertise in complex program management concepts, including estimates to complete (EAC), project schedules, variance and trend analysis.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting principles as they relate to U.S. GAAP.
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams of analysts, providing guidance, training, and process improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Deltek Costpoint, COBRA, COGNOS, Hyperion, or Power BI.
• Knowledge of standard U.S. government agency reporting requirements (e.g., NASA, DOD, FEDSIM).
• Familiarity with complex contract types, cost structures, and government accounting standards (FAR, DFARS, CAS).
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills and experience working in matrixed organizations.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification preferred.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign‑on bonus, relocation benefits, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits, which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR. At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.