Project Control Analyst

Vosper Thornycroft Group; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG seeks a Project Control Analyst in Chantilly, VA, providing project financial and reporting support to Division Leads. You will compile data from Accounting and Contracts to analyze project status and serve as a liaison between Operations and Accounting, Finance, and Contracts.

Role requires 5+ years in government contracting, strong Excel and Cognos skills, and TS/SCI with Poly eligibility. Hybrid work arrangement in the corporate office, with a pay range of $90,000–$120,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in government contracting in a Project Control/Finance role.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide project financial and reporting support to Division Leads.
• Analyze project status using data from Accounting and Contracts.
• Prepare monthly reporting for the assigned Division.

Skills

Excel skills

Cognos

CostPoint

TS/SCI with Poly

Communication skills

Education

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

Tools

Cognos Enterprise Reporting

CostPoint

Job description

Overview

The Project Control Analyst provides project financial and reporting support to Division Leads. Compiles data from Accounting and Contracts to analyze project status. Acts as a liaison between Operations and primarily the Accounting, Finance and Contracts functions. This position is based in our Corporate Office in Chantilly, VA in a hybrid capacity.

What will you do?

• Works with Program/Project Managers and Contracts on LOC notices
• Review project set-up for all new contracts (WBS, POP, etc.) to ensure accuracy
• Work closely with Accounting and Contracts to ensure validity of data, address billing and deliverable requirements, etc.
• Understand the budget for each project and assist PMs with staying current on financial data relative to project
• Review time charging for all assigned projects
• Review expenses for each project for accuracy and correct project alignment
• Reconcile actual vs. budget costs per projectSubmit monthly accruals for all assigned projects
• Review and understand the monthly revenue, gross profit and identify any variances
• Understand unbilled data, accounts receivable and accounts payable relative to projects and assist in managing DSO/DPO
• Prepare monthly reporting for the assigned Division
• Review and work with PMs on approving all invoices prior to customer submission
• Work as a part of the Accounting team on the monthly close process
• Review and prepare monthly EACs and ETCs
• Understand working at risk thresholds on each project and get appropriate approvals as needed
• Understand reporting needs of each Division and department interfacing with assigned projects
• Calculate incentive awards / commissions applicable to assigned Division
• Support the Division Lead for any ad hoc reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• Other duties as assigned

Monthly reporting will include but may not be limited to:

• Revenue and gross profit with variance analysis
• Labor utilization with variance analysis
• Work at Risk summary
• Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable commentary relative to assigned projects
• Unbilled commentary relative to assigned projects
• Backlog reporting in concert with Contracts data

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in government contracting performing in a Project Control, Finance / Accounting, or related role
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interface with staff members at all levels within the organization
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI with Poly
• Individuals hired into positions holding financial responsibility may be subject to a credit check
• Experience with Cognos Enterprise Reporting tool is a plus
• Exceptional Excel skills including the ability to analyze data
• Experience using CostPoint

Pay Range: VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $90,000-$120,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.