Project Control Analyst

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks a Project Control Analyst in Tysons, VA to manage project financials, including revenue, costs, and margin reporting. You will participate in monthly closes, variance analysis, and forecasting, collaborating with program teams and accounting to ensure accurate billing and cost control.

The role requires 4+ years in project finance, strong Excel skills, and experience with government contracting. Office presence three days weekly is expected at the Tysons, VA location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• 4+ years of project, business, and financial management experience.
• 3+ years in federal government contracting.
• Proficiency with Excel and ability to analyze data.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet with program management to review and report project financial performance.
• Coordinate with accounting on billing and revenue recognition during close.
• Prepare project status, revenue and labor summaries, and ETC reports.
• Analyze monthly variances and provide margin improvement recommendations.
• Ensure accurate timekeeping and labor charging to projects.
• Maintain workforce data in the finance system and communicate charge codes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Team player

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

Steampunk is seeking aProject Control Analyst.Reporting to the Portfolio Finance Director, the Finance Manager will be responsible for all services related financial transactions, timesheet tracking, weekly project notebook updates, month end close, ad hoc reporting and analysis, and monthly forecasting process.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Meet with program management teams to review, update and report project financial performance (revenue, cost, margin)
• Interact with accounting on billing and revenue recognition during monthly close
• Prepare various project reporting requirements to include Project status reports, Revenue and Labor summaries, Utilization and ETC’s
• Review monthly project costs and revenue, monitor actual cost performance against plans/budgets, prepare variance analysis and identify areas of improvements and continually update to meet the changing need of the client and program
• Monitor daily labor charging – ensure labor is being recorded against the correct project codes, PLC codes, pay types, accounts, orgs, etc.; Review weekly results with PM
• Maintain employee workforce data in the finance system; Communicate with employees on charge codes
• Ensure timecard corrections and cost reclasses are completed timely and accurately before month-end
• Update EAC monthly with actuals and updated ETC assumptions after reviewing PM
• Building pricing models for operations.
• Monitor contract burn rate and provide mitigation recommendations to PM as needed
• Monitor program margin and provide margin improvement recommendations to PM as needed
• Ensure project setup is complete and accurate to include ceilings and cost overrides
• Analyze program variances monthly and provide comments
• Provide ad hoc analysis and scenario modeling as needed
• Review and approve customer invoice – ensure cost errors are held for correction, complete invoice addendums where needed

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration
• 4+ years of experience in project, business, and financial management
• 3+ years experience in federal government contracting
• Understands different contract types (e.g., FFP, T&M, CPFF) and their impact on project level financials
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills; Team player
• Ability to meet deadlines on assigned tasks and responsibilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Will be required to come in to the Tysons, VA office three (3) days/week

Preferred:

• Experience with Deltek Costpoint or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Experience with SharePoint