Project Control Analyst

The Geneva Foundation; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Geneva Foundation is seeking a Project Control Analyst to support government contracting projects across the full lifecycle. You will work with the Project Team on financial forecasting, cost analysis, and reporting, ensuring compliance with DoD standards.

This hybrid-remote role rotates on-site at Bethesda, MD; Frederick, MD; Fayetteville, NC and Tacoma, WA, with flexible scheduling and a focus on accuracy and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in DoD settings with understanding of Cost Accounting Standards, FAR, DFARs, and Uniform Guidance.
• End-to-end life cycle understanding: proposal development through contract close out.
• Familiar with contract types (FFP, T&M, Cost Plus).
• Strong financial reporting skills: forecasting, planning and analysis, cash flow, compliance.

Responsibilities

• Interface with the Project Team to provide financial support and analysis.
• Collaborate to build work breakdown structures for accurate time charging and projections.
• Process and maintain records for grants/contracts and subcontract/vendor agreements.
• Review and report project costs and accruals.
• Prepare bottom-up forecasts, ETC/EAC, and input into the financial management tool.
• Assess forecast trends and remediate issues with the Project Team.
• Ensure accuracy of cost, revenue, and profitability reporting per contracts.
• Work with procurement to validate funding and contract types.
• Prepare analyses and reports to keep projects within negotiated parameters and government guidelines.
• Assist with schedule risk assessments to identify cost and schedule risks.
• Maintain funding availability through expenditures tracking and funding requests.
• Incorporate contract changes into control systems and monitor baselines.
• Communicate financial status and metrics with leadership and customers.
• Assist in close-out activities including reconciliation of expenses and invoices.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Data analysis

Project financial reporting

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

At Geneva, we are always on the search for top talent. While this role is not associated with a current opening, one may become available in the near future. Resumes are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and you could be contacted for this role or similar, at anytime.

About the Position

The Project Control Analyst requires proven experience across project planning and control with a background in government contracting. The Analyst will work alongside the Project Team in support of managing the financial and contractual elements of projects.

This is a hybrid-remote position; rotationally on-site at our hub sites in Bethesda, MD; Frederick, MD; Fayetteville, NC and Tacoma, WA

Salary Range

$80,000 - $90,000. Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate's related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree + 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in DoD setting with understanding of Cost Accounting Standards, FAR, DFARs, and Uniform Guidance
• Well versed in the entire life cycle of a project from proposal development through contract close out
• Familiar with contract types, e.g., FFP, T&M, Cost Plus
• Requires strong program financial reporting skills to include responsibility for accurate forecasting, project planning and control, financial planning and analysis, cash flow management, and compliance with external and internal policies
• Demonstrate the ability to process and analyze large volumes of data in Excel and consolidate into management level reports
• Advanced Excel expertise
• Ability to prioritize and work without supervision, be persistent in follow‑through
• Possess qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of Geneva

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interface with the Project Team to provide financial support and analysis
• Collaborate with the Project Team to build appropriate work breakdown structure to comply with customer requirements and allow for accurate time charging and financial projections
• Process, input, and maintain accurate records for grants/contracts, subcontract/vendor/consultant agreements, and modifications
• Review, validate and report project actual costs incurred for labor and other direct costs
• Document and submit information in support of accruals for work performed but not yet invoiced in accordance with internal policies
• Work with the Project Team to collect bottom up financial forecasts/Estimates to complete (ETC)/Estimates at completion (EAC) and enter into the financial management tool
• Review trends to assess accuracy of the financial forecast and work with Project Team to remediate any issues
• Responsible for accuracy in financial reporting for cost, revenue and profitability in accordance with contractual obligations
• Work with procurement to review vendor, subcontractor, and consultant agreements to validate funding and contract type are appropriate based on prime contract
• Perform analyses and prepare reports in order to ensure that projects are within negotiated and agreed‑upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
• Assist with/prepare schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks
• Ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the Project Team and then government
• Incorporate contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines
• Effectively communicate with leadership and customers regarding financial status, metrics and deliverables
• Review and execute close‑out activities, including but not limited to, final reconciliation of direct and indirect expenses to ensure all appropriate expenses have been posted; reconciliation of invoices (billed and received); and all subcontract invoices have been received and paid
• Assist in preparing for internal and external audits