Project Control Specialist

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting PTO

Flexible schedules

401k match

Annual bonus eligibility

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Education reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Health insurance

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks a Project Control Analyst to deliver project control and financial analysis support across portfolios.

The role supports a distributed team with flexible work location, performing contract and program level performance analysis and contributing to budgets and forecasts. Candidate will monitor funding, expenditures, commitments, and variances, and interface with Finance, Accounting, and Contracts teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• 4+ years experience in Project Control, FP&A, Accounting or related discipline; government contracting a plus.
• Familiarity with financial management toolkits and ERP/BI systems (Deltek CostPoint, Workday, Power BI, Smartsheets).

Responsibilities

• Perform contract and program level performance analysis.
• Prepare and coordinate budgets, operating plans, forecasts, what-if scenarios, and capital allocation reports.
• Monitor funding, expenditures, commitments, and remaining balances; provide updates to Program Managers.
• Identify potential execution risks or variances from budget and communicate issues/actions to the PM.
• Conduct financial planning and profitability analysis for multiple efforts.

Skills

Project Control

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Government Contracting

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline

Tools

Deltek CostPoint

Workday Adaptive Planning

Power BI

Smartsheets

Job description

Position Overview

The Project Control Analyst provides project control and financial analysis support to assigned projects and business unit portfolios. The role will function in a geographically distributed department with flexible work location and occasional travel. Position is remote and could be based in multiple locations: Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dayton, Ohio, Huntsville, Alabama or Alexandria, Virginia.

Roles and Responsibilities

Business Operations

Planning & Budget

• Perform contract and program level performance analysis.
• Prepare and coordinate financial budgets, operation plans, forecasts, what-if scenarios, and capital allocation reports.
• Monitor funding, expenditures, commitments, and remaining balances and provide regular updates to Program Managers for each effort
• Identify potential execution risks or variances from budget and communicate issues/actions with the appropriate PM
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis as necessary to identify trends and link outcomes to drivers.

Project Control Specialist Technical Support

Financial Management Support

• Conduct financial planning, tracking execution to plan and performing profitability analysis.
• Maintain detailed financial oversight of multiple efforts, including labor, travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs), ensuring costs are accurately tracked and managed independently for each project
• Provide frequent support for travel requests, expense reports, and travel budget tracking
• Interface with the Finance, Accounting, and Contracts team for related project/program issues.
• Support time management reconciliation.
• Support the tracking and processing of subcontractor and vendor invoices

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree required - preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or any related discipline

Required Skills

• 4+ years experience in Project Control, FP&A, Accounting or any related discipline
• Government Contracting Experience
• Familiarity with Financial Management toolkits such as Deltek CostPoint, Workday Adaptive Planning, Power BI or other similar ERP/BI systems. SMARTSHEETS experience a plus.
• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on Excel
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment

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• Interesting Work

  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.

• Values

  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.

• 100% Employee Owned

  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.

• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for

  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  • Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan

• Track Record of Success

  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com

MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.