Senior Earned-Value & Program Controls Analyst

InvestedintheMission; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 127,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work schedule

401K with company matching

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment seeks a Senior Program Control Analyst to support the KAIROS program. This role collaborates with the Program Control Manager, Program Manager, and scheduling team to provide hands-on EVM, financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of independently analyzing complex program data, identifying issues, and developing solutions with the program team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field.
• Strong program control or program finance experience in government contracting, aerospace, or defense.
• Hands-on experience with Earned Value Management and working knowledge of EIA-748 guidelines.
• Experience with variance analysis, baseline control, forecasting, and EAC development.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with financial and program-management systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced program environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly EVM analysis, including cost and schedule performance, variance explanations, and trend identification.
• Develop and maintain budgets, forecasts, Estimates to Complete, and Estimates at Completion.
• Support Integrated Baseline Reviews, baseline changes, and EVMS surveillance activities.
• Prepare and validate IPMDAR and other customer-required program-performance deliverables.
• Partner with Control Account Managers to review performance, update forecasts, and develop corrective-action plans.
• Reconcile actual costs, commitments, staffing plans, and schedule data across program systems.
• Analyze revenue, margin, cash flow, funding, backlog, and program profitability.
• Support monthly close, forecast updates, and internal management reporting.
• Identify emerging cost, schedule, and financial risks and communicate them clearly to program leadership.
• Develop executive-level reporting and presentations explaining program results, risks, and outlook.
• Help improve program-control processes, reporting accuracy, and EVM compliance.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Variance analysis

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Multi-deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related field

Tools

Deltek Cobra

Open Plan

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Unanet

Job description

AeroVironment seeks a Senior Program Control Analyst to support the KAIROS program. This role collaborates with the Program Control Manager, Program Manager, and scheduling team to provide hands-on EVM, financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of independently analyzing complex program data, identifying issues, and developing solutions with the program team.