Senior Program Resource Analyst

ASRC Federal; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal Agile Decision Sciences LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst to support budget planning, formulation, and execution for NASA programs. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement with onsite days at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, or GSFC in Greenbelt, MD depending on client needs.

Responsibilities include estimating project costs by analyzing labor, materials, and schedules; monitoring budgets and variances; preparing financial reports; and coordinating with project teams and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Advanced Excel skills with lookups and pivot tables; macros a plus.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills; clear verbal and written communication.
• Ability to prioritize work, communicate time estimates, and collaborate with teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a government secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate cost estimates for projects by analyzing labor, materials, and schedules.
• Identify budget process gaps and implement efficient solutions for the program.
• Create cost estimation and modeling tools to assess performance and costs.
• Monitor contracts and task orders for cost trends; report variances and prepare monthly status reports.
• Prepare financial reports documenting budgets, funds, expenditures, and remaining funds.
• Suggest process improvements and support project management with presentations and documents.
• Coordinate with NASA HQ managers and center leads; communicate milestones and deliverables.
• Plan and coordinate activities for program reviews and key meetings.
• Schedule meetings, take notes, and disseminate minutes and actions.
• Assist with integrating cost, risk, and schedule data across NASA HQ and field centers.

Skills

Excel

Macros

Analytical thinking

Verbal communication

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are atop veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work

ASRC Federal Agile Decision Sciences LLC is looking for a Financial Analyst to support the areas of budget planning, formulation, and execution for the NASA program. This is a great opportunity to support a dynamic office at the forefront of Agency initiatives.

Work Location: Washington, DC.This position is anticipated to be hybrid; onsite 3 days a week at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, or NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD depending on customer needs.

Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate estimates for the cost of a project by analyzing and collecting information about labor, materials, and schedule.
• Identifying gaps in budget process and creating efficient solutions to support the program.
• Create and utilize cost estimation and modeling tools to better assess performance and costs.
• Monitor contracts and task orders for cost trend analysis; in some cases, developing a framework to monitor budget and coordinate with project team members to review planned vs. actual variances and create monthly status reports.
• Prepare financial reports for management and Resources staff to document projected budgets, funds received, direct and reimbursable cost expenditures, and remaining funds available.
• Suggest efficiencies and process improvements for the organization.
• Provide project management support role by generating presentations, charts, graphs, correspondence, spreadsheets, and other similar documents related to technical development activities.
• Serves as interface with center project leads and NASA HQ managers. Provide regular communication with major stakeholders of upcoming milestones and deliverables.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates activities and processes to support key activities and meetings such as project and program reviews (attending meetings as appropriate).
• Coordinates meetings on behalf of the customer, taking notes, and disseminating minutes and actions. Tracking and following up on actions of responsible parties.
• Support efforts to integrate cost, risk, and schedule data, and assist with coordination between stakeholders at NASA HQ and the field centers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Be proficient in advanced use of Excel including lookup functions, pivot tables, and similar features. Ability to use and create macros is very beneficial.
• Should possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications.
• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to learn new processes.
• Ability to prioritize work and know how to communicate time estimates when there are competing priorities; can status assignment progress.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel).
• Travel may be necessary -- locally and in US, anticipated to be approximately 2 domestic trips per year.
• Must be U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a government issued Secret clearance. Candidates with Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI clearances preferred.
• Federal Government (NASA) background/experience strongly preferred

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.