Senior Project Finance & Controls Analyst

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks a Project Control Analyst to report to the Portfolio Finance Director and manage all services-related financial transactions, timesheet tracking, and monthly forecasting. The role covers variance analysis, labor utilization, and revenue recognition within federal contracting contexts.

You will interact with PMs, prepare project reports, and ensure accurate billing and cost controls, with on-site presence in Tysons, VA three days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 4+ years of experience in project, business, and financial management.
• 3+ years of experience in federal government contracting.
• Understanding of contract types (FFP, T&M, CPFF) and their impact on project financials.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills; Team player.
• Ability to meet deadlines on assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Review project financial performance (revenue, cost, margin) with program management.
• Coordinate billing and revenue recognition during monthly close.
• Prepare project status reports, revenue and labor summaries, and ETCs.
• Analyze monthly costs vs. budgets and propose improvements.
• Monitor daily labor charging and ensure correct project codes.
• Maintain workforce data in the finance system and communicate charge codes.
• Ensure timely timecard corrections and cost reclasses before month-end.
• Update EAC monthly with actuals and ETC assumptions.
• Build pricing models for operations and monitor contract burn rate.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and scenario modeling as needed.
• Review and approve customer invoices, correcting cost errors.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Ability to meet deadlines

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

SharePoint

Job description

Steampunk seeks a Project Control Analyst to report to the Portfolio Finance Director and manage all services-related financial transactions, timesheet tracking, and monthly forecasting. The role covers variance analysis, labor utilization, and revenue recognition within federal contracting contexts.

You will interact with PMs, prepare project reports, and ensure accurate billing and cost controls, with on-site presence in Tysons, VA three days per week.