Strategic Program Control Lead for Government Projects

LMI Government Consulting; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Government Consulting in Tysons, VA seeks a Sr. Project Control Analyst to support program management teams in financial management of government contracts, including FFP, T&M, and Cost Plus Award Fee.

This role demands ownership, collaboration, and a high degree of data accuracy. Candidates should have at least 5 years in project control for government contractors, experience with Deltek Costpoint, and strong MS Excel skills, with the ability to communicate across departments and levels to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in a Project/Program Control role for a government contractor – experience with FFP OTA preferred.
• Experience Managing Program Control teams.
• Deltek Costpoint experience.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels of an organization.
• Strong organization skills and focus on accuracy and consistency.
• Strong analytical and problem solving.
• Strong MS Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Management Teams in the development, review, and updates of project and program budgets, forecasts, and estimate-at-completion (EAC) and associated reporting and analysis.
• Facilitate contract kick-off meetings to ensure consistency and effectiveness of CostPoint project set up, project billing and accounting, and other contractual obligations and requirements that have a financial implication.
• Set up and maintain CostPoint project workforce to manage labor charges on projects; communicate personnel ceilings and budgets to project team members; track personnel spend against budgets.
• Monitor and review project and program expenditures for accuracy and consistency; resolve discrepancies or miscoding of expenditures.
• Review, monitor, and report project financial performance and identify deviations; provide recommendations for corrective action.
• Support subcontractor/vendor cost management lifecycle including setup, invoicing, and payments; review invoices for accuracy; coordinate with Purchasing.
• Partner with program management to understand and track program risks and implement mitigation actions.
• Prepare and/or support client status reports, integrated program reviews, and ad-hoc financial requests.
• Review and approve client invoices; support accounting in addressing questions and unbilled charges.
• Monitor, track, and forecast project spend for labor and non-labor; manage labor category spend on T&M contracts.
• Collaborate with Pricing and Program Management in development of price proposals and cost estimates; document pricing assumptions.
• Support audit requirements from federal agencies and auditors.
• Develop or enhance project control processes, procedures, and systems.

Skills

MS Excel

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

LMI Government Consulting in Tysons, VA seeks a Sr. Project Control Analyst to support program management teams in financial management of government contracts, including FFP, T&M, and Cost Plus Award Fee.

This role demands ownership, collaboration, and a high degree of data accuracy. Candidates should have at least 5 years in project control for government contractors, experience with Deltek Costpoint, and strong MS Excel skills, with the ability to communicate across departments and levels to