Project Controls Analyst

Aston Carter

2d•$58 - $63•Remote

About The Position

The Controls Analyst provides detailed, bottoms-up cost and schedule analysis for complex government programs, including space and missile systems and similar large-scale initiatives. This role builds and maintains project-based financial systems, supports programmatic and financial reporting, and collaborates closely with program teams and corporate finance functions to ensure accurate forecasting, profitability analysis, and compliance with organizational requirements.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of recent related experience in cost estimating, cost modeling, cost analysis, program analysis, program management, scheduling, or related cost, schedule, and technical analysis.
Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint, including hands-on experience using the system for project-based financial management.
Strong Excel skills for data analysis, modeling, reporting, and financial forecasting.
Experience applying cost estimating, cost modeling, cost analysis, and program analysis to complex programs.
Experience with scheduling and integrating cost, schedule, and technical data for program decision-making.
Ability to interface effectively with program teams and finance functions (Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable) to support financial requirements.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance, if required by program needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with large ERP systems such as SAP, in addition to or in place of Deltek Costpoint.
Experience with Deltek Costpoint-related applications, including COGNOS, DELTEK BI, and Costpoint planning and procurement modules.
Experience with analysis and estimation of space technologies.
Demonstrated tenacity and persistence in data collection and validation for the cost estimation process.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail.
Effective communication skills for presenting financial information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
DoD security clearance is a plus, though not required.

Responsibilities

Provide bottoms-up cost and schedule analysis for program activities, including acquisition and program planning, program cost analyses, financial management, and other tasks related to government programs, space and missile systems, or similar complex programs.
Develop, maintain, and improve project-based financial systems, including Estimates at Completion (EACs), forward planning projections, and profitability analyses.
Interface with multiple program teams to gather data, validate assumptions, and ensure accurate and timely financial inputs to program and corporate systems.
Support both customer-facing and internal programmatic and financial reporting, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with contractual and organizational requirements.
Collaborate with finance functions such as Accounting, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable to support both program-level and corporate financial requirements.
Apply cost estimating, cost modeling, cost analysis, program analysis, program management, scheduling, and related cost, schedule, and technical analysis to support decision-making.
Collect, validate, and organize data for the cost estimation process with persistence and attention to detail.
Use Excel and Deltek Costpoint (or similar large ERP systems) to prepare, analyze, and present financial data and reports.
Contribute to the analysis and estimation of space technologies, where applicable, to support program planning and budgeting.