Finance Project Controller

Institute for Defense Analyses•Alexandria, VA

6d•$75,549 - $120,879•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Controller provides program financial leadership and ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP, FAR and contractual requirements and performs various financial and contract management functions. This includes but is not limited to EAC detailed development and reporting, trend and variance analysis, contract specific deliverables and establishing key performance indicators and metrics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/ Accounting/Business Administration
4-7 years of program/project control experience, professional services, and/or government contract experience required
Minimum 3 years’ experience with Deltek CostPoint.
Working knowledge of FAR, CAS and DFARS and other applicable government regulations
Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables
Must be proficient in current computer operating systems and Microsoft Office Suite
Demonstrated ability to work successfully with limited supervision
Excellent analytical, organizational & multi-tasking skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to professionally interact with senior management personnel
Self-starter, takes initiative

Nice To Haves

Program/project management experience preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure proper contract set-up in Deltek Costpoint system in accordance with IDA policies and procedures
Participate in contract kick-off meetings, bid planning meetings, team meetings, off-sites, quarterly contract reviews, as required. Prepare project what-if scenarios/projections.
Works with Project Lead to develop and maintain project EAC’s, develop WBS, project related balance sheet analysis and invoice review; understand and explain actual to baseline/pricing and actual to forecast variances
Prepares month-end close including revenue and cost analysis, revenue and cost accruals/adjustments
Prepares Contract specific deliverables
Provide Project Forecasting updates on a monthly basis including variance analysis
Functions as a business partner with Program Lead by providing and explaining actual to budget variance analyses and utilization and chargeability metrics
Prepares projections for annual budget exercise ensuring alignment with available funding/pricing
Pricing and proposal reviews
Coach project managers about accounting/finance concepts applicable to their projects
Functions successfully with limited supervision
Other ad-hoc financial support duties as assigned