Pricing and Project Control Analyst

Converged Security Solutions•Reston, VA

About The Position

Converged Security Solutions (CSS) is growing again and is adding a Pricing and Project Control Analyst to work with our Corporate Finance and Accounting team. This is a 50/50 role requiring skills and experience in both Pricing and Project Controls. Program Control Duties Initiate, monitor, and maintain project setups in Deltek Costpoint while working with various groups in the organization to ensure accuracy and standardization. Project setup duties include: WBS structure, funding setup, revenue and billing formula setup, project ceilings, labor categories, billing rates, rate sequence, project workforce, etc Workforce management for the entire organization: Ensuring all employees and Vendor employees have access to the correct charge code on a timely basis. Collaborate with Contracts, Operations, and Finance to establish project setup structures in Deltek Costpoint to comply with company policies and business process, as well as client contractual requirements and Federal Regulations (i.e., FAR) Maintain all financial system project data tables, including project labor rate tables, workforce tables & funding tables. Ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition in Deltek and help troubleshoot revenue and cost calculations as needed. Review, validate and report project actual costs incurred for labor, material, ODC's, and travel. Monitor hours on a weekly basis ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct job number. Perform ad-hoc financial analysis on projects as requested by PMs and others. Analyze project performance compared to budget and assist with variance explanations for month end close. Assist with financial reporting and month-end close duties along with support to the finance organization as needed. Pricing Duties Develop and prepare cost/price proposals in response to RFP requirements, and comply with all Government policies and regulations and internal documented procedures Work closely with Capture Teams, Operations, Contracts, Finance and Proposal Development to ensure the cost/price proposal is professional, accurate, competitive, and profitable Prepare detailed cost/price briefings to senior leadership, to include RFP pricing requirements / evaluation criteria, pricing strategies, and key financial metrics Perform ongoing industry and competitive analyses on costs, price trends, and historical bid prices for relevant proposals Conduct margin analysis as relevant to aid in decision making and reporting to internal teams Develop pricing templates and Excel-based models to evaluate different strategies and what-if scenarios

Requirements

3 years of hands-on experience with Deltek CostPoint
3 years of Project setup or project control experience
3 years of experience with Excel at an advanced user level.
5 years of experience working for or supporting a company in the Government Contracting/Solutions space.
2 years of pricing experience
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or 10 years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

5 years of pricing experience
5 years of hands-on experience with Deltek CostPoint
5 years of Project setup or project control experience
5 years of experience with Excell at an advanced user level.
7 years of experience working for or supporting a company that does Government Contracting work.
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Initiate, monitor, and maintain project setups in Deltek Costpoint while working with various groups in the organization to ensure accuracy and standardization.
Workforce management for the entire organization: Ensuring all employees and Vendor employees have access to the correct charge code on a timely basis.
Collaborate with Contracts, Operations, and Finance to establish project setup structures in Deltek Costpoint to comply with company policies and business process, as well as client contractual requirements and Federal Regulations (i.e., FAR)
Maintain all financial system project data tables, including project labor rate tables, workforce tables & funding tables.
Ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition in Deltek and help troubleshoot revenue and cost calculations as needed.
Review, validate and report project actual costs incurred for labor, material, ODC's, and travel.
Monitor hours on a weekly basis ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct job number.
Perform ad-hoc financial analysis on projects as requested by PMs and others.
Analyze project performance compared to budget and assist with variance explanations for month end close.
Assist with financial reporting and month-end close duties along with support to the finance organization as needed.
Develop and prepare cost/price proposals in response to RFP requirements, and comply with all Government policies and regulations and internal documented procedures
Work closely with Capture Teams, Operations, Contracts, Finance and Proposal Development to ensure the cost/price proposal is professional, accurate, competitive, and profitable
Prepare detailed cost/price briefings to senior leadership, to include RFP pricing requirements / evaluation criteria, pricing strategies, and key financial metrics
Perform ongoing industry and competitive analyses on costs, price trends, and historical bid prices for relevant proposals
Conduct margin analysis as relevant to aid in decision making and reporting to internal teams
Develop pricing templates and Excel-based models to evaluate different strategies and what-if scenarios