Program Analyst III

The Tatitlek Corporation•Redstone Arsenal, AL

About The Position

The Program Analyst III serves as the primary contractor analytical counterpart to the Government Program Manager, providing daily programmatic and financial analysis to the Directorate and its five subordinate Test Divisions across missile, aviation, sensor, and component developmental test programs. The role supports financial governance, test-program performance tracking, funding allocation and pre-commitment reviews, budget development, workload planning, and financial closeout. The analyst maintains data integrity in directorate financial and project-management systems, audits labor and non-labor cost records, troubleshoots discrepancies, and coordinates with division, test-management, and resource-management stakeholders. The position also develops executive decision-support materials, conducts labor utilization and timekeeping audits, and recommends process improvements. There is no formal supervisory responsibility, though the employee may coach and mentor colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, science, or business discipline from an accredited college or university, or an allowed substitution of seven years of experience performing the job duties in the assigned specialty area, seven years of military training, or a combination thereof in the specialty area.
Experience working in accounting or finance.
Experience providing administrative and operations support to an organization.
Mastery of Microsoft 365, with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint.
Excellent communication skills.
DoD Secret or higher security clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Satisfactory background screening, negative drug test, positive references, and proof of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary contractor analytical counterpart to the Government Program Manager and provide daily programmatic and financial analysis to the Directorate and its five Test Divisions.
Apply working knowledge of FAR principles, DoD Financial Management Regulations, and Army Fiscal Law when reviewing spend plans, cost estimates, and resource packages for compliance with funding rules.
Analyze and track financial performance for reimbursable test programs and direct-funded mission accounts; prepare performance metrics, burn-rate analyses, and Direct Labor Hour variance tracking.
Formulate, review, and maintain funding ceiling and allocation trackers; prepare reports on available project funding, unliquidated obligations, and expiring allocations.
Validate spend requests before they are sent to the Government Program Manager for official GFEBS ledger commitment.
Maintain data integrity in ADSS, RTC PRO3, Project Management Dashboards, and CIMS; troubleshoot discrepancies, audit cost records, and resolve contractor input variance errors.
Coordinate as the programmatic and financial liaison among Division Chiefs, Test Coordinators, JTMO Account Managers, and RTC Resource Management (S-8) staff.
Support annual Directorate operating-budget formulation and maintenance; develop long-range forecasts, workload models, and succession-planning estimates using operational costs, facility usage rates, contractor labor utilization, and testing throughput.
Develop Program Management Review briefings, executive summaries, white papers, and other decision-support materials for Directorate leadership and project sponsors.
Monitor funding expiration thresholds with RTC S-8, identify lingering accruals or idle balances, and expedite financial closeout and de-obligation packages.
Audit and verify contractor labor distribution, direct test hours, and material charges in tracking applications before billing submission.
Evaluate financial tracking methods and recommend analytical approaches, Excel data models, and SOP improvements.
May coach and mentor other employees.