Program Analytics Lead

Keel•Ladson, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for supporting and advancing the company’s Earned Value Management (EVM) processes to ensure consistent program alignment, financial transparency, and compliance across all projects. This position plays a key role in executing Keel’s commitment to utilizing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) across the organization, ensuring accurate and complete financial reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in finance or equivalent degree and minimum 7 years of prior relevant finance experience.
Prior manager experience is a must.
3+ years experience using Excel as a daily tool.
3+ years experience with financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting, to include variance explanations.
3+ years experience with budgeting and earned value reporting.
Experience with customer/management reporting.
Familiarity with contract compliance and negotiation.
Knowledge of cost/schedule development, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling, corporate forecasting, and/or business acquisitions.
Understanding of general accounting principles and earned value management, including the ability to accurately assess cost data and forecast expenditures.
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), accounting, and finance principles
Familiarity with financial reporting metrics used in defense contracting
Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), DFARS, CAS, and GAAP
Experience supporting proposal development, including basis-of-estimate and fact-finding
Ability to communicate complex data clearly to stakeholders
Demonstrates efficiency, resourcefulness, and a continuous improvement mindset
Committed to high standards of quality and accuracy
Strong business acumen with the ability to serve as a strategic financial partner
Capable of interpreting and forecasting financial performance (awards, revenue, profit, cash)
Applies leadership potential while collaborating across teams
Able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Maintains discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive financial data
Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Degree and a minimum of 3 years of prior related finance experience is a plus.
In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior finance experience.
Smartsheet experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Works under general oversight to develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and cost and schedule integration.
Develop and enhance financial controls, procedures, system requirements, and forecasting techniques, as directed, to evaluate contract/program status and ensure compliance with government and customer requirements.
Comprehensive knowledge for financial performance of programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions.
Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support.
Schedule analysis
Development of quarterly EACs; analyze/assist in accurate projection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data.
Analyze costs and personnel ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective.
Analyze workforce planning, forecasting and reporting.
Accounting data extraction and reconciliation.
Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs, and analysis, as required to include customer reporting.
Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer.
Educate management with internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
Communicates within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes.
Provides suggestions and implementation of new process improvement initiatives.
Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.
Monitor progress of program requirements and cost performance against plans to ensure contractual cost obligations are met.
Other related duties as assigned.