Program Controls Analyst
About The Position
The Program Controls Analyst is a crucial member of the Program Controls team, working closely with the Program Controls Scheduler to ensure cost-schedule integration, effective program planning, and disciplined execution across a dynamic portfolio of programs. These programs serve DoD, NASA, and commercial customers, encompassing Firm-Fixed Price, Cost-Plus, and commercial contracts, some of which necessitate ANSI/EIA-748-compliant Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). In addition to supporting daily program controls and performance management, this role acts as a vital interface with corporate finance, ensuring that program-level financial performance aligns with and supports the overall business. The Program Controls Analyst also helps ensure that program tools, reporting practices, and processes are compatible with and contribute to the organization's broader financial health and planning.
Requirements
- Two (2) or more years of experience in program controls, cost analysis, or financial planning within aerospace, defense, or similarly complex technical environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or related field.
- Experience in program cost control, performance measurement, and earned value analysis in aerospace or defense programs.
- Familiarity with corporate finance planning cycles, budgeting, and forecasting in a programmatic context.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, cost reporting tools, and working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
- Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and ANSI/EIA-748 compliance.
- Ability to communicate clearly with both technical program teams and business/finance stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills; ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Deltek Cobra, wInsight, EVMS for Project, or equivalent tools.
- Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP, NetSuite, or Costpoint.
- Experience interfacing between program-level and enterprise-level finance functions.
- Familiarity with NASA, DoD, or commercial aerospace program control environments.
- Understanding of IPMR Formats 1–7, customer reporting requirements, and audit readiness.
- Ability to lead or support tool integration and process improvement initiatives across cost, schedule, and finance systems.
- Experience supporting proposal pricing, BOE development, and transition from pursuit to execution.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and analyze time-phased cost baselines, actuals, and forecasts in alignment with the program schedule, applying the appropriate level of rigor for each program—whether pure commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost-Plus, or EVMS-compliant.
- Support the development of Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB) and facilitate Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) where required, tailoring processes to align with contract type, lifecycle phase, and customer expectations.
- Prepare and analyze program performance metrics using methods appropriate to each program's contractual and operational needs, including BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, variance analysis, and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
- Collaborate with the Program Controls Scheduler to ensure the cost-schedule integration is effective and efficient, facilitating accurate performance measurement and reporting, including a complete EVMS report where necessary.
- Interface with corporate finance to align program reporting and forecasting with business objectives and financial planning cycles.
- Ensure that program-level tools and processes meet the business's financial reporting, forecasting, and control needs.
- Interface with Program Managers, CAMs, Engineering, Contracts, and Procurement to develop and validate Estimates to Complete (ETC).
- Monitor, analyze, and report program performance using metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and trend analysis.
- Support proposal development by preparing cost volumes, BOEs (Basis of Estimate), and schedule and cost planning integration.
- Support internal and customer-facing reviews, including PMRs, financial reviews, and customer data calls.
- Contribute to developing and improving cost control processes, reporting standards, and tool integrations.
Benefits
- Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
