Project Control Analyst II

Akima, LLC•Herndon, VA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Arctic Peak is looking for a Project Control Analyst to work in Herndon, Virginia. This role provides Project Control Analyst support to the Project Manager for selected projects within the Arctic Peak Organization. The analyst will assist Project Managers and operation leads in all duties related to financial and performance, planning, tracking, and reporting.

Requirements

3-5 Years Experience in related field.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business preferred.
MS Excel Proficiency (VLOOKUP / SUMIF formulas, pivot tables, etc.).
Experience working with Federal Government contract types (Cost Plus, T&M, FFP, etc).
Must have solid understanding of EACs, ETCs, unbilled analysis, and core project financial concepts.
Must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
Ability to work independently, self-motivated, proactive.
Track record of delivering well-organized and accurate work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proven ability to work well with accounting, contracts, and project personnel to accomplish tasks.

Nice To Haves

Deltek Costpoint Project Module Proficiency.
Cognos experience preferred.
Deltek Time and Expense.
Experience using and configuring MS SharePoint team sites.
Secret clearance preferred.
Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides Project Control Analyst support to the Project Manager for selected projects within the Arctic Peak Organization.
Assists Project Managers and operation leads in all duties related to financial and performance, planning, tracking, and reporting.
Initiate, monitor and maintain proper project setup in Deltek Costpoint. Processes include project number structure, funding setup, revenue and billing formula setup, project ceilings, labor categories, billing rates, rate sequence, project workforce, etc.
Procurement / Purchasing and materials management.
Project Scheduling Support using Primavera.
Develops project cost/schedule baselines and budgets.
Monitors project actuals and resolves issues.
Monitors outstanding project commitments (e.g., travel, subcontracts).
Develops and routes monthly project financial forecasts/EACs for approval and conducts variance analysis.
Monitors the project’s burn rate against funding remaining.
Initiates and routes at risk forms for projects that are required to perform at risk.
Analyze project reports to identify and resolve issues.
Performs monthly unbilled analysis.
Communicates project status and findings to Project and Operations Management monthly at a minimum.
Consistently meets all required deadlines (contract modifications, project setup changes, accruals, at risk approvals).
Documents project status each month on SharePoint to support Corporate month-end close reviews.
Proactively monitor project time cards, ensure timecard errors are identified and corrections are processed in timely manner.
Ensure accuracy of project-related expense reports and ensure timely processing.
Ensures subcontract/vendor payments are processed and coded correctly and in timely fashion
Provides customer specific invoice backup
Reviews and approves draft invoices prior to submission to customer
Monitors billing and payment status of customer invoices
Performs monthly accrual calculations
Assists PM with invoice collection.
Tracks contractual obligations and deliverables.
Assists project team with: Work authorizations, Identifying and analyzing project risk, Development and execution of internal and external project reviews, Schedules updates, analysis, and reporting, Initiating Purchase Requisitions and goods receipts in Deltek Costpoint’s Procurement module, Generation and analysis of financial reports, Communicating timecard and expense practices for the project, Customer invoice review and approval prior to submission, Funding notifications to the customer (i.e. 75% letters).
Maintain project files on SharePoint including Contracts, subcontracts, proposals, budgets & plans, schedules, project review materials, reports, deliverables and invoices.