Project Control Analyst

AVIAN LLC•Lexington Park, MD

15h•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

AVIAN is looking for a Project Control Analyst on our corporate contracts team, supporting financial aspects of projects for a government contractor support services company. This position involves collaborating with various departments to ensure effective contract financial management, including financial planning, reporting, billing, and contract compliance. The ideal candidate is an early-career analyst with foundational accounting or finance knowledge, familiarity with Excel, and willingness to learn ERP tools. The Project Control Analyst (Career Level 2) is a member of the contracts team, reporting to the Director of Quality. This role supports a subsidiary of a large contractor support services company, working closely with Government customers, Prime contractors, Contracts Manager(s) (CM), Program Managers (PM), Sector leads and other relevant Operations personnel to ensure effective contract financial management and performance of projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or equivalent experience.
0–2 years of relevant experience or internships in finance, accounting, or analytics.
Intermediate Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data integrity checks).
Familiarity with ERP systems; Costpoint training is provided during onboarding.
Curiosity to learn Government contracting practices; exposure to FAR/CAS is a plus.
Strong attention to detail, organization, and the ability to follow established processes.
U.S. Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Coursework or internship exposure to project accounting, budgeting, or analytics.
Experience with SharePoint or similar collaboration tools.
Knowledge of federal acquisition regulations (FAR) and cost accounting standards (CAS)

Responsibilities

Assist with project setup entries in Costpoint and maintain project financial data accuracy.
Update trackers for actuals vs plan and flag variances to the PCA lead.
Run standard reports and compile monthly summaries for unbilled, revenue, and costs.
Perform weekly checks on timecards and expenses; route discrepancies to approvers for correction.
Assemble customer invoice backup and route draft invoices for review and approval.
Maintain funding and burn-rate trackers; support contract modification requests.
Prepare inputs for accruals and month-end activities; complete required data entry.
Support schedule updates and routine internal reviews with organized artifacts and notes.