Project Control III

Akima, LLC • Oak Ridge, TN

4d • Remote

About The Position

AIS is looking for a Project Control III to work in Oak Ridge, TN. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience providing project accounting support for services contracts for government customers.
• MS Excel Proficiency- Vlookup, pivot tables, conditional formatting and data validation
• Ability to work independently, self-motivated, proactive.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering well-organized and accurate work.
• Proven ability to work well with accounting, contracts, procurement and project personnel to accomplish tasks.
• Experience in Costpoint (billing, project setup, reports, procurement) and Cognos reports.
• Strong skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

• Deltek Time and Expense – Preferred.
• Salesforce – contract tracking - Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers in all duties related to financial and performance, planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Initiate, monitor and maintain proper project setup in Deltek Costpoint via completion and submission of the Project Setup. The form includes the project number structure (WBS), funding setup, revenue and billing formula setup, project ceilings, labor categories, billing rates, rate sequence, project workforce, etc.
• Process payments accurately and in a timely manner.
• Investigate, reconcile and resolve any discrepancies or issues related to payments.
• Monitor and follow up on outstanding AR balances.
• Collaborate with internal team to ensure accurate and timely billing.
• Develops project cost/schedule baselines and budgets.
• Monitors project actuals and resolve any issues.
• Monitors outstanding project commitments.
• Develop, Manage and Reconcile monthly project financial forecasts/EACs and conducts variance analysis.
• Monitors the project's burn rate against funding remaining.
• Analyze project reports to identify and resolve issues.
• Communicates project status and findings to Project Management staff biweekly and Supervisor and Finance staff monthly.
• Documents project status for month-end close reviews.
• Proactively monitor project timecards, ensure timecard errors are identified, and corrections are processed in timely manner.
• Ensure accuracy of project-related expense reports and ensure timely processing.
• Ensure subcontract/vendor payments are processed correctly and in timely fashion.
• Generate weekly or biweekly invoices to align with payments from customer.
• Provide customer specific invoice backup if applicable.
• Monitor billing and payment status of customer invoices.
• Perform unbilled analysis and monthly accrual calculations.
• Assists PM with invoice collection.
• Track contractual obligations and deliverables.
• Identifying and analyzing project risk.
• Development and execution of internal and external project reviews.
• Initiating Purchase Requisitions in Deltek Costpoint's Procurement module.
• Generating 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).
• Contract Closeouts.
• Review and analyze contract, subcontracts, and agreements to ensure project meets financial and reporting requirements.
• Assistance with pricing and historical data collection.
• Oversee / assist with project closeout activities.
• Maintain project files on SharePoint including contracts & contact modifications, subcontracts, proposals, budgets & plans, schedules, project review materials, reports, deliverables, invoices, leases and agreements.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level