Senior Program Control Analyst

The Geneva Foundation•Bethesda, MD

3d•$95,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Program Control Analyst is a senior business partner responsible for complex program planning, financial control, forecasting, reporting, and contract-performance analysis in a federal government contracting environment. The role serves as the primary financial advisor to Principal Investigators (PIs), Program Managers, and organizational leadership, supporting successful program execution, financial stewardship, compliance, customer satisfaction, and informed decisions throughout the contract life cycle. The analyst works with researchers, program managers, finance, accounting, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, leadership, and external customers to provide timely financial insight and maintain effective program controls. The position operates in an AI-enabled environment and uses approved analytical and AI tools to improve program-control activities. It is hybrid-remote, with hub sites in Bethesda, Maryland, and Frederick, Maryland. The role has no direct reports but provides leadership, mentorship, accountability, and technical guidance to less experienced analysts and project personnel, influences cross-functional outcomes, and serves as a subject matter expert in program control and financial management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or another relevant field.
At least seven years of relevant experience in program control, financial analysis, or federal government contracting.
Demonstrated experience independently managing complex program finances, including forecasting, budgeting, ETC/EAC, funding, billing, cash flow, revenue recognition, variance analysis, and closeout.
Strong knowledge of federal contracting requirements and multiple contract types, including FAR/DFARS and applicable cost and compliance requirements.
Experience across agreement and contract types including Grants, CPFF/Cost Plus, FFP, T&M, OTAs, and IDIQs.
Advanced analytical and reporting skills, including Excel, financial modeling, dashboards, and large-data analysis.
Ability to use approved AI tools and interfaces to enhance financial analysis, reporting, dashboards, and process improvement while validating outputs.
Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills, including the ability to work independently, engage PIs and customers, manage competing priorities, and guide cross-functional teams.
Ability to operate with minimal supervision, prioritize competing deadlines, identify issues proactively, and drive follow-through across cross-functional teams.
Ability to present complex financial information and recommendations to executive leadership, customers, and PIs.
Experience using ERP systems such as JAMIS, Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, Netsuite, or equivalent government-contracting platforms.

Nice To Haves

Power BI experience.
Experience supporting complex research, academic, healthcare, or federal R&D programs.
Experience with work breakdown structures (WBS) and cost/schedule integration.

Responsibilities

Lead program-control activities for assigned programs and portfolios, partnering with PIs, Program Managers, leadership, research teams, federal customers, and cross-functional departments.
Own assigned portfolios and ensure program financial information is accurate, timely, actionable, and aligned with organizational objectives.
Manage project forecasts, estimates to complete and at completion (ETCs/EACs), annual budgets, spend plans, funding projections, and financial performance analyses.
Lead monthly program financial reviews to assess program health, staffing plans, financial performance, operational risks, and future funding requirements.
Analyze cost, revenue, profitability, accruals, funding, schedule, and contract performance; identify variances and risks and recommend corrective action.
Oversee project billing, cash flow, and revenue recognition to support accurate invoicing, customer approvals, month-end reporting, and financial results.
Maintain program and contract financial controls, including WBS and time-charging structures, funding, subcontractor oversight, at-risk requests, contract modifications, budget revisions, period-of-performance extensions, reconciliations, and closeout.
Develop financial reports and decision-support tools, including IPRs, Excel dashboards, AI-enabled reports, and Claude-based PI dashboards.
Support pricing and proposal development, SEFA reporting, federal compliance, audits, reconciliations, and other complex financial and contractual requirements.
Advance process and system improvements, including JAMIS testing and troubleshooting, financial-control methodologies, PCA review procedures, and AI-enabled analytical workflows.
Lead project kickoffs, portfolio reviews, customer engagements, and cross-functional coordination; represent Geneva as needed to resolve financial and operational issues.
Contribute to team development through PCA candidate interviews, mentoring, training, knowledge sharing, and senior-level financial guidance.
Partner with project teams to establish and maintain work breakdown and time-charging structures, financial projections, cost and schedule baselines, and control-system updates following contract changes.
Evaluate forecast accuracy and program trends, challenge assumptions when appropriate, and collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks and unfavorable variances.
Monitor funding, expenditures, commitments, and projections; provide visibility into funding needs and support requests for additional funding through appropriate project and customer channels.
Support workforce planning and resource forecasting by monitoring labor utilization, staffing trends, hiring needs, and future workload requirements.
Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to financial-data requests, and resolving program-control findings.
Improve forecasting, reporting, data quality, controls, and recurring program-control processes by developing repeatable templates and analytical methods where beneficial.
Mentor analysts and provide technical guidance on forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, program controls, and government-contract financial practices.
Maintain a visible presence at the Laboratory and build strong working relationships with investigators, customers, research staff, and operational stakeholders.