Program Control Analyst

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Program Control Analyst will support financial planning, cost control, forecasting, funding management, and reporting for a fast-paced defense program. This role will provide accurate visibility into program funding, commitments, expenditures, contract ceilings, burn rates, and Estimate at Completion projections.

The analyst will also develop and maintain financial models, trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools that improve data accuracy, reduce manual effort, and support timely program decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Track program funding, commitments, expenditures, contract ceilings, available balances, and forecasted spend.
• Support EACs, ETC forecasts, variance analysis, burn rate reviews, and out-of-funds projections.
• Monitor actual costs, open commitments, planned procurements, subcontract activity, accruals, and other anticipated expenses.
• Develop financial models, trackers, dashboards, templates, and decision-support tools using Excel, Power BI, or similar applications.
• Automate recurring reports, reconciliations, and data analysis to improve efficiency, consistency, and reporting accuracy.
• Validate formulas, assumptions, data sources, and reporting outputs.
• Prepare financial reports, executive summaries, dashboards, and briefing materials for program leadership.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Subcontracts to track requisitions, purchase orders, subcontract actions, commitments, and related spend.
• Support contract modifications, task orders, funding actions, and ceiling updates.
• Analyze labor, material, travel, subcontractor, and other direct costs.
• Identify financial, funding, schedule, or execution risks and communicate potential impacts to leadership.
• Improve program control processes, templates, reporting methods, and data workflows.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Two or more years of relevant experience in finance, program control, accounting, data analysis, or business operations.
• High-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
• Demonstrated capability to develop financial models, analytical tools, dashboards, trackers, and reports.
• Skilled in analyzing financial data and communicating trends, risks, and variances to stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and data accuracy, with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring reporting deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background supporting government contracts, defense programs, or similar regulated environments.
• Familiarity with CPFF, FFP, T&M, and other contract types.
• Working knowledge of EAC development, funding tracking, variance analysis, and ceiling management.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including Power Query, Power Pivot, macros, or VBA.
• Proficiency in Power BI dashboard development and reporting automation.
• Hands-on use of Deltek Costpoint, Cobra, SpendLogic, or comparable financial and program control systems.
• Understanding of procurement, subcontract management, commitments, and accruals.