Program Control Manager

Role Description

The Program Control Manager will support Program Management Teams (Vice Presidents, Program Directors, Program Managers, and Project Leaders) in financial management of projects and programs. This position requires someone with at least 8 years of Project Control experience supporting projects and programs for a Government Contractor including FFP, T&M, and Cost Plus Award Fee contract types. Manager will lead with a positive attitude and ownership mentality. Teamwork and collaboration will be critical for the success of this role, along with having the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and responsibilities. Focus on accuracy and consistency of data and numbers is a pre-requisite for this role.

• Collaborate with Project Management Teams in the development, review, and updates of project and program budgets, forecasts, and estimate-at-completion (EAC) and associated reporting and analysis.
• Facilitate contract kick-off meetings to ensure consistency and effectiveness of CostPoint project set up, project billing and accounting, and other contractual obligations and requirements that have a financial implication.
• Set up and maintain CostPoint project workforce in order to manage labor charges on projects.
• Monitor and review project and program expenditures for accuracy and consistency.
• Review, monitor, and report project financial performance (revenue, cost, margins) and identify and present potential deviations against budget or forecasts to management.
• Support subcontractor/vendor cost management lifecycle, including setting up Purchase Requests, Purchase Orders, tracking subcontractor/vendor invoicing and payments.
• Proactively partner with program management team to understand and track program risks and challenges.
• Prepare and/or support preparation of client status reports, integrated program reviews, and/or ad-hoc program related financial requests from clients, internal management, and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve client invoices for submission to customer.
• Monitor, track, and forecast project spend for labor and non-labor (travel/ODCs).
• Collaborate with Pricing Department and Program Management teams in development of price proposals and cost estimates.
• Support audit requirements from federal agencies (DCAA/DCMA/Other) and internal and external auditors.
• Support development or enhancement of project control processes, procedures, and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred
• At least 8 years of experience in a Project/Program Control role for a government contractor – experience with FFP OTA preferred
• Experience Managing Program Control teams
• Deltek Costpoint experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels of an organization
• Strong organization skills and focus on accuracy and consistency
• Strong analytical and problem solving
• Strong MS Excel skills required