Program Analyst III

Program Analyst III Overview Reporting directly to Program Finance Manager, the Program Analyst II provides program control support services in the area of program finance and analysis, annual and multi-year fiscal planning and development of work plans. Responsibilities Provides financial support in the areas of program control; works closely with Program Management and other functional departments to track budget, monitor cost, prepare project financials, explain variances and provide forecasts. Performs research tasks to obtain various types of data which is analyzed to derive relationships involving all functions of Program Finance; budget analysis, system, schedules, and cost variations including Earned Value Management (EVM). Provides program support interpretation, assessment, and analysis of planning documents and directives received from higher echelon to determine effect on Program Management Office (PMO) objectives and plans. Serves as a cost analyst participating in the planning, coordinating, and conducting of program operations research studies of specific material/support systems. Assesses, along with the Program Manager, the impact of the various major components of hardware on costs and related support systems (i.e., maintenance, logistics, TOE, etc.). Monitors cost, schedule, technical, and operational aspects of projects for which responsible. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Engineering or Science required. Master's degree preferred. Experience: Six years' experience required for a Bachelors level; 4 years required for a Masters Level. Eight years' experience in defense program analysis required; Ten years' experience preferred. Requires clear and concise communication, both written and verbal. Past Deltek/Costpoint Program Finance, Budget Analysis experience required. MS Office with excellent Excel knowledge/skills preferred. Earned Value Management (EVMS) and Deltek Cobra experience a plus. Must be able to obtain/maintain a DoD Security Clearance if/when required. Any combination of education/experience may be substituted for job requirements at the recommendation of the hiring manager and approval of the COO and CEO. #J-18808-Ljbffr