About The Role
As a Pricing Analyst on our Corporate Finance team, you'll bring together two closely connected parts of our business: helping win new work by supporting proposal pricing, and helping deliver on our current commitments by managing program-level finances across a portfolio of federally funded contracts and grants.
You'll partner directly with Project Directors and Program/Contract Managers on budgeting and forecasting, and you'll provide matrixed support to Altarum's Corporate Program Management Office (PMO) — contributing cross-program financial analysis, dashboards, and status reporting. If you're a finance professional with a few years of experience looking to build deep expertise in government contract and nonprofit program finance, this role offers a strong foundation within a mission-driven organization.
What You'll Do
- Support the development of cost proposals and pricing volumes for new business and recompete opportunities, including basis-of-estimate (BOE) documentation.
- Help build labor rate, escalation, and indirect rate build-ups for proposal pricing models, working closely with the Pricing and Contracts teams.
- Prepare cost realism and competitive pricing analyses to support solicitation responses.
- Coordinate with Business Development, Contracts, and Program teams to align pricing assumptions with program budgets and staffing plans.
- Support monthly financial reviews for your assigned programs and contracts, tracking actual costs against approved budgets and funding ceilings.
- Prepare and maintain program budgets, spend plans, and cost forecasts (EAC/ETC) in coordination with Project Directors.
- Analyze budget-to-actual variances and prepare variance narratives and corrective-action recommendations for management review.
- Track incurred costs, funding modifications, subcontractor spending, and contract ceiling balances.
- Support period-end and program closeout activities, including final financial reporting for completing programs.
- Serve as a financial liaison to Altarum's Corporate PMO, supplying program financial data for portfolio-level status reports, dashboards, and executive reviews.
- Help consolidate program-level financial metrics — such as burn rate, EAC/ETC, and funding utilization — into standardized PMO reporting templates.
- Support cross-program analysis to flag financial risks, funding gaps, or staffing/budget misalignments for PMO and finance leadership.
- Participate in Integrated Program Reviews (IPRs) and program status meetings, contributing financial insight alongside Project Directors.
- Help maintain consistency between program financial systems (e.g., Deltek Costpoint) and PMO reporting tools.
Pricing Support
Program Finance
Matrixed Support to the Corporate PMO
What You'll Bring
- 3–5 years of relevant financial analysis, pricing, accounting, and program finance experience.
- Experience in proposal pricing, cost volume development, or basis-of-estimate (BOE) preparation.
- Familiarity with government contract types (cost-reimbursable, T&M, FFP) and basic FAR cost principles.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial data for non-financial audiences.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across finance, program, and PMO teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint or a similar government contract accounting/ERP system.
- Exposure to PMO reporting practices or financial dashboarding tools.
- Prior experience in a nonprofit, government contracting, or professional services environment.
- Experience supporting federal health agency contracts (e.g., HHS, CMS, ONC) is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
Why Join Our Team?
This role is a chance to grow as a finance professional at the intersection of pricing strategy and program delivery, building skills that are valued across government contracting and nonprofit finance alike. You'll see a direct line between your work and Altarum's mission: by keeping our programs' finances sound, you help free our program teams to focus fully on improving health for the populations who need it most. You'll also gain broad exposure across the organization — partnering with Project Directors, Program/Contract Managers, Business Development, Contracts, and our Corporate PMO — building a well-rounded view of how a mission-driven government contractor operates.
Where You'll Work
Remote with occasional in-person collaboration days
If you’re near one of our offices (Silver Spring, MD; or Novi, MI), you’ll be Hybrid and will join us in person one day every other month (6 times per year) for a fun, purpose-driven Collaboration Day. These days are filled with creative energy, meaningful connection, and team brainstorming.
Non-local employees will join these days virtually and may be asked to join us occasionally in-person.
Work Eligibility & Requirements
- Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States; sponsorship is not available.
- All work must be performed within the continental U.S. for the duration of employment, unless required by contract.
- Ability to work core hours aligned with Eastern Time, unless otherwise approved by your manager.
- Remote employees must maintain a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions, with reliable internet and a mobile device that supports efficient work.
- Travel Requirements: <10%
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of relevant financial analysis, pricing, accounting, or program finance experience
- Experience in proposal pricing, cost volume development, or basis-of-estimate preparation
- Familiarity with cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and firm-fixed-price government contracts and basic FAR cost principles
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to translate financial data for non-financial audiences
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across finance, program, and PMO teams
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint or a similar government contract accounting or ERP system
- Exposure to PMO reporting practices or financial dashboarding tools
- Prior experience in a nonprofit, government contracting, or professional services environment
- Experience supporting federal health agency contracts, such as HHS, CMS, or ONC
What We Do
Altarum is a nonprofit research and consulting organization that creates and implements solutions to advance health among at-risk and disenfranchised populations. We're driven to solve tough problems for the greater good, and we do so by working closely with government insurance programs to conceive of and implement improvements to address the unique population health challenges of their beneficiaries. Our solutions are holistic, enabled by technology, and intently focused on prevention and appropriate care. From low-income children to frail elders, we help the most vulnerable in society, those whose health is negatively impacted by social determinants. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Palladian Partners, expands on this work through health communications. Altarum has a dynamic and entrepreneurial culture, a purpose-driven mission, and a firm commitment to diversity and inclusion. We're also making an outsize impact in our work with some of the most influential institutions in health and health care. Our work environment is friendly and our benefits package generous. Ready to check out our opportunities?
