Dignitas Technologies, a By Light company, offers a wide range of services in the military modeling, simulation, and training (MS&T) industry from research efforts advancing simulation technologies to large acquisition contracts. Dignitas specializes in system and software analysis, design, development, testing, fielding, and courseware for Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training applications.
By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.
Position OverviewThe ideal candidate will work closely with the Program Manager, project staff, finance, and accounting to support government program financial, cost and schedule activities.
Responsibilities- Responsible for support of program planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting.
- Interface with customers, subcontractors, project managers, contracts, senior technical personnel, finance, and senior management.
- Implement financial policies and procedures in support of the program and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain budget baselines, Estimates at Completion (EAC) and Estimates to Complete (ETC).
- Provide timely and up-to-date financial and status data.
- Support financial forecasting, tracking and analysis; assist in identifying trends and concerns in financial data.
- Assist in monitoring subcontractor financials and material purchases.
- Monitor funding and ceiling notifications.
- Support the Program Manager (PM) in preparing financial reports and status updates for government customers.
- Assist in preparation of Program Management Review (PMR) presentations.
- Track percent complete in compliance with an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
- Assist in maintaining the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in compliance with the Statement of Work (SOW).
- Support management and communication of Charge Numbers; monitor labor charging.
- Assist in the development and analysis of cost proposals for submittal to customers.
- Work with finance to update Deltek Costpoint financial data.
- Coordinate with finance on charge numbers and invoices.
- 4+ years of experience in finance or a business-related field OR 2+ years of experience with a degree.
- Experience tracking and supporting program financials.
- Familiarity with Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs) and funding/ceiling modifications.
- Exposure to development and maintenance of an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) / Integrated Master Plan (IMP).
- Degree in finance or business-related field preferred.
- Prior experience with Deltek Costpoint.
- Prior experience with the Integrated Program Manager (IPM) tool (OPDEC).
- Prior experience with Workday Adaptive Planning.
- Prior experience with Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR).
- Experience with government programs, preferably DoD and modeling and simulation, is a plus.
- Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
- Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
By applying for this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified, you may be contacted about this and future openings.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in finance or a business-related field, or 2+ years of experience with a degree
- Experience tracking and supporting program financials
- Familiarity with Contract Line-Item Numbers and funding or ceiling modifications
- Exposure to development and maintenance of an Integrated Master Schedule or Integrated Master Plan
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
- Degree in finance or a business-related field
- Prior experience with Deltek Costpoint
- Prior experience with the Integrated Program Manager tool OPDEC
- Prior experience with Workday Adaptive Planning
- Prior experience with Integrated Baseline Reviews
- Experience with government programs, preferably Department of Defense and modeling and simulation
- Working knowledge of Earned Value Management principles
What We Do
By Light Professional IT Services LLC (By Light) provides a full range of hardware and software engineering services to defense, civilian, and commercial customers worldwide. Driven by a management team that leverages real-world expertise from the defense, intelligence, federal healthcare, and commercial sectors, we provide reliable, efficient, and cost-effective IT solutions. Some of our successes include: • Completion of 80+ Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) sites both CONUS & OCONUS. Provided Optical Network Engineering, Implementation, & Project Control Worldwide. • Provided timely completion of ATM to IP Migration, Legacy Network Optimization, & VOIP Implementation of 47 CONUS Sites for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) SCAMPI Network. • Supporting the AMC CIO/G6 in the Depot Modernization Program, implementing CONUS wide 802.11/a/b/g/n wireless networks, Area Processing Center Migration, DISN Optimization, and a 40,000 user, enterprise-wide SharePoint Implementation. • Completion of 2,000 Plus Legacy Circuit Migrations to DISN Transport for DISN Transition Program. • Delivered Communications Support & Staff Augmentation for Deployed DoD Forces under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems Technology Applications Office (PEO EIS TAO). • Successful Implementation of Secure Intelligent Video Systems (IVS) for the Intelligence Community. • Supporting major international carriers in the modernization and expansion of Data Center Facilities. • Engineering new Turnkey “Cloud Services,” including Hosting, Managed Services, COOP, and Data Storage and Archival.






