The Role
Supports program financial control activities, including budgets, spend plans, financial deliverables, variance analysis, cost and schedule performance, subcontractor invoices, customer billing documentation, and program baseline and estimate-at-completion development. Coordinates with program, accounting, contracts, procurement, and customer stakeholders while recommending solutions to financial issues. The role requires advanced Excel skills, government contracting knowledge, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.
Summary Generated by Built In
SAIC has an opening for a Program Control Associate. The position can be worked remotely within the U.S.
Typical Responsibilities:
- Interface with program managers, accounting, contracts, subcontracts, and procurement organizations, as well as external customers daily to address operational issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Preparation of financial deliverables and internal/external reports.
- Participate in the development of budgets (spend plans) for assigned programs and perform financial analysis on funding profiles and program financial variances.
- Conducts cost, schedule, and contract performance variance analysis.
- Submitting and maintaining purchase requisitions for subcontractors, consultants, and materials; monitoring subcontractor’s cost and review/approve of invoices.
- Review, track and approve customer invoice back-up documentation.
- Must be able to multi-task and support program with efficiency and accuracy.
- Well versed in the entire life cycle of a program from proposal development through contract close out.
- Develop and propose courses of actions (COAs) and recommendations for financial issues.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree and 1 or more years of related experience. Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
- Experience in providing financial tracking and support in areas of Program Control, Finance, Cost Estimating, Financial Analysis, or Accounting.
- Some knowledge of general and corporate business practices, government contracting regulations and principles, and accounting and finance principles preferred.
- Understanding of financial analysis such as ROS, ROC, annual operating plans, accounts receivable, and revenue & profit forecasts, as well as an understanding of the preparation of program baseline data, EAC development, and cost estimating/pricing.
- Ability to make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures.
- Ability to present technical information in a clear and concise manner.
- Robust analytical thinking to identify patterns and trends in financial data.
- Advanced Excel skills for data modeling, financial analysis, and formula knowledge.
- US citizenship.
- No clearance required to start; Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required to maintain employment.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 1 year of related experience
- Experience in program control, finance, cost estimating, financial analysis, or accounting
- Knowledge of general and corporate business practices, government contracting regulations and principles, and accounting and finance principles
- Understanding of ROS, ROC, annual operating plans, accounts receivable, revenue and profit forecasts, program baseline data, EAC development, and cost estimating/pricing
- Ability to make decisions using sound judgment while following policies and procedures
- Ability to present technical information clearly and concisely
- Strong analytical thinking to identify patterns and trends in financial data
- Advanced Excel skills for data modeling, financial analysis, and formulas
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
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