Project Control Analyst - DCS Corp

DCS is an employee-owned company focused on providing engineering, programmatic, and technical support services to the Department of Defense and other national security customers. We are seeking a Project Control Analyst (PCA) to work closely with Project Managers, Corporate Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, contracts to provide multi-faceted financial and business operation support to maintain strong overall governance of project budgets, project costs, and project processes. The ideal candidate should exhibit strong interpersonal skills, collaboration, judgment, teamwork, and the ability to work with various partners. Activities include but are not limited to budgeting, cost reporting, procurement support, invoice tracking and monthly project reporting.

We are looking for a dedicated, skilled PCA who fits our collaborative culture for this challenging and rewarding position. If you enjoy working with a professional team and are ready to track projects, collaborate on processes and be apart of building our Project Control discipline, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Job Functions:

Assist Project Managers on project setup, government reporting and forecasting.

Ensure proper costs allocation, budgeting, and tracking for all billed and unbilled expenses.

Provide subcontract management, including budgeting, invoicing, and tracking.

Project cost against project budgets to ensure proper cost allocation.

Prepare monthly financial and status reporting, including monthly project accruals and act as a liaison between Accounting personnel and Project Managers to ensure properly account for monthly expenses.

Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.

Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the project structure, cost accruals, billings, and financial reporting.

Analyze actual costs and understand if improper cost allocations have occurred on assigned projects. Also report assigned unbilled balances and other billing inconsistencies.

Maintain constant interaction with Project Managers and Finance and Accounting personnel to ensure the contractual obligations of assigned projects are met and followed and potential risk are mitigated.

Ensure the accurate and timely reporting of all assigned projects related financial information.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements U.S. Citizenship is required.

Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

A High School Diploma or GED plus 20 years of experience, an Associate’s degree plus 14 years, a Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years, or a Master’s degree plus 10 years of experience is required.

Must have experience with FAR and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Must be detail oriented and able to work within specified deadlines.

Strong personal computer skills, including detailed working knowledge of Excel capabilities.

Strong written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills.

Strong analytical abilities.

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and requirements.

Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Clear ability to take ownership of issues and pursue potential resolutions through to completion.

Able to work both independently and in a team environment.

Desired Skills:

Experience with Costpoint/Deltek.

Experience with Cognos reporting.

Experience with PowerBi reporting.