Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. The Project Control Analyst will focus on project budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly close, supporting financial planning and reporting at the division level.
Responsibilities
- Work with Project team and Accounting to drive monthly close, to ensure cost and revenue accruals, and revenue adjustments are prepared and processed in a timely manner, in accordance with established policies and procedures; Upon close, extract actuals data against forecast/budget/guidance to complete variance analysis for relevant time periods (QoQ, YoY)
- Help Project Managers manage multiple budgets across direct work, indirect work and other corporate services
- Work with Project Managers/Division Directors/VPs to develop project level annual budget and monthly recurring forecasts, and provide financial counsel as needed
- Perform trend and variance analysis on key financial metrics to includes Sales, Gross Profit, Operating Profit
- Prepare and present project financials to program/division/business unit leadership on monthly/quarterly/annual basis
- Identify potential risks and opportunities as a part of recurring forecast analysis and communicate them to the leadership
- Work with Project Operations team to identify "at risk" funding and mitigation solutions
- Support Corp FP&A in responding to internal and external reporting needs regarding individual project/division/business unit level financials
- Support process improvement initiatives to make effective changes in the area of financial systems, project financial control and reporting and financial dashboarding
Skills
- Bachelor's degree is required, preferable in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
- Experience in Finance/Accounting, preferably in a government contracting environment
- Knowledge of financial systems and tools including Costpoint, IBM Cognos Analytics and Oracle Hyperion SmartView/EPBCS
- General knowledge of government contract types to include Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials and Cost Reimbursable preferred
- Must be organized, detail oriented, motivated and able to multitask in a fast paced and dynamic work environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite, proficiency in Excel is essential
- Ability to interact and communicate, both oral and written, with individuals across the organization
- Self-motivated and results-oriented dedicated individual with a strong work ethic
- Ability to think critically to solve problems
- 1 - 2 Years+ experience in Defense and Project Control in the Defense Industry
- Demonstrable experience using AI to enhance abilities
- Willingness to learn new skills and financial systems
- Inherent interest to work with large set of data and strategic analysis
- Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams
Company Overview
ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.ecstech.com.