Program Control Leader
Program Control Leader - Groton, CT
Essential Job Functions Develops plans, including budgets and schedules, to meet contractual/project requirements for several major portions of a program. Ensures compliance with internal customer procedures such as government procurement regulations. Establishes and defines program plan requirements and coordinates or performs in-depth studies to determine optimum program plans. Develops financial controls, procedures, systems and forecasting techniques to evaluate contract/program status and ensure compliance with government and customers requirements. Monitors progress of program requirements. Monitors cost performance against plans to ensure contractual cost obligations are met. Makes recommendations for cost performance improvements. Performs complex financial/administrative reporting for major contracts and/or programs. Prepares complex financial/administrative reports and distributes to customers/user organizations. Provides weekly and monthly transactional and pricing support to programs including reviewing subcontractor and vendor invoices to verify costs and codes for payment, auditing employee travel voucher submissions and setting up labor categories and rates in accounting systems. Identifies issues and escalates same. Conducts highly complex financial analysis such as variance, risk and profit/loss analyses, etc. Reviews, advises and/or performs non-routine analyses and prepares non-routine financial reports. Acts as a liaison between operations and other administrative support organizations on financial issues. Interfaces with subcontractors, vendors and customers and performs extensive investigations as required. Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel. Qualifications Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field preferred Six or more years of experience in finance or accounting For public sector: Six or more years of experience working with program control techniques in the federal contracting environment with experience tailoring to contract type and risk Experience working with pricing including, where appropriate, federal contract pricing Experience working with accounting principles, software and databases Experience working with financial analysis Other Qualifications U.S. Citizen Work Onsite - Groton, CT Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work Good planning skills Good analytical and problem solving skills Interpersonal and interviewing skills to gather information from personnel Good communication skills Good personal computer and business solutions software skills Leadership skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team