General Summary:

Performs highly complex material and/or labor cost analyses and estimations and may provide leadership to lower-level cost analysts. Supports PEO Aviation Plans, Programs, Resources, & Procurement with senior program/budget support. Ideal candidates have recent and relevant experience gained from providing similar types of support to DOD organizations or DoD contractors.

 Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential Functions)

• Prepares reports concerning the highly complex financial/administrative aspects of assigned contracts/programs
• Conducts cost, schedule, and contract performance variance and risk analysis, and prepares reports as required
• Develops cost controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques in order to evaluate contract/program status
• Compiles and prepares complex estimates and cost models
• Provides preliminary estimates for planning purposes and detailed itemized estimates based on final plans and specifications
• Ensures compliance with government/customer requirements in assigned area
• Interfaces with government auditors in support of pre-award and post-award proposal audits
• Prepares reports concerning the complex financial/administrative aspects of assigned contracts/programs
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets various GFEBS financial documents and reports against established financial metrics
• Reviews and consolidates SmartCharts (program reviews) input
• Renders input in preparation for high-level meetings with customers, senior Army officers and civilians, corporate executives, government action officers, and other vendors. This input may be narrative or charts and should be of a quality that little rework is required by senior analyst or PM
• May be assigned to government mandated cost/accounting management systems
• May provide work leadership to lower-level cost analysts

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• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and minimum of 10 years related experience, or Master's degree in a related field and 8 years of related experience
• Must have an active Secret security clearance 
• Experience with funds distribution, purchase requisitions, and program reconciliation using General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)
• Experience collecting and analyzing Program Objective Memorandum (POM) data
• Possess working knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
• Knowledge of Army business processes regarding multiple types of appropriations to include Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA), Aircraft Procurement, Army (APA) and Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E)
• Experience reviewing travel orders and authorizations in Defense Travel System
• Experience with Program Elements (PE), MDEP’s, and Sub Activity Groups (SAGs)  
• Experience preparing spend plans
• Experience with reprogramming process
• Experience in funds execution, planning, and programming of Army appropriations
• Experience developing and defending POM requirements for Army appropriations
• Experience with Joint Reconciliation Program (JRP) and Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) support to include research and review of audit samples data from GFEBS for Open Commitments, Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs), Unfilled Customer Orders, Accounts Payable/Receivable, and preparation of JRP packages for submission to Budget Submitting Office (BSO) 
• Must have demonstrated experience working in a team environment
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting PEO Aviation in a Program Analyst role

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.