Program Cost Controls Principal Specialist

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• Partner with Program Business Managers, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads, Program Managers, and Finance personnel to support program financial execution.
• Perform program cost reporting, Earned Value Management (EVM), and financial analysis activities.
• Prepare internal cost reports and analyze financial data, planning systems, and program performance metrics.
• Compile quarterly Estimate at Completion (EAC) submissions for review by program and finance leadership.
• Prepare monthly cost and performance analysis to support Earned Value reporting.
• Analyze financial performance at the functional and product levels and identify variances against budget, baseline, and EAC positions.
• Process approved Baseline Change Requests (BCRs) and support the Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) process using established financial tools.
• Use PRISM, the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system, to analyze grouping, pegging, and distribution impacts on program material costs.
• Respond to billing, funding, and financial data inquiries and complete ad hoc financial analysis requests.
• Support the Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) business area within the Advanced Open Integrated Solutions (AOIS) Finance team as a Principal Specialist, Program Cost Controls (Cost, Schedule, and Control Analyst).

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, and data analysis, as well as PowerPoint and Word to prepare financial reports and presentations.
• Experience using financial systems and tools, including SAP, SAP Business Warehouse (BW) or equivalent systems, and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics, including Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Performance/Cost of Performance Index (CPOI), To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI), Independent Estimate at Completion (IEAC), and Variance at Completion (VAC), and Estimate at Completion (EAC) analysis or equivalent financial forecasting methodologies.
• Experience working with cross-functional organizations, including Contracts, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to government contractual restrictions on access to certain financial management systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

• Experience preparing written financial reports and presenting financial information to stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
• Experience using PMX, PMTools, and RPlan forecasting systems.
• Experience analyzing financial and program data to identify variances, evaluate financial impacts, and support resolution of program or business issues.
• Experience reviewing financial reports and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and…