Program Analyst

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Overland Park, KS, US

The Program Analyst provides program controls, financial analysis, schedule analysis, forecasting, and performance reporting for a high-visibility, complex ~$350M aviation program supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed program financial forecasts for revenue, cost, gross margin, cash flow, and expenditures.
• Analyze actual program performance against budget, baseline, forecast, and contractual objectives.
• Develop and maintain monthly ETC and EAC forecasts in coordination with the Program Manager and functional organizations.
• Perform cost, revenue, margin, and forecast variance analysis and identify significant trends or deviations.
• Identify potential cost overruns, margin erosion, funding concerns, and other emerging financial risks.
• Develop financial scenarios and impact assessments to support Program Manager decision-making.
• Support annual operating plan (AOP), budget, and long-range planning activities.

2. Cost & EAC Management

• Maintain detailed cost forecasts by workstream, CLIN, purchase order, subcontract, labor category, and major cost element.
• Reconcile actual costs, commitments, accruals, WIP, and forecasted expenditures.
• Monitor labor, material, supplier, production, equipment, travel, tariff, and other program costs.
• Analyze actual and projected expenditures against the approved program baseline.
• Identify cost trends and unfavorable variances before they materially affect program financial performance.
• Support development and tracking of financial recovery and corrective-action plans.

3. Schedule & Performance Analysis

• Support maintenance and analysis of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Analyze critical path, schedule variance, milestone performance, dependencies, and forecast completion dates.
• Identify emerging schedule trends and potential impacts to contractual commitments.
• Integrate schedule and financial information to evaluate the cost, revenue, cash flow, and margin impact of schedule changes.
• Support schedule recovery planning and what-if analysis.
• Coordinate closely with the Project Coordinator to ensure execution status is accurately reflected in program schedules and forecasts.
• Develop and maintain integrated program dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Provide objective reporting of:
• Revenue and revenue forecast
• Actual and forecast costs
• Gross margin
• ETC and EAC
• Cash flow
• Budget versus actual performance
• Schedule and milestone performance
• Risk and opportunity exposure
• Installation and deployment readiness
• Develop trend analyses that clearly identify changes in program performance over time.
• Ensure reported metrics are accurate, consistent, traceable, and supported by approved source data.
• Highlight exceptions and emerging issues requiring Program Manager or executive leadership attention.

5. Monthly Program Reviews & Financial Close

• Lead preparation of financial and analytical content for monthly program reviews.
• Reconcile program financial data with Finance prior to executive reporting.
• Support monthly financial close activities, including accruals, WIP, revenue recognition inputs, cost reconciliation, and forecast updates.
• Maintain historical program performance and forecast changes to provide month-over-month visibility.
• Develop concise executive-level analyses explaining significant cost, schedule, revenue, and margin variances.
• Support the Program Manager in preparation for executive and customer program reviews.

6. Risk & Opportunity Analysis

• Support maintenance of the program Risk and Opportunity Register.
• Quantify potential cost, schedule, revenue, and margin exposure associated with identified risks.
• Track mitigation actions and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Incorporate approved risks and opportunities into ETC/EAC and financial scenarios when appropriate.
• Perform sensitivity and what-if analyses to evaluate potential program outcomes.

7. Contract & Funding Analysis

• Monitor program funding, CLINs, contractual values, and financial…