Project Controller-GovCon

If you enjoy partnering with program leaders, solving complex financial challenges, and helping government programs succeed through sound financial management and analysis, we would love to talk.

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D&G is seeking a Project Controller to provide financial leadership and oversight for a portfolio of U.S. Government contracts. This position serves as the primary financial business partner to Program Managers, ensuring programs remain financially healthy, compliant, and positioned for successful execution from contract award through closeout.

Working closely with Program Management, Contracts, Accounting, Finance, Business Development, Human Resources, and Executive Leadership, the Project Controller supports strategic decision-making through budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, profitability analysis, and risk management. This role plays a critical part in helping D&G deliver exceptional performance to our customers while maintaining strong financial stewardship.

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting for assigned contracts and programs.
• Serve as the primary financial business partner to Program Managers by providing guidance on staffing, funding, wrap rates, indirect rate impacts, profitability, resource planning, and overall program financial performance.
• Partner with Program Managers to develop and maintain program baselines, Estimates to Complete (ETCs), Estimates at Completion (EACs), staffing forecasts, and resource plans.
• Establish and maintain project financial structures within Unanet ERP Gov Con, including project setup, work breakdown structures (WBS), funding profiles, labor categories, billing attributes, and project controls.
• Utilize Unanet ERP Gov Con and People Planner to manage project financials, resource planning, backlog, funding, forecasts, labor utilization, and executive reporting.
• Analyze actual results against budgets, forecasts, and program baselines while identifying cost, schedule, revenue, margin, utilization, and funding variances.
• Prepare monthly financial reviews and clearly communicate program performance, risks, opportunities, trends, and corrective actions to Program Managers and Executive Leadership.
• Oversee revenue recognition, profitability analysis, billing readiness, invoicing coordination, and month-end financial close activities for assigned contracts.
• Monitor contract funding, burn rates, funded versus unfunded backlog, ceilings, periods of performance, Limitation of Cost (LOC), Limitation of Funds (LOF), and revenue projections to proactively identify funding or performance risks.
• Provide financial oversight for Cost Reimbursable, Time-and-Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and other government contract types.
• Analyze direct labor, indirect rates, wrap rates, labor utilization, subcontractor expenses, other direct costs (ODCs), and overall project profitability while identifying financial risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Monitor labor charging, timesheet accuracy, direct and indirect labor allocations, and project cost reporting to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and proper contract charging.
• Support proposal pricing, financial modeling, pricing reviews, and successful transition of newly awarded contracts into program execution.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), and contract performance reporting when required.
• Collaborate with Contracts and Program Management on project setup, contract modifications, funding actions, subcontractor agreements, change orders, and financial impacts.
• Support customer reporting, incurred cost submissions, forward pricing activities, audits, and responses to DCAA and DCMA inquiries.
• Develop financial models, executive dashboards, scenario analyses, and key performance indicators (KPIs) supporting revenue forecasting, profitability, backlog, utilization, and organizational performance.
• Support annual budgeting, indirect rate planning, long-range financial forecasting, and strategic planning activities.
• Identify financial and contractual risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Continuously improve project controls processes, reporting standards, financial tools, automation, and data quality across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 7 or more years of progressive experience in project controls, program finance, government contract accounting, financial planning and analysis, or related financial management roles.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting U.S. Federal Government contracts.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Unanet ERP Gov Con, including project setup, People Planner, forecasting, backlog management, labor planning, revenue recognition, wrap rate analysis, and financial…