Project Controller

Start Date: Immeadiate

JHNA, CTSi, and EXPANSIA have come together to form a Defense Technology platform named Aether Aerospace focused on delivering high-impact technologies, technology-enabled services and advanced manufacturing solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and related national security customers. Backed by Falfurrias Management Partners, the platform brings together deep domain expertise across Army, Navy, and Air Force and Space Force programs, digital engineering, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

The combined organization operates as a multi-entity aerospace and defense technology and tech-enabled services and manufacturing enterprise positioned for scalable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation

OVERVIEW

Full-time/Permanent Employee

Location: Remote (preferred geographical location within occasional commutable distance to Northern VA/Hollywood, MD, Newport News, VA or Huntsville, AL.)

The Project Controller is responsible for performing complex analysis of budgets and schedules needed to meet contractual and project requirements for assigned portions of a program or multiple programs. This role acts as a key expert on financial analysis matters and coordinates, negotiates, and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies. The Project Controller ensures accurate interpretation of contract requirements and establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned work. The project controller work with Profit and Loss (P&L) leads to establish and track financial execution of all projects/contracts. This role requires an individual who is considered an emerging authority in financial analysis and project control, with the ability to apply extensive technical expertise to develop effective solutions. An effective project controller will balance the demands of the functional staff management with internal process and contract compliance activities to develop, recommend, and execute solutions. Types of daily challenges include staffing, labor planning, financial reporting, CDRL development, contract execution, and profitability management.

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Perform complex analysis of budgets and schedules.

• Identify trends, patterns and conclusions based on complex data analysis.

• Conduct and plot trend analysis (both micro and macro) with large data sets/number of variables.

• Identify, establish, and report financial metrics in order to maintain proper oversight of project execution.

• Monitor and report performance against plans to ensure contractual cost and schedule objectives are met.

• Prepare financial reports, statements, and estimates (such as NF 553M/NF 553Q, and cost estimate portions of the Task Order Plan).

• Coordinate, negotiate, and resolve financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies.

• Ensure accurate interpretation of contract requirements.

• Interface with operational and technical management, responding to their requests for financial data.

• Establish and define program plan requirements for assigned work.

• Coordinate interdepartmental development of program plans and interface with vendors and customers as required.

• Monitor the status of financial accounts, ensuring task order charges accurately reflect labor hours, rates, subcontractor costs, and other direct costs (ODCs)

• Monitor spending versus plan and promptly notify management of any overruns or underruns.

• Act as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues.

• Develop technical solutions to complex problems.

• Serve as a liaison between technical/operational management and the internal finance team to find solutions and recommend courses of action.

• Support corporate profitability and revenue maximization by making contract compliant recommendations and offering opportunities and solutions to technical/operational management.

• Exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.

• Develop written processes for best-practice, project control management.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: Ability to obtain if needed. Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 8 - 10 years of experience, or Master’s degree with 6 - 8 years of experience

• Hands-on experience with Unanet or comparable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, including financial management, project accounting, and reporting.

• Expert knowledge using Excel to conduct financial analysis on individual projects as well as the portfolio in aggregate.

• Proven experience in performing complex financial analysis and reporting.

• Experience coordinating and resolving financial compliance issues with governmental agencies.

• Experience in program planning and monitoring, including budget and schedule analysis.

• Demonstrated ability to develop technical solutions to complex problems and to exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

• Ability to coordinate with multiple departments and external stakeholders.

• Proficiency in preparing detailed financial reports and estimates.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Skilled in managing complex projects with multiple moving parts, ensuring all components are effectively coordinated and deadlines are met.

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS/MA/MS Degree in Finance or Business.

• Previous experience in the government contracting industry as a project controller.

• Familiarity with DCAA and DCMA contract requirements.

• CFCM – Certified Federal Contracts Manager; CCMA

Aether Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.