Senior Program Control Analyst

About the Position

The Senior Program Control Analyst serves as a senior business partner responsible for complex program planning, financial control, forecasting, reporting, and contract performance analysis in a federal government contracting environment. The position functions as the primary financial advisor to Principal Investigators (PIs), Program Managers, and organizational leadership, helping ensure successful program execution, financial stewardship, compliance, customer satisfaction, and informed decision-making throughout the full contract life cycle. The role partners with researchers, program managers, finance, accounting, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, leadership, and external customers to provide timely financial insight, maintain sound program controls, and support informed program decisions throughout the full contract life cycle. The position operates in an AI-enabled environment and applies approved analytical and AI tools to improve the quality, visibility, and efficiency of program-control activities.

This is a hybrid-remote position; at our hub sites in Bethesda, MD and Frederick, MD.

Salary Range

$95,000 - $110,000. Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or another relevant field, plus at least seven years of relevant experience in program control, financial analysis, or federal government contracting.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex program finances, including forecasting, budgeting, ETC/EAC, funding, billing, cash flow, revenue recognition, variance analysis, and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of Federal contracting requirements and multiple contract types, including FAR/DFARS and applicable cost and compliance requirements.
• Experience across multiple agreement and contract types, including Grants, CPFF/Cost Plus, FFP, T&M, OTAs, and IDIQs.
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills, including Excel, financial modeling, dashboards, and large-data analysis; Power BI experience preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively in an AI-enabled environment, using approved tools and interfaces such as Claude to enhance financial analysis, reporting, dashboards, and process improvement while validating outputs.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills with the ability to work independently, engage PIs and customers, manage competing priorities, and provide guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision, prioritize competing deadlines, identify issues proactively, and drive follow-through across cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting complex research, academic, healthcare, or federal R&D programs preferred.
• Experience with work breakdown structures (WBS) and cost/schedule integration preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex financial information and recommendations to executive leadership, customers, and PIs.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems such as JAMIS, Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, Netsuite or equivalent government-contracting platforms.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• No direct reports
• Provide leadership, mentorship, accountability, and technical guidance to less experienced analysts and project personnel.
• Influence successful outcomes across cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority
• Serve as subject matter expert on program control and financial management practices

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead program-control activities for assigned programs and portfolios, serving as a key financial and operational partner to PIs, Program Managers, leadership, research teams, federal customers, and cross-functional departments.
• Assume ownership of assigned portfolios and ensure program financial information is accurate, timely, actionable, and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Manage project forecasts, estimates to complete and at completion (ETCs/EACs), annual budgets, spend plans, funding projections, and financial performance analyses.
• Lead monthly program financial reviews with Principal Investigators, Program Managers, and leadership to assess program health, staffing plans, financial performance, operational risks, and future funding requirements.
• Analyze cost, revenue, profitability, accruals, funding, schedule, and contract performance; identify variances and risks and recommend corrective action.
• Oversee project billing, cash flow, and revenue recognition to support accurate invoicing, customer approvals, month-end reporting, and financial results.
• Maintain program and contract financial controls, including WBS and time-charging structures, funding, subcontractor oversight, at-risk requests, contract modifications, budget revisions, period-of-performance extensions, reconciliations, and closeout.
• Develop financial reports and decision-support tools - including IPRs, Excel dashboards, AI-enabled reports, and Claude-based PI dashboards - to improve visibility into program performance, forecasting accuracy, and decision making.
• Support pricing and proposal development, SEFA reporting, federal compliance, audits, reconciliations, and other complex financial and contractual requirements.
• Advance process and system improvements, including JAMIS testing and troubleshooting, financial-control methodologies, PCA review procedures, and AI-enabled analytical workflows.
• Lead project kickoffs, portfolio reviews, customer engagements, and cross-functional coordination; represent Geneva as needed to resolve financial and operational issues.
• Contribute to team development through PCA candidate interviews, mentoring, training, knowledge sharing, and senior-level financial guidance.
• Partner with project teams to establish and maintain work breakdown and time-charging structures, financial projections, cost and schedule baselines, and control-system updates following contract changes.
• Evaluate forecast accuracy and program trends, challenge assumptions when appropriate, and collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks and unfavorable variances.
• Monitor funding, expenditures, commitments, and projections; provide timely visibility into funding needs and support requests for additional funding through appropriate project and customer channels.
• Support workforce planning and resource forecasting by monitoring labor utilization, staffing trends, hiring needs, and future workload requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing accurate documentation, responding to financial-data requests, and resolving program-control findings.
• Improve forecasting, reporting, data quality, controls, and recurring program-control processes by developing repeatable templates and analytical methods where beneficial.
• Mentor analysts and provide technical guidance on forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, program controls, and government-contract financial practices as needed.
• Maintain a visible presence at the Laboratory and build strong working relationships with investigators, customers, research staff, and operational stakeholders.