Senior Program Controls Analyst

About the role

• We are seeking a Senior Program Controls Analyst to lead cost and earned value management efforts on complex, mission-critical programs within aerospace and defense environments.
• This role is responsible for driving program financial integrity, ensuring forecasts reflect execution reality, and providing leadership with clear, decision-quality insight. You will operate as a trusted partner to Program Managers and Control Account Managers (CAMs), owning the financial narrative of the program.

What you'll do

• Lead development and maintenance of program cost baselines, including time-phased budgets and control account structures
• Own Earned Value Management (EVM) processes within Deltek Cobra, ensuring data integrity and compliance with EVMS guidelines
• Develop, analyze, and defend Estimates at Completion (EAC) and Estimates to Complete (ETC)
• Perform deep-dive variance analysis and clearly articulate root causes, impacts, and forward-looking risks
• Partner directly with CAMs and program leadership to validate performance, challenge assumptions, and improve forecast accuracy
• Lead monthly program financial reviews, including internal leadership briefings and customer-facing deliverables
• Reconcile cost, schedule, and accounting data across systems (Cobra, ERP, timekeeping) to ensure consistency and audit readiness
• Support baseline change control processes, including BCR development, impact analysis, and implementation
• Ensure compliance with ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS guidelines and support DCMA/DCAA audits and surveillance activities
• Identify cost risks and opportunities and proactively drive mitigation strategies

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in program controls, cost management, or earned value management
• Advanced, hands-on experience with Deltek Cobra (required)
• Strong expertise in EVMS principles and ANSI/EIA-748 compliance
• Proven experience developing and defending EACs/ETCs at the program or control account level
• Experience working directly with CAMs and program leadership in a client-facing environment
• High proficiency in Excel and large dataset analysis
• Strong ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Experience in aerospace and defense required
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint or equivalent ERP systems
• Background supporting DCMA or DCAA audits, IBRs, or surveillance reviews
• Familiarity with integrated cost/schedule environments and cross-functional program controls
• Experience leading or mentoring junior analysts
• Active or eligible for a U.S. security clearance