Project Control Analyst I

58823BR

Job Summary:

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

Under general supervision, provides budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, and administrative support for assigned projects, programs, profit centers, and cost centers. Works in a cross-functional team environment with Program Management, Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, and technical organizations to support financial planning, cost control, funding visibility, revenue planning, program reporting, deliverable tracking, work authorization, pipeline management, and program documentation.

Follows established policies, procedures, and standard practices to ensure financial planning, cost control, reporting, and administrative activities are completed accurately and on time. Maintains the confidentiality of sensitive financial, employee, and program information.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports program managers and project teams in planning and budgeting work; tracking incurred costs, labor hours, anticipated future spending, funding, revenue inputs, and projected profit margins.

• Prepares and maintains budgets, forecasts, cost reports, revenue inputs, financial analyses, and related reporting for assigned projects, programs, profit centers, or cost centers.

• Supports the collection, validation, and maintenance of revenue inputs used for forecasting, financial planning, management reporting, and profit-center performance analysis.

• Assists with maintaining work authorization documentation and related records, including tracking authorization status, updates, approvals, and alignment with applicable budgets and funding.

• Assists with maintaining project and program pipeline information, including updating pipeline records, tracking anticipated work, collecting planning inputs, and preparing pipeline reports or summaries for management review.

• Assists with monitoring actual costs, labor charges, charge accounts, budget availability, funding authorization, commitments, and procurements for financial reporting purposes.

• Performs cost, hours, funding, revenue, and variance analyses. Helps to identify trends, potential issues, and data discrepancies and escalates findings to program management or finance leadership, as appropriate.

• Contributes to the preparation of customer and internal cost, funding, revenue, financial, and program-performance reports, including supporting data collection, validation, reconciliation, and formatting.

• Interfaces with Program Management, Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, and technical organizations to collect, validate, reconcile, and report project data.

• Assists with the preparation of presentations, program reviews, management briefings, and proposal materials, including review of staffing, cost-estimate, revenue, and pipeline inputs.

• Responds to routine and moderately complex inquiries from employees, managers, customers, and external parties regarding financial and program information while protecting confidential and sensitive information.

• Assists in developing and improving procedures for project-status reporting, work-in-process valuation, deliverable tracking, work authorization maintenance, pipeline reporting, and financial performance measurement.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires education or formal training equivalent to the completion of an associate's degree in business administration or a related discipline. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.

• General knowledge of accounting and financial-planning principles, budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, funding management, revenue planning, and reporting procedures.

• Experience with SAP or comparable financial systems is desirable.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, data analysis, and report preparation. Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and collaboration tools is required.

• Strong organizational and administrative skills, including the ability to maintain accurate records, manage multiple priorities, coordinate routine activities, and meet established deadlines.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare, interpret, and explain financial and program information.

• Ability to work independently with general supervision and collaboratively in a team environment.

• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive financial, employee, and program information.

• Ability to work extended hours and travel as required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance as needed.

Job Category:

Finance/Accounting

Experience Level:

Entry-Level (0-2 years)

Workstyle:

Onsite

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-Time Salary

Pay Range Low:

54,000

Pay Range High:

86,625

Travel Percentage Required:

0% - 25%

Relocation Assistance Provided?:

No

US Citizenship Required?:

Yes

Clearance Required?:

Desired

Clearance Level:

DOE - Q

General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. In accordance with applicable federal law, General Atomics takes affirmative action to employ and advance the employment of qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. To learn more, please review the EEOC’s "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster.