Program Control Analyst

The Missions, Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(ARA) is seeking an energetic and experienced Program Control Analyst to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E)).

The Program Control Analyst will perform analyses of programs and projects and support services such as planning, programming, budgeting, executing (PPBE), and tracking data.

  This position requires a candidate with experience performing a variety of financial analysis, tracking, and administrative functions including:


* Support all services found in a programming, financial management, or comptroller shop to include planning, programming, budgeting, executing (PPBE), and tracking data


* Support funding, forecasting, programming, budget information, and execution status, following the PPBE process, using financial management tools and systems


* Support preparation and execution of finance and budget materials


* Maintain cognizance of various program funds, and provide financial information and obligation/expenditure information for review of financial performance


* Support the identification of financial discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions


* Contribute to the review of program and budget submissions (i.e.

Issue Papers, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Documents (R-DOCs), Research and Development Descriptive Summaries (R-2s), and Program Office Memorandum (POMs) inputs)

Required Qualifications:


* Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field


* 8-10+ years of relevant experience


* Minimum DoD Secret clearance


* Experience with planning, programming, budgeting, executing (PPBE), and tracking data


* Experience using OUSD-specific financial databases (e.g., DAI, G-invoicing, etc.)


* Proficient in Microsoft Excel


* Experience in MS SharePoint or similar file-sharing applications


* Have strong written and verbal communications skills


* Have excellent time management skills

Desired Qualifications:


* Master’s Degree in relevant field


* DoD Financial Management Certification

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc.

is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences.

The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2000 professionals.

ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets.

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