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Program Control Analyst – Entry Level

Overview:

The Program Control Analyst performs a variety of resource and acquisition management duties in support of NRO Program, Office, Directorate, and Staff components. Program Control Analysts focus specifically on the resource planning, analysis and execution of large space system development, acquisition, and operation programs and need to interact with a multidisciplinary technical workforce and development contractor in the accomplishment of their duties.

Tasks:

Prepare, monitor, and update program requirements and spend plans
Maintain budget tracks at the program and project level
Support the formulation and review of budget estimates and requirements for new and existing initiatives
Collect resource information and compare it with historical data to develop or update current and future component or group resource requirements
Analyze program performance and progress and make recommendations regarding whether planned resources are sufficient to accomplish assigned goals and objectives; propose resource adjustments as required
Assist with budget exercises and the formulation and development of the Intelligence Program Budget Submission (IPBS), Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB), and Congressional Justification Book (CJB) text, tables, and resource exhibit submissions
Interface/update/maintain NRO financial management systems such as NRO Execution Tool (NEXT), NEAR, NFIS, FIT, FIRsT, EpX Studio, and other NRO financial management tools
Identify data sources to use for analytic studies on proposed or ongoing directorate programs and activities
Collaborate within the program office to ensure the integrity of program data is used for data analyses
Use and maintain corporate resource information repositories, databases, decision support tools, strategies, processes, procedures and reports to ensure accurate financial reporting and management oversight in support of program initiatives
Assist in building Budget Line Items (BUs) using appropriate BU tools or Business, Plans and Operations (BPO) forms in compliance with NRO policies on Contract Line Item Numbers (CUN), Appropriations, Expenditure Types (ETs) and Budget Object Codes (BOCs)
Monitor the commitment, obligation and expenditure of funds throughout the life cycle of the appropriation and ensure compliance with ET/BOC policies and administrative ceilings
Assist in the evaluation of program execution, assessing the impact of developing trends and issues using appropriate methodologies to determine if the program is proceeding within available resources and remaining consistent with goals
Collaborate in proposing resource realignments to maintain program execution or to respond to unplanned circumstances
Support Tri-Annual Unliquidated Obligation reviews by validating obligation status and preparing and submitting adjustment documentation
Generate, coordinate, and process Request for Contract Action (RCA), Funds From Others (FFOs), Funds To Others (FTOs), Funds Transfer Requests (FTR), Communication Service Requests (CSRs), Corporate IT Procurement (CIP) and other funding documentation for Government review and approval
Assist in the development, analysis and review of Unfunded Requirements (UFRs)
Assist in assessing the impact of contract and engineering changes on program cost/schedule baselines
Gather, research, and analyze resource information to support recommendations to senior leadership discussions, thinking, and decisions on programmatic resource planning and allocations
Provide input in the preparation of budget summaries, charts, memoranda, issue papers and talking points for senior management
Assist in the research and preparation of correspondence, presentations, and briefings in response to action items such as those arising from Congressionally Directed Actions (CDA), Questions for the Record (QFR), the Office of Management and Budget (0MB), the IC oversight staffs, other oversight authorities, and NRO management
Develop a working knowledge of relative performance measures to include: policies, metrics, 0MB Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) process strategies, ODNI strategic planning and performance guidance, IC Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) implementation, and other performance measurement processes
Attend and provide support on program resource issues at Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and/or Business Management Reviews (BMRs)
Use quantitative analyses techniques to perform trend analysis making use of Earned Value Management (EVM), Cost Performance Reports, Contract Fund Status Reports, and other BOA holders provided cost data for recommendations to authorized Government personnel
Provide resource data for use in monitoring and updating cost collects, Independent Cost Estimates (ICE), Cost Program Management Plan/Baseline Agreement & Acquisition Reports (PMP/BAAR), and Major System Acquisition (MSA) resource reports
Assist in analyzing resource data for inclusion in: program budget status reviews, Acquisitions Strategy Reviews (ASR), BPO Program Requirements Reviews, Program Status Reviews, ODNI Quarterly Program Reviews (QPRs), Cost PMP/BAAR, Government Estimate at Complete (GEAC) reporting, and other ad hoc reviews as directed

Qualifications:

Candidate must possess TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph at time of application.
Demonstrated ability to analyze situations accurately, utilizing a variety of analytical techniques in order to make well informed decisions
Demonstrated experience communicating effectively and concisely using a variety of styles and techniques appropriate to the audience
Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Demonstrated experience to adapt quickly to emerging issues, priorities, and competing requirements
Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office and standard computer applications

Experience and Education

Bachelor's Degree in a Technical or Business-related discipline and 1 year of relevant experience

OR

High School diploma and 5 years of relevant experience

PAE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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