Program Analyst - SSW / Acquisition, EW&C

Position Summary

MAG Aerospace is seeking an experienced Program Analyst, to serve as SETA support by performing continuous management and review of cost, schedule, performance, and supportability of the PL SSW Project through the acquisition life cycle from research, development, production, fielding and sustainment.  

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing team with multiple opportunities for upward advancement supporting EW&C. The EW&C program delivers critical capabilities to counter current and future threats, enabling the next generation of warfighting capabilities from sensors to Soldier worldwide. By applying game changing cyber technologies through agile development methodology, we enable battlefield dominance for our Warfighters.

•  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide program analyst support to include creating and managing FY budgets and spend plans, forecasting of resource requirements for manpower, contracts, travel/training, equipment, supplies, and funds.
• Retrieve status of funds (SOF) reports in GFEBS-SA and work directly with customer budget analysts and directors/commanders to request reimbursement and disbursement status to assure actual expenditures do not exceed authorized amounts.
• Prepare studies and/or analysis for further identification of funding requirements or for presentation of funds status.
• Perform management studies and reviews pertaining to issues involving mission, organization, functions, and productivity management.
• Interpret findings for studies having significant impacts and for development of constructive recommendations for solving management problems regarding all funding for prior and current year funding requirements.
• Reassess and refine costs for complex missions on an ongoing basis, incorporating actual cost data as it becomes available.
• Support/Develop End of Month reports
• Support/Develop Monthly Acquisition Reports
• Analyze and evaluate cost estimates of projects for all Fiscal Year (FY) Functional Support Agreement (FSA) financial data requirements to ensure compliance with ASA (ALT), PEO, and PM policies.
• Regularly follow-up with all contracts point of contacts (POC) regarding monthly disbursement plans versus actuals reported to the PEO monthly.
• Review all funding execution actions.
• Prepare briefings, cost analysis documents, Army Strategic Portfolio Analysis & Review (SPAR), SPAR Charts, P&R forms, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) documents, Budget, Requirements, and Program (BRP) documents, Spruill charts, cash flow, and congressional impact statements.
• Develop briefings, and Issue Sheets/Impact Statements/Reclamas/Information Papers.
• Coordinate and develop Acquisition Strategy Reports, Budget Exhibits, Budget Execution and Planning, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Weapon System Reviews, and Programmatic Risk Reviews.
• Coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure all actions occur timely, accurately, and in line with the plan.
• Develop budget implementation plans, define timelines, execute project activities and coordinate with internal and external product budget teams to ensure proper funds execution.
• Update, track, and maintain documentation for all budgetary actions and financial data to ensure compliance with audit procedures. This includes Budgetary documentation such as Requests for Funds (R4F), DD Form 448 (Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR), DD Form 448-2 (MIPR Acceptance), AMC Form 1095G (PWD), DD Form 7600 (Functional Support Agreement (FSA), and Contract Modifications.
• Assist with the creation of Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), review and track funding MODs, respond to customer budgetary questions where applicable.
• Provide budget input to the PL SSW Government Lead PA, PL SSW, Deputy PL SSW, and Assistant Program Manager (APM) for In-Progress Reviews (IPRs), Programs of Record (PoR), Spend Plans, Program Management Reviews (PMR), etc.
• Monitor and provide contractual briefings to Government leadership on various administrative statuses, including, current and cancelled funding appropriations, Burn Data analysis information, reconciliations, and work with the Contractor to recognize where underruns exist to allow for a prompt de-obligation of excess funds to expedite contract closeout functions.
• Provide analysis of data for Rough Orders of Magnitude (ROM).
• Process requests for funding requests submitted within PL SSW.
• Consistently review latest guidance to ensure acquisitions comply with FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and Information Assurance regulations, policies, and requirements.

Additional tasks to be performed include: Create detailed briefings for internal and stakeholder use to plan and define program needs; develop financial reports, program status reports, program briefings and product marketing material; create project plans, reports and information papers and briefings for presentation to PL SSW staff, PEO IEW&S staff, and Army senior leaders; establish, assess and track program risks and resolutions; assist PoRs with the development of risk management plans, processes and risk identification.

•  

Requirements

Requirements: MUST HAVE

• Clearance: Secret/Top Secret (can start with Secret, required to obtain Top Secret)
• Years’ experience: 4+ years of experience
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills, proven verbal and written communications, and the ability to work on multi-functional teams in a fast-paced development environment
• Ability to self-start and multi-task in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills

Preferred:

• Financial Management
• Cost, Data and Risk Analysis
• Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS)
• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
• US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
• US Army Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT)
• US Army Procurement Portfolio Management Tool (PPMT)
• US Army Comprehensive Cost and Requirement (CCaR)
• US Army P&R Forms Application; Procurement and RDTE (P&R) Forms
• HQ Department of the Army Task Management Tool (TMT)
• General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)
• GFEBS – Sensitive Activities (GFEBS-SA)
• Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Proficiency

Education and Certification Requirements:

• A. or B.S. – preferably in Business, Accounting, Finance or Economics 
• Fiscal Law Certificate of completion within the last two years (Preferred)
• DoD Financial Management certification (Preferred)
• DAWIA Business Financial Management (Preferred)

Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Benefits and Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: https://www.magaero.com/benefits/. Salary at MAG Aerospace is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $115,000 to $155,000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.