Senior Financial Analyst/Project Planning & Controls (PP&C)

About the Role

The Senior Financial Analyst/Project Planning & Controls (PP&C) role supports program management and cross‑functional partners, holding full P&L and cash‑flow responsibility for assigned projects. The analyst manages financial activities for various contract types, performing budgeting, forecasting, estimates to complete (ETC/EAC), variance and trend analysis, and reporting while ensuring compliance with FAR and CAS. Key duties include developing and maintaining work breakdown structures (WBS), leading project set‑up to ensure compliant cost charging, billing, and revenue recognition, and overseeing budgets, baselines, funding, schedules, and milestones. The analyst reviews incurred costs, forecasts future expenditures, monitors cash flow, manages subcontractor spending, prepares monthly accruals, and produces reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders. Additional responsibilities involve corporate budgeting, reconciling cost and performance data, conducting variance analysis, developing price and cost estimates, establishing financial controls, and leading cross‑functional teams and process‑improvement initiatives. • Develop and maintain work breakdown structures (WBS) for compliant cost charging and billing. • Lead project set‑up activities to ensure proper revenue recognition. • Oversee project budgets, baselines, funding, schedules, and calculate estimates to complete (ETC/EAC). • Review incurred costs and forecast future expenditures using labor, material, and subcontractor data. • Monitor and maximize project cash flow by reconciling invoices and unbilled balances. • Manage subcontractor expenditures, track costs against budget, and prepare monthly accruals. • Prepare financial reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders. • Conduct corporate budgeting and forecasting, documenting assumptions and evaluating risks. • Reconcile weekly, monthly, and cumulative cost and performance data with variance and trend analysis. • Develop price and cost estimates in accordance with FAR and CAS accounting standards. • Establish and maintain financial controls, procedures, and forecasting techniques for compliance. • Lead cross‑functional teams, drive process‑improvement initiatives, and mentor staff.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸wbs development
• ▸budget management
• ▸cost forecasting
• ▸cash flow
• ▸financial reporting
• ▸variance analysis

What You Bring

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field and possess at least four years of progressive financial analysis and program‑management experience, including hands‑on budgeting, forecasting, and project controls. They should demonstrate expertise in complex program‑management concepts, a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP, and advanced Excel skills. Preferred qualifications include experience with Deltek Costpoint, COBRA, COGNOS, Hyperion, or Power BI, as well as familiarity with U.S. government agency reporting requirements such as NASA, DoD, and FEDSIM, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reporting. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. • Possess 4+ years of financial analysis and program‑management experience with advanced Excel skills. • Preferred: experience with Deltek Costpoint, COBRA, COGNOS, Hyperion, Power BI, and knowledge of NASA/DOD/FEDSIM reporting and EVMS.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸financial analysis
• ▸program management
• ▸advanced excel
• ▸deltek costpoint
• ▸power bi

Benefits

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, sign‑on or relocation incentives, and other variable compensation. Benefits include a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, paid time off, flexible work schedules, and opportunities for professional training and development.

Work Environment

Onsite