Director of Project Controls

Seneca Holdings, the business arm of the Seneca Nation, is the parent company of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG). The SNG portfolio of companies, our federal government contracting business unit, meet mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers across a variety of domains. To learn more visit our website here and follow us on LinkedIn.

The Seneca Holdings family of companies offer competitive compensation and a strong benefits package including comprehensive medical and dental care, matching 401K, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and other benefits that help provide financial protection for you and your family. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

Seneca Holdings is looking to hire a Director of Project Controls to support our corporate office in Chantilly, VA.

The Director of Project Controls will provide leadership, direction and hands-on support to the project controls organization and ensure proper financial and business support to operations and corporate levels. This position will interface and ensure support and collaboration by and between business units, project managers, finance/accounting organization and functional areas. The position will serve as a subject matter expert in all aspects of project control including but not exclusive to project reporting, project setup, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, EAC development, cost/variance analysis, unbilled analysis, project planning/schedule, and schedule status. This position will provide recommendations, identifying key trends and highlight critical variances, and developing financial strategies to support and enhance project, and ultimately business performance. This role will lead in the development and implementation of project control policy and procedures, as well as any applicable training courses. This individual will provide hands-on support/mentoring to the project controls organization as needed/requested. Travel for the position will be limited.

This role reports to Vice President of Project Controls, will interface with other senior executives, company presidents and program managers

OUTLINE OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and direct project controls team technically and administratively to ensure staff achieve peak productivity and performance; ensures sufficient level of project accounting organizational support to the project operation
• Provide organizational development of the department and staff
• Lead in developing and maintaining company-wide project controls Standard Operating Procedures, including policies and procedures, to ensure proper internal control, accurate project financial reporting and efficiency within the project accounting organization.
• Ensures project reporting meets contractual and statutory requirements for compliance with GAAP and Government statutes, and that project operations are also in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Position will work as required with other functional areas to ensure that strategy, growth initiatives, budgets, schedules, compliance, quality, and performance requirements are met.
• Reviews project results and projections, making recommendations and developing financial strategies to support and enhance project performance
• Participate in financial planning and forecasting for the department, operations and business – provides to management information to assist strategic planning, performance measurement and organizational decision making
• Monitor contract cost performance, address notification of funding limitations, ensures external reporting meets the contractual requirements, ensures responsibilities of the group including invoicing and financial contract close-out
• Reviews Purchase Requisitions, ensuring proper charging and overall compliance with funding and contractual agreements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Business (or in related field) or equivalent with 12 years of experience in finance or business operations for a Federal Government Contractor
• Highly experienced with Performance Based Contracts and IDIQ vehicles for various contract types including FFP, T&M, and CPFF type orders
• Excellent understanding and use of Deltek Costpoint in notably the Contracts module, Billing and Revenue formulas and recognition
• Experience in engaging and supporting external and DCAA audits
• Well-developed financial modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills, working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting
• Strong skills in organizing and managing time across multiple tasks and customer needs, capable of working independently. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers.
• Excellent communication skills to generate and present briefings to senior leadership
• Engaged, proactive and positive attitude, highly motivated, problem-solving, multi-tasking individual who works well in a fast-paced environment; flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and assignments; ability to maintain confidentiality; able to bring out the best in others and recognize the value in every person's contribution
• Business process improvement leader and advocate
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with internal technical, management and administrative staff, as well as external customers
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office Applications with strong emphasis on MS Excel

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of government acquisition laws, regulations and guidelines including FAR/DFARS, GSA Federal Schedules, Federal, IDIQ, GWAC contracts, supplemental regulations of government agencies
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles
• Experience with Cognos reporting/query building