Akima

Sr Project Control Manager

Akima$108K — $130K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business-related field.
  • 8+ years of experience with a Federal Government Contractor.
  • Understanding of contract types, FAR regulations, and government compliance.
  • Strong personnel management and communication skills.
  • Experience in process improvement initiatives.
  • Ability to present to Senior Leadership with confidence.
  • Proficiency in Deltek CostPoint, Cognos, and Time and Expense systems.
  • Intermediate level skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Must reside within commuting distance to Huntsville, AL, with at least 3 in-office days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Subject Matter Expert in Project Control aspects such as Costpoint setup, revenue recognition, and month-end close.
  • Provide direct project control support to fill gaps in project management as needed.
  • Collaborate with Shared Services and Operations for new project transitions or phase-ins.
  • Mentor and support Project Management and Project Controls points of contact in operating companies.
  • Evaluate and improve project control processes and procedures for efficiency.
  • Conduct budget and forecasting development and reviews, focusing on cost and schedule variance analysis.
  • Lead high risk or visibility program reviews to ensure compliance and success.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment, allowing flexibility between in-office and remote work.
  • Opportunities for professional growth through training and mentoring initiatives.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Sr Project Control Manager is a key member of the Facilities Solutions Group (FSG) Operations team responsible for all Project Control related policies, processes, procedures, staffing, training, and mentoring.  This individual will be responsible for the project controls discipline across their assigned FSG - Aerospace companies.  Responsibilities will include identifying gaps in project control support or knowledge and then working with operations to train existing staff or recruit and hire experienced project control support where needed.  This position reports directly to the Group’s Sr. Finance Director with a dotted line to the Capability Leader for Aerospace.

Responsibilities
  • Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in all aspects of Project Control to include:
    • Costpoint project setup and reporting
    • Revenue recognition rules and regulations
    • Month-End close
    • Customer invoicing, cash flow, Unbilled and DSO
    • Budget/Forecasting development and Reviews
    • Cost and schedule variance analysis
    • EAC development / EAC Reviews
    • High risk/visibility program reviews
  • Provides direct project control support to projects where needed to help fill gaps.
  • Works with Shared Services and Operations to provide support for new project transitions/phase-ins as needed.
  • Regularly interfaces with and provide support/mentoring to the operating company Project Management and Project Controls POCs as needed.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Business-related field.
  • Minimum 8+ years’ experience working for a Federal Government Contractor.
  • Solid understanding of all contract types, FAR regulations, government compliance.
  • Strong personnel management experience and communication skills.
  • Process improvement.
  • Ability to present to Senior Leadership.
  • Proficiency with Deltek CostPoint, Cognos and Time and Expense. 
  • Intermediate level MS Excel and PowerPoint
  • This hybrid position requires that you live within commuting distance from Huntsville, AL with at least 3 days in office hours.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Business-related field.
  • Minimum 8+ years’ experience working for a Federal Government Contractor.
  • Solid understanding of all contract types, FAR regulations, government compliance.
  • Strong personnel management experience and communication skills.
  • Process improvement.
  • Ability to present to Senior Leadership.
  • Proficiency with Deltek CostPoint, Cognos and Time and Expense. 
  • Intermediate level MS Excel and PowerPoint
  • This hybrid position requires that you live within commuting distance from Huntsville, AL with at least 3 days in office hours.
Job ID2026-25674 Work TypeHybrid

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