[Hiring] Program Cost / Control Analyst, Lead @Bigbear.ai

Role Description

BigBear.ai is seeking a dynamic Program Control Lead to drive financial integrity, operational rigor, and scalable program control processes across our National Security Business Unit. If you thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments and want to make a difference at the intersection of finance, technology, and national security, we want to meet you.

• Lead program control activities—budgeting, forecasting, EAC development, variance analysis, and financial reporting for the National Security Business Unit.
• Standardize and improve processes across programs and business units, ensuring consistency, auditability, and efficiency.
• Drive monthly financial reviews (PMRs), delivering clear, actionable insights for Program Management.
• Be a strategic partner to Program Managers—connecting financials to execution and influencing decisions on staffing, spend, schedule, pricing, pipeline, and risk.
• Oversee project setup, People Plans, and contract modifications—ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
• Identify risks and opportunities—proactively recommending mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with technical accounting to ensure proper project setup, cost allocation, and contract compliance (FAR/DFARS/SOX).
• Mentor and develop junior staff, building the next generation of program control leaders.
• Enhance tools and systems (Excel models, Power BI dashboards) to improve visibility and reduce manual effort.
• Support audits and external reporting—ensuring our programs are always audit-ready.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 8–10+ years of program control or financial management experience, ideally in government contracting.
• Advanced Excel skills (complex models, data analysis).
• Proven expertise in forecasting, EACs, and variance analysis.
• Experience operating in ambiguous, unstructured environments—bringing clarity and structure.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence program and senior leadership.

Requirements

• Experience leading program control teams.
• Familiarity with Power BI or similar data visualization tools.
• Track record of improving or implementing financial processes and systems.
• Knowledge of EVMS (Earned Value Management Systems).
• Experience supporting large, complex programs or portfolios.

Company Description

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI.