Description:
IDS is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with Earned Value Management (EVM) expertise to provide acquisition and financial management support to a Department of Defense (DoD) customer. While the organization does not formally utilize an EVM system, the successful candidate will be expected to apply EVM principles and industry best practices to strengthen cost and schedule analysis, risk assessments, forecasting, and reporting. The position requires strong analytical skills and experience with EVM concepts, as well as the ability to translate those principles into practical tools, methods, and decision-support products tailored to the customers environment. Experience with data visualization and dashboard development in Power BI is highly recommended to support reporting, analysis, and decision-making.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Apply EVM principles to analyze cost, schedule, and performance data in a non-EVM environment.
- Review and assess acquisition planning documents, including acquisition strategies, RFPs, and CDRLs, for compliance with SSCI 63-107 EVM requirements and cost/schedule management best practices.
- Present analysis and trends using visualization tools such as Power BI to enhance stakeholder understanding.
- Draft and produce acquisition report inputs (e.g., SARs, DAES, MARs, PMRs) that reflect cost, schedule, and performance insights.
- Assess contractor deliverables (e.g., CPR, IMS, PMR, CFSR) for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with acquisition requirements and program objectives to ensure compliance with CDRLs and EVM reporting requirements.
- Evaluate program contractor cost, schedule, and risk performance, including Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) reviews, variance, trend, and EVM/schedule health metrics, schedule health assessments IAW GAO Scheduling Assessment Guide or DCMA 14-point assessment, IMS changes, critical path, and near-critical path analyses.
- Identify program risks and potential cost, schedule, and technical performance impacts.
- Conduct risk-based and comprehensive Estimates at Completion (EACs), including confidence levels and forecasting.
- Incorporate contractor Schedule Risk Assessments and apply methodologies from the GAO Cost Estimating & Assessment Guide to develop predictive cost and schedule forecasts.
- Utilize additional cost estimating and financial analysis methodologies as appropriate.
- Otherwise support a government financial office.
Knowledge and Skills:
- This position requires a minimum of nine (9) years of government acquisition, finance or financial management, program management or related experience within a DoD organization and a minimum of five (5) years of DoD Space experience.
- Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and application of EVM-based analysis, even in non-EVM environments.
- Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaR) experience and/or certification is preferred.
- Familiarity with data visualization, dashboards, and decision-support tools, preferably in Power BI
Education and Work Experience:
- This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree Management, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Statistics or other related discipline.
Physical & Mental Qualifications:
- Must be able to sit, type, hear, see, and speak for extended periods of time.
- Must consistently work and type on a computer for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to communicate accurate information and ideas so others will understand.
- Must be able to lift/carry at least 15 lbs.
- May be required to move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office supplies, etc.
Security Clearance:
- Applicants selected for employment will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet additional eligibility requirements for access to classified information or materials.
Travel:
- Some travel may be required.
Hours:
- Normal work schedule hours may vary, Monday through Friday. May be required to work additional hours and/or weekends, as needed, to meet deadlines or to fulfill travel obligations.