The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Project Analyst with demonstrated experience supporting project managers with budget analysis, cost projections, project reporting, purchasing tracking, and overall subcontract administration. The ideal candidate will be under limited supervision and must be able to support various division staff in multiple geographical locations.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee Government Inventory Program
• Maintain accurate and up to date cost tracking and assist Project Managers with preparation of budget and spend plans
• Maintain awareness of deliverable schedules for multiple projects, preparing monthly and weekly cost reports where required
• Provide latest spending charts and graphs for Project Monthly Review (PMR)
• Track status of contractor invoices and purchases to ensure project stays within budget
• Complete administrative actions in E-Office (ARA software) for project plans
• Extract accounting and project cost data from Deltek CostPoint

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• 2 - 5 years of related work experience

• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office applications

• Experience using budgeting and accounting software

• Self-motivated with the ability to work proactively and achieve results without close supervision

• Organized individual, with excellent attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and able to change priorities quickly and work effectively under deadlines

• US citizen

• Ability to obtain and maintain Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with government property inventory
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership generates greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Project Analyst position.

Experience

• 2 - 5 years: Relevant work experience

Education

• Bachelors or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)