KLXS Business Specialist II

Join our team in support of NASA on the Kennedy Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program (LX) Support Services Contract Three (KLXS III) contract. Under this contract, ARES provides engineering and technical services, program and business management support services and administrative support services to the EGS Program. The contract also includes support for ground systems and spaceflight systems planning and design; project management and integration; operations integration and analysis; technical requirements development, management, and compliance; cost, risk, information, and configuration management; and schedule integration and analysis.

Position Summary: Business Specialist 3

• Support as a Program Analyst in the Program Planning and Control Division of Exploration Ground Systems. Program Planning and Control Division (PP&C) (LXB10) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) responsible for the planning, analyzing, and administration of programmatic requirements.
• Support EGS in budget planning execution and analysis
• Supports development of Programming Planning and Budget Execution (PPBE) products and analysis in complex and dynamic content areas
• Supports all aspects of budget and finance management including recommending resource allocations-based trends, priorities, or risk evaluations.
• Provide input to programmatic products addressing external reporting or data requests.
• Evaluates program and project plans to ensure cost schedule and technical integration ensuring resource allocation align with programmatic priorities
• Monitors budget expenditures to identify potential problem areas, reports to program mgmt regularly on financial performance indicators and recommends correction action plans as necessary
• Fosters culture of engagement diversity and inclusiveness excellence and innovation. Champion NASAs commitment to create an environment that promotes a commitment safety integrity and teamwork.

Responsibilities:

• Include executing analytical business functions such as financial and business analysis and project management.
• Performs complex tasks without direction, requiring expertise and judgment to accomplish goals.
• At least 8 years of specialized experience in areas such as management analysis, financial analysis, budget preparation and analysis, cost/schedule analysis, business process reengineering, organizational performance assessments, strategic planning, project planning, performance and scheduling and quality control.

Key Responsibilities

• Support report out on all EGS PP&C work.
• Provide Monthly Status Report & Quarterly Status Presentations.
• Provide support with development, implementing, updating, and maintaining a flexible contract financial system to ensure compliance with a variety of cost charging and reporting requirements of the Government based on customer Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), contract PWS, reporting categories, and elements of cost including labor, overhead, other direct costs (e.g., travel and subcontracts), and indirect costs.
• Provide support with Monthly Financial Management Report.
• Provide support to develop and submit, consistent with Program budget schedules, contractual financial planning as required to support the Government budget process to include, but not limited to, multi-year Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) calls and annual operating plan calls.
• Provide cost analysis and financial management services for NASA and EGS based upon knowledge of Program milestones, operational processing flows, and ground systems development. This includes tracking planned vs. actual expenditures, cost estimation, budget formulation and execution, and possibly earned value management (EVM).
• Support the development, integration, review, justification, validation, and management of EGS budget development activities including annual phasing plans, life-cycle cost estimates, and PPBE.
• Support the development of cost risks and threats, ground rules and assumptions, basis of estimates and decision packages.
• Perform ad hoc analyses and assessments such as parametric cost estimates, schedule, cost, requirements, workforce correlations and analysis, and trade studies.
• Perform cost assessments including review of programmatic Change Requests (CRs) for life-cycle cost impacts, and achievability assessments.
• Perform analysis of EGS's available resources and applicable constraints and provide cost reduction recommendations.
• Develop, integrate, implement, and manage business processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness. Efforts include:
• Develop, formalize, and refine improved business processes.
• Identifying and documenting how LX offices interface, manage, and share information with internal and external customers.
• Identifying deficiencies and recommending process improvements to mitigate identified deficiencies.
• Provide recommendations for improving productivity, streamlining processes, achieving cost reductions and savings, consolidating and cross utilizing support functions, and achieving efficiencies across EGS activities.
  
  Desirable Skills/Abilities/Certifications:
• PMP
• Technical background, preferably in the aerospace industry.
• Detailed understanding of the Budgets, Metrics, EVM, Program/Project Lifecycle and Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
• Preferred experience with Active Risk Manager (ARM), SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations.

Education

• BS in Business or Math 7 years exp
• Master of Science (MS) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) - preferably in business or math

ARES Benefits:

ARES offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• ESOP
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off & Holidays

ARES is an equal opportunity employer and complies with E-Verify. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law. ARES shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a).