Senior Program Controls Analyst

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🕒 July 27

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Meridian

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1997

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🏥 Healthcare

Healthcare Insurance • Healthcare

Meridian is a healthcare insurer and a subsidiary of Centene that operates health plans in Michigan. The company offers Medicaid plans, a Medicare-Medicaid (D‑SNP) plan, and Health Insurance Marketplace plans (including Ambetter and Wellcare by Meridian). Meridian provides member and provider resources (provider directories, pre-authorization tools, claims and billing support), behavioral health and pharmacy resources, community grants, and programs such as Vaccines for Children, reflecting its focus on managed care and public-plan administration.

📋 Description

• Lead development and maintenance of program cost baselines, including time-phased budgets and control account structures • Own Earned Value Management (EVM) processes within Deltek Cobra, ensuring data integrity and compliance with EVMS guidelines • Develop, analyze, and defend Estimates at Completion (EAC) and Estimates to Complete (ETC) • Perform deep-dive variance analysis and clearly articulate root causes, impacts, and forward-looking risks • Partner directly with CAMs and program leadership to validate performance, challenge assumptions, and improve forecast accuracy • Lead monthly program financial reviews, including internal leadership briefings and customer-facing deliverables • Reconcile cost, schedule, and accounting data across systems (Cobra, ERP, timekeeping) to ensure consistency and audit readiness • Support baseline change control processes, including BCR development, impact analysis, and implementation • Ensure compliance with ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS guidelines and support DCMA/DCAA audits and surveillance activities • Identify cost risks and opportunities and proactively drive mitigation strategies

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in program controls, cost management, or earned value management • Advanced, hands-on experience with Deltek Cobra (required) • Strong expertise in EVMS principles and ANSI/EIA-748 compliance • Proven experience developing and defending EACs/ETCs at the program or control account level • Experience working directly with CAMs and program leadership in a client-facing environment • High proficiency in Excel and large dataset analysis • Strong ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights • Experience in aerospace and defense required • Experience with Deltek Costpoint or equivalent ERP systems • Background supporting DCMA or DCAA audits, IBRs, or surveillance reviews • Familiarity with integrated cost/schedule environments and cross-functional program controls • Experience leading or mentoring junior analysts • Active or eligible for a U.S. security clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional development opportunities