KLXS PMO Business Specialist

The KLXS Program Management Office (PMO) supports NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) at the Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida. Our office is instrumental in helping NASA prepare Artemis to send astronauts back to the moon. We manage over 100 employees and report to multiple customers requiring a strong business management function to ensure robust planning and performance reporting function.

Responsibilities include performing analytical business functions such as financial and business analysis, project control, and PMO administration in support of contract management. Scope supports the Program Manager in implementing the business function as it relates to planning, staffing, executing, monitoring, and controlling throughout the contract lifecycle. The successful candidate will learn, and become proficient in the entire contract management business function, and serve as a backup to the Business Manager should he be unavailable.

This is an onsite job at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Minimum Requirements:

• Very strong Excel skills: large data sets, pivot tables, formulas, reporting, graphing.
• Ability to work with financial software, and quickly pick up new financial data base software.
• Experience with financial reporting and financial analysis.
• Experience with project management practices, including planning, staffing, executing, monitoring, and controlling.
• Experience with labor categories and resource allocation as they relate to contracts and task orders.
• Strong financial analysis skills as it pertains to project management.
• Strong communication skills amongst groups of interested stakeholders including managers and customers.
• Ability to execute a variety of functions simultaneously, demonstrating strong multi-tasking abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Power BI
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from Project Management Institute

Education and Relevant Work Experience:

• BS in business related discipline with 3 years 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.

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 & Holiday

ARES is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer and complies with E-Verify.

ARES shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.