What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Specialist position at Alluvionic?
Contract Specialist Job Description
Do you want to work at one of Central Florida's 2021 Orlando Business Journal Best Places to Work?
Alluvionic is a woman-owned, 8(a) certified solutions provider of project management, process improvement, product development, and cybersecurity services, providing Project Assurance® for every project.
What it’s like to work at Alluvionic
Working at Alluvionic means being surrounded by helpful and brilliant people who want to support your career growth. We are a company that puts people first and will help you get where you want to go. When we make mistakes, we own them, fix them, and improve our processes so we do better next time. We work hard and never forget to have fun, especially at happy hour.
We live by our company values of Family, Integrity, Professionalism, Innovation, Forward-Progress, Organization, and Communication.
Alluvionic supports our veterans as an authorized DoD SkillBridge Partner Organization — an opportunity for service members to complete an internship during the last 180 days of service to gain valuable civilian career experience.
Job Summary
Alluvionic is seeking a senior level contract specialist to support the federal contracting lifecycle through proposal, award, execution, and close-out activities.
Must be a US Citizen eligible for a Secret level Security Clearance.
What you will do
- Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
- Oversee Estimate of Completions (EACs) and profit impacts.
- Develop and implement procedures, databases, costs/bills tracking tools to ensure full accounting of all funding expenditures.
- Oversee maintenance of financial records for compliance and audit readiness.
- Confirm adherence to FAR, DFAR, DCAA, TINA, CAS and corporate policies and procedures, and compliance with, Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quote (RFQ) instructions, regarding cost proposal preparation, review, submission, and negotiation.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field with a minimum of 3 years of prior related experience.
- 2 years of experience with reviewing RFPs, preparing proposals and pricing models, negotiation, and administration of contracts, DoD contracts preferred.
- FAR experience.
- DCAA audit experience
- Experience with cost estimation and cost performance tracking
- Experience utilizing a variety of sources of salary survey data, to include data derived from market assessments which reflect salary ranges/market prices specific to different types of jobs for specific locations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- MS Project and Project Server.
- Must be eligible for U.S. Secret level security clearance.
- Depending on contractual requirements, you may be asked to provide vaccination status.
Preferred Education and Experience
- CMA certification
- Experience with 8(a) business
- Experience with Costpoint and Unanet
- Provide financial leadership and oversee financials for various federal contract types including Firm Fixed Price, T&M, and CPFF/CPAF, monitoring for accuracy and compliance with requirements.
- Forecast and manage contract financials: establish budgets, funding profiles, pricing/proposal support, and contract variance analysis.
- Assist in the creation of basis of estimate (BOE) on large proposals; train engagement team personnel to create a thorough BOE.
Competencies
- FAR
- Financial Management
- Performance Management
- Ethical Conduct
- Communication Proficiency
- Thoroughness
- Problem Solving/Analysis
