Financial Analyst - Level 2 - Program Cost *Top Secret Clearance Required*

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Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking either Financial Analyst – Level 2 – Program Cost to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Linthicum, MD, and will be onsite due to the nature of the role and program requirements. This position will support of Remote Sensing Programs Business Unit. A Top Secret Security Clearance is required to start in this role.

This position will interact with various operating unit, business area, and division staff to solve reporting program issues and meet reporting requirements. In addition, the Analyst will interface with program managers, functional management, control account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis.
 

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Sets up cost control system, monitors and controls costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system.
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support.
• Prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and performs and/or assists in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.
• Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.
• Support the preparation and coordination of financial forecasting and reporting, Annual Operating Plan and Resource Plan
• Prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations(IPRS, Dashboards, BARs)
• Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development and analysis of estimates to complete.

The ideal candidate will be able to function successfully in a dynamic organization and communicate within a team environment including communication with all levels of internal management and customer management.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of related experience – OR - Master's degree with 1+ year of related experience. 
• US Citizenship.
• Current, active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration.
• Current, active DoD TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Defense industry experience.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience with COBRA and SAP.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFAR.
• Prior leadership experience - leading program, project, or personnel.

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Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.