Manager Business Management 1 - (Secret Clearance Required) Colorado Springs CO

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Business Management Manager 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals, this position will be located onsite full-time in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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

• Review, preparation and presentation of Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS) data to internal and external customers, including variance analysis and forecasts

• Program resource management, including cost estimation, allocation, tracking, and analysis

• Identify funding requirements and consumption

• Prepare, review, and present program financials (IF/AOP/PMR) to key OU and BU leadership

• Estimate-at-Complete (EAC) preparation and review

• Management and development of geographically dispersed Program Control Analyst (PCA) staff

• Compliance and contractual reporting to internal and external customers

• On-going collaboration with the customer and functional teams

• Review of contractual documents, including Technical Instructions

• Assistance with change management and Program Directives (PD)

• Working with other key functional areas, including but not limited to Global Supply Chain, Contracts, and Pricing.

• Support of pricing and proposal activities

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80A. The 9/80 schedule allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline with 6 years of experience in Aerospace and Defense -OR- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline with 4 years of experience in Aerospace and Defense

• Knowledge in managing multiple contract types (ie. CPAF/CPFF/CR/T&M)

• High degree of attention to detail and history of work product integrity

• Understanding of DOD contracts, government Cost Accounting Standards, and the FAR

• Prior experience with customer program budgeting and forecasting, as well as Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) and funding consumption tracking

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, SAP, and Analysis Office

• Prior experience preparing and presenting analysis to team, management and customers.

• Active Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or CPA certification

• Experience in EVMS and general accounting

• Previous experience managing/supervising a program, project, or personnel.

• Experience with Cobra

• Experience with Cognos forecasting system

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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.