Principal OR Senior Principal Program Cost Control Analyst (SECRET Clearance Required)

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Program Cost Control Analyst to support the Restricted Operating Unit of the Airborne Multifunction Sensors (AMS) division.

This position is located in Linthicum, MD and is a full-time on-site position.

The Program Cost Control Analyst position will report to the Restricted Emerging Major Program Business Manager and will be responsible for leading various programs’ business management functions, with a primary focus on the portfolio’s Fixed Price Development programs.  The individual will interact with various departments and operating unit staff to implement program financial reporting and analysis.  In addition, the Analyst will directly interface with program managers, IWO customers and stakeholders, as well as functional management, control account managers (CAMs) and other business management staff to provide financial support and analysis. 

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implementation and application of an Earned Value Management (EVM) System that adheres to customer requirements, NDIA’s IPMD’s EIA-748, and the Corporate System Description
• Distillation of EVM data into action-oriented insights, informing programmatic decision making
• Set up of cost control systems, with an emphasis on close monitorization of cost / schedule in a fixed price environment
• Identify and document mitigation plans related to program cost and schedule risk 
• Coordinate and prepare program financial forecasting and reporting (i.e., Income Statement and Balance Sheet projections) with thorough and clear variance analysis/explanations, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan
• Facilitate, monitor, and forecast program financing mechanisms including Accounts Receivable, Advanced Payments, and Performance Based Payments
• Ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, preparing program spend projections, and coordinating submission of timely requests to end customer(s)
• Perform analyses and prepare reports to ensure program contracts are within negotiated, agreed-upon parameters, government cost control guidelines, and accounting guidelines
• Support program audits, reviews, and fact-finding as requested by program customers, audit agencies, and company management
• Provide and prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations (IPRS, Dashboards, BARs, Etc.) 
• Mentor early career business (PCA) professionals, with a strict focus on transferring knowledge and best practices to elevate overall team performance

 
The successful candidate will have proficiency in the following competencies: Manages Complexity, Adaptable, Action Oriented, Communicates effectively, Plans ahead and aligns.

This position may be filled at either a Principal or Senior Principal Level based on the qualifications outlined below.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal level:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field with 6 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree as described above with 4 years of related professional experience
• The willingness and ability to work on-site, within a closed area, 100% of the time
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with EVM Systems including experience with the following: developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and initial Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), facilitating a baseline change request process, preparing Integrated Program Management Reports, completing a Comprehensive Estimate at Complete 
• Experience developing and presenting information to external customers and/or upper management 
• Experience with income statement/balance sheet analysis
• Current, active US Secret level security clearance or higher.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal level:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field with 10 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree as described above with 8 years of related professional experience
• The willingness and ability to work on-site, within a closed area, 100% of the time
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with EVM Systems including experience with the following: developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and initial Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), facilitating a baseline change request process, preparing Integrated Program Management Reports, completing a Comprehensive Estimate at Complete 
• Experience developing and presenting information to external customers and/or upper management 
• Experience with income statement/balance sheet analysis
• Current, active US Secret level security clearance or higher.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, and SAP
• Experience with Fixed Price programs/environments
• Experience with Internal Work Order (IWO) contracts

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