Principal/Sr Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space System Sector is seeking a Principal / Senior Principal Program Cost Control Analyst to support the Remote Sensing Programs Business Unit.

TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED to START

This position will be located in Linthicum, MD.

 
The Program Cost Control Analyst will interface with the program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements.
 
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, Etc.)
• 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.

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal level or Senior Principal level.

Basic Qualifications for Principal level analyst: 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business Administration with 5 years of related experience or a Master's degree as described above with 3 years of related experience. 

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal level analyst:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business Administration with 9 years of related experience or a Master's degree as described above with 7 years of related experience.

Additional Basic Qualifications required for both levels:

• Prior leadership experience - leading program, project, or personnel.
• Prior related experience with financial analysis and/or reporting
• The willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• US Citizenship.
• Current Top Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Industry experience
• Experience with Earned Value Management
• Experience with COBRA and SAP
• Familiarity with FAR/DFAR

Salary Range: $82,400 USD - $123,600 USD

Salary Range 2: $102,200 USD - $153,200 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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.