Business Management Analyst

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

2d•$75,800 - $113,800•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. They have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Their differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. This position offers a 9/80 Schedule and is based in San Diego, CA. The Business Management Analyst will provide support for Program Cost Control activities within the Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity Division’s Communication Solutions (CS) business unit (BU) or Secure Process and Networks SPAN (BU) as determined by business need, candidate background, and experience. The Analyst will interface with program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs), and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements. This role will analyze cost data to prepare program financial reports for internal and external customers relative to program cost incurrence, material tracking, and labor expenses to help ensure program contracts perform within negotiated parameters. The Analyst will work cooperatively with business, functional, and technical staff to support cost estimate development, invoicing, customer proposals, negotiations, and various audits. This role will forecast financial statements (Income Statement and Balance Sheet), the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan for their program. The Analyst supports identification and mitigation of program cost and schedule risks. The Analyst will also perform Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks including developing the performance measurement baseline (PMB), forecasting the Estimate at Complete (EAC), controlling change management processes, and preparing internal and external status reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration such as Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics, Finance, Management or Marketing, or a related field (e.g., Mathematics, Risk Management) from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 2 years of financial work experience.
Basic understanding of Government Compliance core concepts and regulations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, chart generation, VBA macros, etc.).
US citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

SAP, COGNOS, or similar ERP software experience
Minimum of 1 year experience in strong data mining and database management.
Professional experience in Aerospace & Defense, Financial Services, or Telecommunications.
Earned Value Management (EVM) customer reporting, COBRA experience.
Financial Forecasting, Cognos experience
A current/active DoD Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Provide support for Program Cost Control activities.
Interface with program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs), and business managers to provide financial support and analysis.
Analyze cost data to prepare program financial reports for internal and external customers.
Track program cost incurrence, material, and labor expenses.
Support cost estimate development, invoicing, customer proposals, negotiations, and various audits.
Forecast financial statements (Income Statement and Balance Sheet), the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan.
Support identification and mitigation of program cost and schedule risks.
Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks including developing the performance measurement baseline (PMB), forecasting the Estimate at Complete (EAC), controlling change management processes, and preparing internal and external status reports.