Business Management Analyst - Multifunction

Northrop Grumman•Linthicum Heights, MD

4d•$72,400 - $108,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our 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. We are looking for you to join our team as a Business Management Analyst based out of Linthicum, MD. This is an onsite position that offers the 9/80 schedule. Northrop Grumman is seeking experienced and motivated professionals for various early career roles within our Business Management organization. The focus of the role will vary depending on the specific organization to which you are hired: Program Cost Control, Pricing, Rates & Budgets, or Financial Planning. The Business Management Analyst will interface with Program Managers, Control Account Managers (CAM), and Business Managers to provide analysis on program performance. This role will work cooperatively with business, functional, and technical staff to support cost estimate development, invoicing, customer proposals, negotiations, and various audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, etc.) or Business adjacent degree (Mathematics, Risk Management) from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years of relevant financial work experience.
Proficiency in MS Office Suite, specifically a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, chart generation or VBA macros.)
US Citizenship Required
The ability to obtain a US Government Secret level security clearance.

Nice To Haves

SAP or similar ERP software experience
COGNOS
Understanding of Government Contractual and Finance Compliance
Understanding of budgets, rates and forecasting
Earned Value Management customer reporting, MPM, or COBRA experience.
Professional experience in a regulated industry such as Aerospace & Defense, Insurance, Financial Services, or Telecommunications.

Responsibilities

Generate program performance measurement baselines (PMB) and implement approved changes
Perform analyses and prepare reports to ensure program contracts are within negotiated, agreed-upon parameters, government cost control guidelines, and accounting guidelines
Perform analyses and prepare program financial reports for internal and external customers relative to program cost incurrence, material tracking, and labor spending
Identify and mitigate program cost and schedule risk
Coordinate and prepare program financial forecasting and reporting, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan
Monitor indirect budget and/or rate performance against plan including monthly reporting requirements (actuals, absorption, forecasting) to budget owners, internal management, and/or DCMA/DCAA
Review and analyze actual variance drivers and assist with corrective action planning
Prepare Annual Rate Submission/Forward Pricing Rate Proposal
Facilitate, monitor, and forecast program financing mechanisms including Accounts Receivable, Advanced Payments, and Performance Based Payments
Support program audits, reviews, and fact-finding as requested by program customers, audit agencies, and company management
Support program cost estimate development, customer proposals, and negotiation
Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks including developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and performance measurement baseline (PMB), monitoring and analyzing the Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC), significant variances, risk management reserve (MR), and financial reserve (FR), and preparing of internal and external status reports