Manager Business Management 1
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Business Management Manager 1 for its Airborne Multifunction Sensors Division, Global Mission Solutions Business Unit, Surveillance Programs Operating Unit. Based in Linthicum, Maryland, this full-time, on-site role reports to the OU Business Manager and follows a 9/80 schedule. Relocation assistance may be available. The position involves domestic travel approximately 10% of the time and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance. The manager leads and supports program financial activities, including forecasting, Earned Value Management, monthly reporting, work authorization, program budgeting, estimate-at-complete development, and other financial reporting. The role develops business strategy and forecasts, including the Long Range Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan, and prepares and presents financial data, variance analyses, and forecasts to senior management and internal and external customers. The manager supports pricing and proposal activities from draft request for proposal through award. This includes reviewing RFPs and FAR clauses, coordinating subcontractor flow-downs, developing and evaluating bases of estimate, and contributing to indirect rates, pricing and negotiation strategies, cash management, and management presentations. The manager also oversees execution and financial risks across multiple contract types, coordinates cost and schedule analyses, and ensures contracts remain within negotiated parameters and government cost-control guidelines. The role ensures compliance with company policies, internal controls, and disclosed practices; supports compliance audits; and directly manages a team of Business Management analysts. The successful candidate develops professional and management talent and fosters a collaborative culture centered on ethics and integrity, employee engagement, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher and at least 5 years of industry-related experience in finance, accounting, or program control; alternatively, a master's degree and at least 3 years of such experience.
- Understanding of U.S. Government contracts, government Cost Accounting Standards, and the FAR.
- Prior experience with government program budgeting and forecasting and Annual Operating Plan development.
- Prior people leadership experience.
- Prior experience in proposal preparation and basis-of-estimate preparation and evaluation.
- Experience with Earned Value Management.
- Experience with SAP.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience with financial systems such as COBRA, COGNOS MPP, or SAP/S4.
- Prior experience preparing and presenting financial analysis to a team and/or management.
- Prior experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
- Experience in Cost CDRL preparation.
- Active Secret clearance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support program financial activities within the Surveillance Programs Operating Unit.
- Coordinate and lead financial forecasting, Earned Value Management, and monthly reporting.
- Oversee key line forecasting, work authorization, EV reporting implementation, program budgeting, estimate-at-complete development, and financial reporting.
- Develop business strategy and forecasts, including the Long Range Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan.
- Prepare and present financial data, variance analyses, and forecasts to senior management and internal and external customers.
- Support pricing and proposal activities from draft RFP through award, including RFP and FAR clause review, subcontractor flow-down coordination, basis-of-estimate preparation, indirect rates, pricing and negotiation strategies, cash management, and management presentations.
- Manage execution and financial risks across multiple contract types.
- Coordinate cost and schedule analyses and prepare reports to ensure contracts meet agreed cost and schedule parameters and government cost-control guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and disclosed practices, and support internal and external compliance audits.
- Directly manage Business Management analysts and develop professional and management talent within the Business Unit.
- Promote a collaborative culture emphasizing ethics and integrity, employee engagement, affordability, innovation, value growth, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Long-term incentives may be available to employees in Vice President or Director positions
- Relocation assistance may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
