Manager Budgeting 3
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems Sector is hiring a Manager Business Management 3 to support its Rates and Budgets team. The role partners with multiple functional organizations to manage budgeting activities and reports directly to the Director of Functional Business Management. The primary location is McLean, Virginia, with consideration for Linthicum, Maryland; Huntsville, Alabama; Rocket Center, West Virginia; and Plymouth, Minnesota. The manager leads a team of Business Management employees and oversees budgeting cycles, financial reporting, executive reviews, and analysis for senior leadership. The role supports strategic decision-making through affordability studies and cost optimization, promotes data integrity and consistent business management processes, and ensures compliance with rate policies and internal controls. The successful candidate will foster collaboration, ethics, employee engagement, affordability, innovation, and continuous improvement while managing team assignments, resources, priorities, and completion dates.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field and 10 years of relevant work experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 8 years of relevant work experience.
- Prior management experience and demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop talent.
- Experience in budget management, financial reporting, and forecasting.
- High proficiency with SAP, Cognos, and Microsoft Office tools.
- Experience presenting complex financial analysis to senior leadership.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated history leading or significantly contributing to cross-functional project teams.
- Experience with Disclosure Statements and Forward Pricing Rate Proposals (FPRP).
- Experience supporting Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP), including exposure to developing business base and investment requirements.
- Experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
- Understanding of SOX, GAAP, CAS, FAR, DFARs, and company policies and procedures.
- Background in other finance areas, such as Program Control, Pricing and Estimating, Accounting, Financial Planning, or related Business Management disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of Business Management employees, including mentoring and developing professional and management talent.
- Lead budgeting cycles and financial reporting activities for multiple functional organizations.
- Establish reporting rhythms and develop sustainable reports that provide accurate, timely information.
- Support executive reviews of budget performance and conduct ad hoc analysis for senior leadership.
- Identify risks and opportunities proactively and implement mitigation plans.
- Conduct affordability studies, cost optimization analysis, benchmarking, and other analysis to support strategic decisions.
- Collaborate across functional organizations to ensure data integrity and transparency.
- Harmonize Business Management processes, procedures, and tools for indirect cost management.
- Enforce rate policies and procedures, ensure compliance with internal SOX controls, and educate financial and non-financial peers on compliance guidelines.
- Support rate segments in Forward Pricing, Estimating System, and Accounting System audits conducted by internal and external auditors, including DCMA/DCAA, Internal Audit, and D&T.
- Lead the team in managing task assignments, resource allocation, prioritization, and completion dates.
- Foster a collaborative culture focused on ethics and integrity, employee engagement, affordability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
