Principal or Sr. Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

1d•$94,200 - $176,300•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (Level 3) or Sr. Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (Level 4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located on-site daily in San Diego, CA or Palmdale, CA. Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. This Program Control Analyst position will, under general direction, interface with the program managers, functional management, and sometimes cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements. Candidate will have experience with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts. The analyst will be responsible for preparing month-end reports, reviewing EAC' changes, validating the incorporation of changes into the EVMS system in order to maintain Major Subcontract/GP cost and schedule baselines, and assisting analysts' supporting CAMs for EVMS activities. The position will also support monthly cost and schedule reviews, identify pressures and opportunities, and develop recovery plans as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or industry related field OR Master's degree with 3 years experience in Business Management, finance, accounting, or related field (for Principal level)
Bachelor's degree with 8 years experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or industry related field OR Master's degree with 6 years experience in Business Management, finance, accounting, or related field (for Sr. Principal level)
Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Program Access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Must have experience with Business systems (such as SAP, Cobra, etc.)
Must have financial forecasting experience with EVMS and government cost reporting
Candidate has the ability to identify issues and problems across multiple contracts and make recommendations to management for resolution of mitigation

Nice To Haves

Experience with the AOP (annual operating plan) and LRSP (long range strategic plan) processes
Understanding of US Government procurement and contracting, Cost Accounting Standards, and FAR

Responsibilities

Establishment of Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled
Assessment and maintenance of objective performance criteria
Maintenance and justifications of estimates to complete
Support to internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis
Budget baseline
Funding analysis
Cost risk analysis/assessment and visibility reports
Preparation of government cost performance reports and preparation
Review of performance measurement variance analysis
Development and analysis of estimates to complete
Preparing month-end reports
Reviewing EAC' changes; validating the incorporation of changes into the EVMS system in order to maintain Major Subcontract/GP cost and schedule baselines
Assist analysts' supporting CAMs for EVMS activities including: WBS alignment, time phasing of the tasks, developing and documenting earned value methodologies, monthly performance measurement, estimate to complete analysis and updates, and variance analysis research and reporting
Support monthly cost and schedule reviews, identify pressures and opportunities, and develop recovery plans as required