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 their team. This position will be located on-site daily in San Diego, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Palmdale, CA. Due to the classified nature of the work, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. This is an individual contributor role that can be filled at either level.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting and/or industry related field OR Master's degree with 3 years experience in Business Management, finance, accounting, and/or industry related field (for Level 3).
Bachelor's degree with 8 years experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting and/or industry related field OR Master's degree with 6 years experience in Business Management, finance, accounting, and/or industry related field (for Level 4).
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 will have experience with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts.

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

Interface with program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements.
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.
Participate in the standard EVMS rhythm.
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.
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.