Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Program Cost Control Analyst based in Chantilly, Virginia, or Sacramento, California. The position supports programs in the NIC Division of the C&IS Business Unit and reports directly to the Department Manager of the Strategic Intelligence and Data Exploitation Operating organization. The analyst works with program managers, functional management, cost account managers, and business managers to provide financial support and analysis. The role offers a 9/80 work schedule and requires domestic travel approximately 10% of the time. The analyst prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and supports financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasts, and variance analyses. The role monitors contract costs and schedules using validated cost schedule control systems, performs Earned Value Management tasks, and develops and analyzes estimates to complete. The analyst also prepares financial reports, maintains expenditure records, supports audits and reviews, and contributes to annual operating, resource, and long-range strategic planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related professional experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related professional experience; alternatively, 9 years of applied experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with financial systems, including cost performance reporting and analysis.
- Strong PC skills, specifically Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting.
- Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, or SAP.
- Experience with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts, and ability to apply them to multiple contracts, CLINs, and control accounts.
Responsibilities
- Provide business management and financial support to programs in the NIC Division of the C&IS Business Unit.
- Interface with program managers, functional management, cost account managers, and business managers to provide financial support and analysis.
- Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work.
- Assist with funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Monitor contract costs and schedules that require a validated cost schedule control system.
- Perform Earned Value Management tasks, including Work Breakdown Structure development, budget baseline work, cost risk analysis and assessment, visibility reporting, and development and analysis of estimates to complete.
- Analyze and report on contracts to ensure they remain within negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines.
- Maintain accurate expenditure records, direct preparation of expenditure projections, and submit timely requests to the government for additional funding.
- Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management.
- Support Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long-Range Strategic Plan activities.
- Prepare financial inputs for internal reports and presentations, including IPRS, Dashboards, and BARs.
Benefits
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- 9/80 Work Schedule, where available
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Company-paid holidays
- Discretionary bonus eligibility, depending on position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
