Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst -secret clearance
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking candidates for a Principal Program Cost Control Analyst position based in Linthicum, Maryland. This is an onsite position with a 9/80 schedule. The description may be used to identify candidates for future positions; it does not represent a current opening. The analyst provides financial support and analysis to program managers, functional management, cost account managers, and business managers. The role prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and supports financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis. It monitors costs and schedules on contracts requiring a validated cost schedule control system, including Earned Value Management tasks. The analyst prepares reports and analysis to ensure contracts comply with negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines, supports audits and planning activities, prepares financial inputs for internal reports and presentations, and provides mentoring, training, and guidance to junior staff. The role requires an active U.S. Government Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and domestic travel of 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related professional experience, or a master’s degree with 3 years of related professional experience.
- 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.
- Current, active U.S. Government Secret security 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
- 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 outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Monitor costs and schedules on contracts requiring 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 prepare reports to ensure contracts remain within negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines.
- Maintain accurate expenditure records, direct preparation of expenditure projections, and submit timely requests for additional government 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.
- Mentor, train, and guide junior staff.
Benefits
- Health Plan and health insurance coverage
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off, including company-paid holidays and vacation or personal business time
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- 9/80 work schedule where available
- Life and disability insurance
- Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
