Program Control Finance Manager - Manager 2
About The Position
Northrop Grumman is hiring a Program Control Finance Manager for its Space Sector in Dulles, Virginia. The role supports missions critical to national and global security and is 100% onsite. The standard schedule is a 9/80 workweek: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off. The position requires an active Top Secret clearance at start and travel approximately 10% of the time. The manager supports financial planning and reporting, process improvement, profit analysis and return-on-sales analysis, and proposal support. The role coordinates among Program Business Operations, enterprise business system implementation teams, Program Management, and the Customer Program Office. It facilitates customer financial deliverables in sync with enterprise and program requirements, presents program performance and estimates to customer and internal stakeholders, and manages data production to strict deadlines. The position also monitors cost-control guidelines and funding profiles, maintains accurate expenditure records, prepares expenditure projections, and submits timely requests for additional government funding. The successful candidate brings experience in a Department of Defense setting and an understanding of government Cost Accounting Standards, FAR, and DFARS. The role includes sharing knowledge and best practices with peers and requires effective communication with employees, management, and customers regarding financial status, metrics, and deliverables.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and at least 6 years of related experience; in lieu of a degree, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered.
- Active Top Secret clearance required.
- Experience in a lead or supervisory role.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, management, and customers at all levels regarding financial status, metrics, and deliverables.
- Proven experience working in a team environment and interacting with all levels of management.
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- Excellent critical-thinking and analytical skills.
- Detailed experience with record retention.
- Experience in a DoD setting and understanding of government Cost Accounting Standards, FAR, and DFARS.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of finance, accounting, pricing, and estimating experience.
- Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), including cost-schedule integration, integrated performance management, and financial reporting requirements.
- Experience with baseline planning and scheduling, forecasting and estimating, and/or cost-schedule integration techniques, including subcontractor integration.
- Experience with Cobra, MS Project, Costpoint, and/or Cognos.
- Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) training, preparation, and execution experience.
- Experience supporting program surveillance reviews and oversight using DECM.
- Program Management Professional (PMP) and/or Earned Value Management Certification (EVP).
- Knowledge of SOW requirements as part of the proposal process.
- Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at application, current and within scope.
Responsibilities
- Support financial planning and reporting, process improvements, profit analysis and return-on-sales analysis, and proposal support.
- Interface between Program Business Operations, enterprise business system implementation teams, Program Management, and the Customer Program Office.
- Facilitate program financial deliverables to the customer while staying synchronized with enterprise and program business rhythms and requirements.
- Present program performance and estimates to customer project management and internal financial management using customizable performance-metric dashboards.
- Manage and produce data to meet strict deadlines.
- Participate in knowledge transfer and share best practices with peers.
- Monitor cost-control guidelines and funding profiles.
- Maintain accurate expenditure records, direct preparation of expenditure projections, and submit timely requests to the government for additional funding.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus depending on the position
- Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results
- Long-term incentives may be available to employees in Vice President or Director positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
