Program Control Finance Manager - Manager 1
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is hiring a Program Control Finance Manager to support missions critical to national and global security. The position is based in Dulles, Virginia, and is 100% onsite. The standard schedule is 9/80: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off. Travel is 10% of the time, and an active Top Secret clearance is required at the start. The manager supports program financial planning and reporting, process improvements, profit analysis and return on sales, and proposal support. The role connects Program Business Operations, enterprise business-system implementation teams, Program Management, and the Customer Program Office. It facilitates customer financial deliverables in alignment with enterprise and program requirements, presents program performance and estimates through customizable dashboards, and manages timely, accurate data and funding records.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and at least 3 years of related experience; in lieu of a degree, an additional 4 or more years of experience may be considered.
- Active Top Secret clearance.
- 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.
- 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 Department of Defense setting and understanding of government Cost Accounting Standards, FAR, and DFARS.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of finance, accounting, pricing, or 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 Statement of Work (SOW) requirements as they relate to proposal processes.
- Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at the time of application, current and within scope.
Responsibilities
- Support financial planning and reporting, process improvements, profit analysis and return on sales, 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 customers while aligning 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.
- 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.
- Participate in knowledge transfer and share best practices with peers.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
