Senior Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

1d•$112,200 - $168,200•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. We’re looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Program Cost Control Analyst (PCA) based out of Rolling Meadow, IL. This is an onsite position that offers the 9/80 Schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 6 years of related professional experience
Will consider 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis
Strong PC skills - specifically Excel proficiency (including pivot tables, Vlookup, and conditional formatting)
US Citizenship is required
The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance is required

Nice To Haves

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or related field
Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, SAP
Experience with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and ability to apply them to multiple contracts, CLINs and control accounts.

Responsibilities

Support the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability Division.
Partner with key program stakeholders to create & analyze reports, work on invoicing opportunities and assist with monthly/quarterly tasks such as EACs, IPRS and Financial Forecasts.
Interface with the program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements.
Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.
Monitor costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system.
Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks such as Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development, and analysis of estimates to complete.
Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines, including maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.
Support audits and reviews as requested by programs, customers, and company management.
Support Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long Range Strategic Plan activity.
Prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations (IPRS, Dashboards, BARs, Etc.).