Earned Value Management Analyst 3/4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Defense Systems (NGDS) is currently seeking a Earned Value Management Analyst 3/4 to assist with all business activities associated with several rapidly growing programs. The selected candidate will join the Ammunition Operating Unit to provide business management support. This position will be located onsite at Plymouth, MN.

Responsibilities / Duties:

We’re looking for you to join our team as a Earned Value Management Analyst 3/4 based out of Plymouth, MN. This position may be staffed as a hybrid role from the Plymouth, MN area. This position offers the 9/80 work schedule.

What You’ll Get to Do

This requisition represents multiple existing opportunities within our Defense Systems sector Business Management organization. 

If selected, the Earned Value Management Analyst 3/4 will interface with the program managers, functional management, control account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Sets up the cost control system and monitors and controls costs on contracts

• Performs analyses and prepares reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines

• Prepares budgets for contract work and performs or assists in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis

• Prepares program plans to ensure program requirements and statement of work are captured and scheduled

• Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government

• Incorporates contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines

• Monitor costs and schedules on contracts requiring a validated cost schedule control system.  This will include supporting CAMs in performing perform Earned Value Management (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.

• Support audits and reviews as requested by programs, customers, and company management, support Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long Range Strategic Plan activity, and prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations (IPRS, Dashboards, BARs, Etc.)

Basic Qualifications Principal (level 3):

• This position emphasizes skills and experience. Will consider one of following:

  • High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 9 years of business, Finance, Accounting, and/or Aerospace and Defense Business-related experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline with a minimum of 5 year of Business, Finance, Accounting, Program control and/or similar industry related fields.

  • Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline with a minimum of 3 year of Business, Finance, Accounting, Program control and/or similar industry related fields.

• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience successfully supporting a monthly financial forecasting rhythm

• Experience with EAC development and analysis

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Must be able to work onsite in Plymouth, MN

Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal (Level 4):

• This position emphasizes skills and experience. Will conside