Senior Principal Regulatory Compliance Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Regulatory Compliance Analyst (Level 4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be virtual and can be performed anywhere in the continental United States, but prefer candidates to be locally close to a major office location in Florida or California. 

Essential Functions: Develops, maintains, and establishes audit compliance of financial systems, considering allocations, costing techniques, and supports various DCAA audits. This position prepares incurred cost proposals, billing & quick closeout rate proposals, overhead allowability risk, prior period adjustments, CAS cost impact proposals, and self-governance audits. In addition, the position will provide responses to DCAA audited findings, support closure of open rate segments with DCMA, make recommendations to management, provide analysis on alternative cost structures, and monitor business compliance performance. The position requires excellent communication skills to resolve complex financial issues through coordination with multiple functions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Analysis of large volumes of data using worksheet and database skills to manipulate, summarize, and select into meaningful

  information for decision making

• Detail analysis and reconciliations for prior period adjustments

• Support financial and SOX audits by internal, external, and government auditors

• Provide financial information required for quarterly reporting

• Mentor and train employees on Northrop Grumman’s ERP Systems (S4, OLAP Analysis, Analyzer, etc) Work with their team

  to ensure strong processes and controls are in place and will provide value added services to our partner departments

• Partner across the Controller organization and Sector to ensure success of business priorities and outcomes

Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or other related field, and 8 years of relevant experience; OR a Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience

• Excellent computer skills, experience in accounting software, and MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excel power user (pivot tables, vlookups, macros, advanced formula writing)

• Excellent organizational, prioritization and process improvement skills

• Accounting experience in government contracting

• GAAP, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) knowledge

• Experience with SAP Accounting System (PS/FI/CO modules) and Business Warehouse OLAP

• Knowledge of overhead calculations, bases, allocations, costing sheets, Overhead keys and Interdivisional Work Orders

• Resourceful with strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Ability to interface with multiple disciplines and varying levels of management

• Knowledge of and experience with federal government financial standards and project costing systems

• Ability to be granted DoD Secret clearance in future

• CPA certification

We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all