2026 Associate Business Management/Business Management Analyst - Linthicum MD

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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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Associate Business Management/ Business Management Analyst based out of Maryland. This is an onsite position that offers the 9/80 schedule.

What You’ll get to Do:

This requisition represents multiple existing opportunities within our Mission Systems sector Business Management organization.  If selected, the Associate Business Management/Business Management Analyst will provide support within one of the following functional areas or divisions as determined by business need, candidate background, and experience. 

• Airborne Multifunction Sensors (AMS) Division

• Maritime/Land Systems & Sensors (MLSS) Division

• Networked Information Solutions (NIS) Division

• Rates & Budgets

• Financial Planning & Reporting

The Associate Business Management/Business Management Analyst will interface with Program Managers, Control Account Managers (CAM), and Business Managers to provide analysis on program performance. This role will work cooperatively with business, functional, and technical staff to support cost estimate development, invoicing, customer proposals, negotiations, and various audits.

Roles and responsibilities will vary slightly depending on specific position, program, or business unit to which you are assigned:

• Generate program performance measurement baselines (PMB) and implement approved changes

• Perform analyses and prepare reports to ensure program contracts are within negotiated, agreed-upon parameters, government cost control guidelines, and accounting guidelines

• Perform analyses and prepare program financial reports for internal and external customers relative to program cost incurrence, material tracking, and labor spending

• Identify and mitigate program cost and schedule risk

• Coordinate and prepare program financial forecasting and reporting, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan

• Monitor indirect budget and/or rate performance against plan including monthly reporting requirements (actuals, absorption, forecasting) to budget owners, internal management, and/or DCMA/DCAA

• Review and analyze actual variance drivers and assist with corrective action planning

• Prepare Annual Rate Submission/Forward Pricing Rate Proposal

• Facilitate, monitor, and forecast program financing mechanisms including Accounts Receivable, Advanced Payments, and Performance Based Payments

• Support program audits, reviews, and fact-finding as requested by program customers, audit agencies, and company management

• Support program cost estimate development, customer proposals, and negotiation

• Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks including developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and performance measurement baseline (PMB), monitoring and analyzing the Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC), significant variances, risk management reserve (MR), and financial reserve (FR), and preparing of internal and external status reports

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