Principal Program Cost Schedule Control Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

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.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman's Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Program Cost Control Analyst - Level 3 (Principal) you will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. Ready to join forces with our visionary team?

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector has many opportunities on the horizon for Principal Program Cost Control Analysts in multiple locations on the East, Central and West Coast markets who possess an active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Clearance or Special Compartmented Information Access.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within

Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.  

Our Principal Program Cost Control Analyst will help prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting and variance analysis. You will also work to ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation for expenditure projections and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government. 

Your Role and Impact:

• Set up cost control system, monitor and control costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support 
• Perform analysis and prepare reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines 
• Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development and analysis of estimates to complete 
• Other duties as assigned 

Why You? You're the candidate we're searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of stated professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3+ years of stated professional experience
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of stated experience in lieu of degree
• Experience with financial analysis or reporting 
• Experience with MS Office Suite 
• Experience with Earned Value Management
• Requires an active Department of Defense (DOD) Top-Secret Clearance and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration
• Defense industry experience 
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Military Leadership Experience  
• Program Cost Control experience 
• Experience with FAR/DFAR 
• Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera or SAP 
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top-Secret, etc.)

Pay Range: The pay range for this role varies depending on multiple factors including geographic location.

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