Northrop Grumman
Mission Solutions
PrincipalProgramCostControlAnalyst
“Principal Program Cost Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Cost control, Financial analysis, Earned Value Management (EVM). Support Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type production programs. Provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements”
Industry & Context.
Variance analysis; Cost risk analysis/ assessment
Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time, 9/80 schedule, U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 3 years of related professional experience, 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement, Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis, Experience with financial forecasting, PC skills - specifically Excel proficiency (including pivot tables, Vlookup, and conditional formatting)
Nice to Have
Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration, Experience with COGNOS, SAP or related field, Experience with COBRA, ERP2, Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and performance measurement baseline concepts and ability to apply them to multiple contracts, CLINs and control accounts.
What You'll Do.
Support Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type production programs
Provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements
Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work
Assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles
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
cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports
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
Maintain accurate records of expenditures
Direct preparation of expenditure projections
Submit timely requests for additional funding to the government
Support audits and reviews as requested by programs
and company management
Support Annual Operating Plan
and Long Range Strategic Plan activity
Prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations (IPRS
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interface with the program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs) and business managers
Process & Methodology
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, Budget baseline, Cost risk analysis/ assessment, Development, and analysis of estimates to complete
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