Northrop Grumman
Space Sector
ProgramCostControlAnalyst3or4
“Program Cost Control Analyst 3 or 4 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Program Cost Control, Earned Value Management (EVM), Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting. Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work. Assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting and variance analysis”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
Industry & Context.
Financial analysis; Variance analysis; Cost risk analysis/ assessment
Relocation assistance: No, Clearance required for start: Yes, Clearance type: Top Secret, Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time, 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work, U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3+ years of professional experience (Level 3), Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of professional experience (Level 4), Experience with financial analysis or reporting, Experience with MS Office Suite, Requires an active U. S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Nice to Have
Active U. S. Government Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application, Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration, Defense industry experience, Earned Value Management (EVM) experience, Program Cost Control experience, Experience with FAR/DFAR, Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera or SAP
What You'll Do.
Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work
Assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles
cash forecasting and variance analysis
Ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures
Direct preparation for expenditure projections
Submit timely requests for additional funding to the government
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
and company management
Provide fact-finding and negotiation support
Perform analysis and prepare reports in order 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
cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports
development and analysis of estimates to complete
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management; Provide fact-finding and negotiation support
Process & Methodology
Cost schedule control system monitoring, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, Budget baseline management, Estimates to complete development and analysis
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