Principal / Senior Principal Program Cost, Schedule and Control Analyst
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Senior Principal, Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $91,200 - $170,300 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Interface with program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis
- Apply Earned Value Management and performance measurement baseline concepts across multiple contracts and control accounts within engineering IPTs
- Establish Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled
- Assess and maintain objective performance criteria; develop, maintain, analyze and justify estimates to complete
- Support internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis and budgeting baseline
- Maintain cost and schedule integration with business partners and program teams
- Analyze funding, perform cost risk analysis/assessment and prepare visibility reports
- Prepare government cost performance reports and performance measurement variance analysis
- Lead and train other analysts on EVM and program cost control tasks
- Perform analysis and prepare reports to ensure contracts are within negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines
- Support preparation and coordination of monthly and quarterly financial forecasting and reporting processes
- Provide internal reporting requirements, incorporate forecast, identify staffing issues related to baseline/ETC, and execute corrective actions using program reporting tools
- Interface with Business Managers to support booking rate files and profitability updates
- Represent the finance team on various projects and provide strategic guidance as required
Requirements
- Level 3: Master's degree with 3 years experience or a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields.
- Level 4: Master's degree with 6 years experience or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience in business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience successfully supporting a monthly financial forecasting rhythm
- Experience with EAC development and analysis
- Experience with MPM and/or Cobra
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Active DOD Secret clearance and Special Program Access required to start
- U.S. Citizenship required for all positions with a government clearance
- Experience developing CDRLs (IPMR/IPMDAR/CPR/CFSR/CSDR) — Preferred
- Good leadership skills & the ability to work with the Program Office while leading a smaller team
- Understanding of DoD financial rhythms, cost account management, and performance measurement baseline concepts
- Ability to analyze variances/trends and develop process improvements
- Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time
