Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman

Program Cost Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman preparing budgets and assisting in financial analyses for critical national security missions. Key responsibilities include cost control on contracts and ensuring funding availability.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $69,000 - $113,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work
Assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting and variance analysis
Ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures
Direct preparation for expenditure projections and submit timely requests for additional funding to the government
Perform analysis and prepare reports to ensure contracts are within negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines
Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development and cost risk analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience
Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Experience with financial analysis or reporting
Experience with MS Office Suite
Earned Value Management (EVM) experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisvariance analysiscash forecastingEarned Value Management (EVM)Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)cost risk analysisbudget preparationexpenditure projections

Certifications

U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance