Budgeting Manager — Finance & Strategy Leader

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in the United States is seeking a Manager Business Management 3 to oversee the Rates and Budgets function. You will lead a team, drive budgeting cycles, and deliver timely financial reporting across functional groups.

The role requires a strong track record in finance leadership, SOX awareness, and cross-functional collaboration to support strategic decisions and improve cost management across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field and 10 years of relevant work experience or a master’s degree in a related field and 7 years relevant work experience.
• Prior management experience and demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop talent.
• Budget management and forecasting experience.
• High level of proficiency with SAP, Cognos, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience presenting complex financial analysis to senior leadership.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct management for a team of Business Management employees, including mentoring and developing professional and management talent.
• Lead budgeting cycle and various financial reporting activities for functional organization.
• Establish reporting rhythm and develop sustainable reports that provide accurate and timely information.
• Support executive reviews of budget performance and perform frequent ad-hoc analysis for senior leadership.
• Proactively work to identify risks and opportunities and implement mitigation plans.
• Conduct affordability studies, cost optimization analysis, benchmarking, and other forms of analysis to support strategic decision making.
• Collaborate across functional organizations to ensure data integrity and transparency.
• Harmonize Business Management processes, procedures, and tools in support of indirect cost management.
• Enforce rate policies and procedures, ensure compliance with internal SOX controls, and educate peers about compliance guidelines.
• Provide support for rate segments in all Forward Pricing, Estimating System, and Accounting System related audits by internal and external auditors (DCMA/DCAA, Internal Audit, and D&T).

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Cognos

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman in the United States is seeking a Manager Business Management 3 to oversee the Rates and Budgets function. You will lead a team, drive budgeting cycles, and deliver timely financial reporting across functional groups.

The role requires a strong track record in finance leadership, SOX awareness, and cross-functional collaboration to support strategic decisions and improve cost management across programs.