Business Management Manager - Level 2

Northrop Grumman; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, CA seeks a Business Management Manager – Manager Level 2 to lead program control for major space programs. The role emphasizes cost accounting, EVM, and superior financial performance in support of national security missions.

This 100% onsite position requires an active Top Secret clearance, strong leadership, and the ability to manage a staff while coordinating with stakeholders and customers on complex government contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of finance, accounting, business management or program control experience; or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, with SCI access
• Leadership experience or people management experience
• Understanding of DoD contracts, government Cost Accounting Standards, Commercial contracts, or FAR
• Knowledge of EVMS as applied to major government contracts
• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions

Responsibilities

• Support proposal preparation, fact-finding and contract negotiations on a major capture as needed to ensure business management issues are represented as necessary
• Evaluates business deals, including return on sales, payment terms, and cash flow expectations, to ensure they are favorable
• Provide business oversight, interface with applicable stakeholders, customers and auditors and assist with Supplier Management Team to ensure sound business deals
• Interface with diverse functional areas to ensure risks are understood and financial performance is achieved
• Develop and motivate a productive staff in a team environment with excellent interpersonal, planning, presentation and organizational skills with focused emphasis on continuous process improvement
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

DoD contracts knowledge

EVMS understanding

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

COBRA

Cognos

SAP

S/4HANA

Microsoft Excel

Office Suite

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they\'re making history. If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Business Management Manager – Manager Level 2 (Mid-Level Manager), your role at Redondo Beach, CA will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Ready to join forces with our visionary team? This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. Our Business Management Manager will have oversight for all capture and program-related business management activities, including partnering with the Organizational Unit Director to ensure organizational financial goals are achieved, ensure superior financial performance and ensure the customer’s mission is achieved. This role will eventually be responsible for the management and development of a program control analyst team. To be successful in this role there should be an advanced understanding of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS); Federal Cost Principles including direct versus indirect, allowable vs. unallowable; Forward Pricing Rate proposals (FPRPs) development, negotiation and execution; understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), Financial Planning to include Annual Operating Plan development, budgeting and forecasting to include Capital expenditures and inventory. Your Role And Impact

• Support proposal preparation, fact-finding and contract negotiations on a major capture as needed to ensure business management issues are represented as necessary
• Evaluates business deals, including return on sales, payment terms, and cash flow expectations, to ensure they are favorable.
• Provide business oversight, interface with applicable stakeholders, customers and auditors (internal and external) and assist with Supplier Management Team needed to ensure sound business deals
• Interface with diverse functional areas to ensure risks are understood and financial performance is achieved.
• Develop and motivate a productive staff in a team environment with excellent interpersonal, planning, presentation and organizational skills with focused emphasis on continuous process improvement
• Other duties as assigned

Why you? You’re the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of finance, accounting, business management or program control experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of finance, accounting, business management or program control experience
• Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
• Leadership experience or people management experience
• Understanding of DoD contracts, government Cost Accounting Standards, Commercial contracts, or FAR
• Knowledge of EVMS as applied to major government contracts
• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 10+ years of related aerospace industry experience
• Intermediate, to advanced-level of understanding of the following systems or software is beneficial: COBRA (or similar project management software), Cognos, SAP, S/4, Microsoft Excel, and Office Analysis
• Working knowledge of Government financial CDRL’s
• Experience working with Full Flow down Earned Value

Soft Skills

• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization
• Strong problem solving or organizational skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Solution oriented analytical thinker

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.

EEO statement: Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.