Cost & Schedule Control Analyst — Secret Clearance Eligible

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Clearfield (UT); On-site; USD 54,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

At Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, a career in cost control and program finance awaits, supporting government contracts with rigorous budgeting and scheduling. The role emphasizes accurate funding projections, variance analyses, and maintaining contract baselines to ensure compliance with cost control guidelines.

Applicants should hold a related bachelor’s degree and be eligible for a DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar with 0 years of related professional experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance. US citizenship is a prerequisite.

Responsibilities

• Sets up cost control system, monitors and controls costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system.
• Performs analyses and prepares reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.
• Prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and performs and/or assists in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis.
• Prepares program plans to ensure program requirements and statement of work are captured and scheduled.
• Performs schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks.
• Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.
• Incorporates contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Financial analysis

EVMS experience

Aerospace/Defense industry experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

At Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, a career in cost control and program finance awaits, supporting government contracts with rigorous budgeting and scheduling. The role emphasizes accurate funding projections, variance analyses, and maintaining contract baselines to ensure compliance with cost control guidelines.

Applicants should hold a related bachelor’s degree and be eligible for a DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.