Principal Program Cost Control Analyst - R10186857

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,200 - 136,800; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Program Cost Control Analyst, where you will play a vital role in managing financial aspects of innovative projects. This position offers a hybrid work schedule and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge systems that impact lives globally. You will collaborate with program managers to prepare budgets and perform financial analyses, ensuring projects remain within budget and on schedule. With a strong emphasis on professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package, this role is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in the field of cost control and financial management.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in financial analysis or a Master's with 3 years.
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and Vlookup.

Responsibilities

• Support financial analysis and reporting for various contracts.
• Prepare budgets, schedules, and variance analyses for projects.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Cost Control

Excel Proficiency

Earned Value Management

Variance Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

Tools

COBRA

COGNOS

SAP

Job description

• Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States of America
• Clearance Type: None
• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Positions Available: 1

At 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. 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.

We’re looking for you to join our team as a Principal Program Cost Control Analyst (PCA) based out of Woodland Hills, CA. This position may be staffed as a hybrid role from the Woodland Hills, CA area. This position offers the 9/80 schedule.

What You’ll Get to Do
The Principal Program Cost Control Analyst (PCA) supports both Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) type programs within the Navigation, Targeting and Survivability Division, Integrated Digital Systems (IDS) Operating Unit.

The PCA will interface with program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs), and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements. They will prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.

The PCA will monitor costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system. This will include performing Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks such as Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/assessment, and visibility reports, development, and analysis of estimates to complete.

The PCA will perform analysis and prepare reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines, including maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.

The PCA will support audits and reviews as requested by programs, customers, and company management, support Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long Range Strategic Plan activity, and prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations (IPRS, Dashboards, BARs, etc.).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 3 years of related professional experience
• Will consider 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
• Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis
• Strong PC skills - specifically Excel proficiency (including pivot tables, Vlookup, and conditional formatting)
• Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or related field
• Experience with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and ability to apply them to multiple contracts, CLINs, and control accounts.
• Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, SAP

What We Can Offer You

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Salary Range: $91,200 - $136,800

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.