Program Controls & Finance Analyst (Onsite, 9/80)

Northrop Grumman; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 work schedule

and more

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Business Management Analyst to join our Warner Robins, GA team supporting the Integrated Mission Solutions Operating Unit. This onsite role focuses on turning data into actionable financial insight, leading program controls, and cost reporting for key programs.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a business mindset, and experience with EVMS/SAP tools, enabling accurate financial performance tracking and strategic recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, etc.) or business-adjacent field from an accredited institution; or 6 years of financial work experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of financial work experience.
• Basic understanding of Government Compliance.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, chart generation).
• Ability to travel domestically up to 10%.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis and business insight on program performance, turning data into clear narratives and recommendations.
• Analyze cost, schedule, labor, and material data to prepare internal and external program financial reports.
• Work cross-functionally with business, functional, and technical staff to support cost estimate development, invoicing, customer proposals, negotiations, and audits.
• Help shape financial strategies that support program execution and business objectives.
• Interfacing with program, functional, and business management to deliver data-driven analysis on program performance (cost, schedule, and financial metrics).
• Supporting multiple internal and external compliance audit requests with accurate, well-supported data.
• Performing ad-hoc financial and business analysis to answer management questions and provide actionable detail to leadership.
• Establishing and maintaining the accounting and cost collection structure in SAP.
• Developing baseline Estimates at Complete (EACs) and conducting monthly updates, including variance analysis and recommendations.
• Controlling costs, identifying financial issues early, and driving them to resolution.
• Ensuring the contract’s financial performance aligns with company expectations and goals.
• Tracking and resolving accounts receivable and accounts payable issues in a timely manner.
• Preparing budgets for small- to medium-sized programs and performing analyses to ensure compliance with negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines.
• Performing financial analyses and preparing variance explanations, EACs, and monthly corporate and customer reports related to cost/schedule performance, staffing, and sales outlook.
• Preparing EVMS baselines, maintaining artifacts, analyzing monthly performance, updating Cobra, and preparing monthly IPMRs.
• Performing schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and schedule risks.
• Ensuring adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate expenditure records, preparing expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the customer.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business mindset

Financial analysis

Cost reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

6 years of financial work experience in lieu of degree

Tools

SAP

COGNOS

Open Plan

MS Project

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Business Management Analyst to join our Warner Robins, GA team supporting the Integrated Mission Solutions Operating Unit. This onsite role focuses on turning data into actionable financial insight, leading program controls, and cost reporting for key programs.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a business mindset, and experience with EVMS/SAP tools, enabling accurate financial performance tracking and strategic recommendations.