Program Cost Control Analyst - Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 75,800 - 113,800; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 2 or 3 in Virginia to support mission-critical budgeting, scheduling, and financial analysis for national security programs.

The role focuses on establishing cost control systems, monitoring contract costs, and performing Earned Value management tasks in a fast-paced defense environment. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required to apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience or Master’s with 0 years.
• Or 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance at time of application.
• Experience with financial analysis or reporting.
• Experience with MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Set up cost control systems and monitor contract costs and schedules.
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, including fact‑finding and negotiation support.
• Perform analysis and prepare reports to keep contracts within negotiated parameters and government cost‑control guidelines.
• Execute Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks, including WBS development, budget baseline, cost‑risk analysis and visibility reports, and estimate analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

MS Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Costpoint

Cobra

Primavera

SAP

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available. CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes. CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret. TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time.

Description

At Northrop Grumman, employees work on pioneering systems that impact people worldwide. This Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 2 or 3 at Dulles, VA supports missions critical to national and global security by preparing budgets, schedules, and financial analyses, ensuring adequate funding, and maintaining accurate expenditure records.

In This Job, You Will

• Set up cost control systems and monitor contract costs and schedules.
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, including fact‑finding and negotiation support.
• Perform analysis and prepare reports to keep contracts within negotiated parameters and government cost‑control guidelines.
• Execute Earned Value Metric tasks, including WBS development, budget baseline, cost‑risk analysis and visibility reports, and estimate analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Why You?

We search for a candidate ready to achieve the impossible alongside pioneering innovators.

Basic Qualifications – Level 2

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top‑Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.
• Experience with financial analysis or reporting.
• Experience with MS Office Suite.

Basic Qualifications – Level 3

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience.
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top‑Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.
• Experience with financial analysis or reporting.
• Experience with MS Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business Administration.
• Defense industry experience.
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience.
• Program Cost Control experience.
• Experience with FAR/DFAR.
• Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera, or SAP.

Benefits

Primary Level salary range: $75,800.00 – $113,800.00. Secondary Level salary range: $94,200.00 – $141,200.00. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plans, mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mand mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mand mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mand mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mandate mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand mand"

Equal Opportunity 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.