Program Cost Control Analyst - Level 4

Northrop Grumman; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 4 in a 100% onsite role across Boulder, CO or nearby locations. You will prepare budgets, perform earned value management tasks, and support government cost control guidelines. Travel is up to 10%.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s with significant program control experience and strong financial analysis skills. Onsite work is mandatory at multiple Colorado locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of business management or program control experience, or Master’s degree with 5 years of experience.
• Additional 4+ years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience required.
• Experience with accounting and EV systems; financial analysis or reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end reports with Earned Value data.
• Perform EVM tasks: WBS development, budgets, estimates to complete, variance analysis.
• Ensure contracts stay within negotiated parameters and government guidelines.
• Develop and review EACs; brief customer on EV deliverables.
• Support audits and reviews; assist with negotiations and funding requests.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Budgeting

Cost control

Financial analysis

Reporting

WBS development

Schedule development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

EV systems

Accounting systems

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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. 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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 4 located in Azusa, CA; Boulder, CO or Colorado Springs, CO, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This position can sit out of any of the above listed locations.

Our Program Cost Control Analyst will help prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist with financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting and variance analysis. You will also work to ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation for expenditure projections and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government. This position will support intercompany programs and the site General Manager.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your Role And Impact

• Responsible for preparing month-end reports (full Earned Value data)
• Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development and analysis of estimates to complete, and variance analysis research and reporting
• Perform analysis and prepare reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
• Developing and reviewing EACs
• Briefing the customer on monthly Earned Value deliverables
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of business management or program control experience – OR - Master’s degree with 5 years of business management or program control experience
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• No clearance required to start
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Experience with accounting systems and EV systems
• Experience with financial analysis or reporting