Senior Principal Earned Value & Cost Schedule Analyst

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 Work Schedule

Health plan

Paid Time Off

Education assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Senior Principal Program Cost Control Analyst to provide financial support and analysis for complex programs. The role focuses on budgeting, scheduling, and cost control across contracts, with EVMS and WBS responsibilities.

The position requires a Secret clearance, US citizenship, and 10% travel. Onsite in Linthicum with a 9/80 schedule is typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related professional experience OR a master’s degree with 6 years of related professional experience.
• Experience with cost performance reporting and analysis.
• Excel proficiency (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, conditional formatting).
• Ability to travel domestically 10%.
• US citizenship and active US Government secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Interface with program managers, CAMs and business managers to provide financial support and analysis for programs.
• Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist in funding profiles, cash forecasting and variance analysis.
• Monitor costs and schedules on contracts with EVMS; develop WBS, budget baselines and estimates to complete.
• Prepare reports to ensure contracts are within negotiated parameters and government cost guidelines; maintain expenditure records.
• Support audits, annual operating plan, resource plan and long-range strategy; provide input to internal reports.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Budgeting and forecasting

Earned Value Management understanding

Education

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

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

Tools

COBRA

COGNOS

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Senior Principal Program Cost Control Analyst to provide financial support and analysis for complex programs. The role focuses on budgeting, scheduling, and cost control across contracts, with EVMS and WBS responsibilities.

The position requires a Secret clearance, US citizenship, and 10% travel. Onsite in Linthicum with a 9/80 schedule is typical.