Sentinel - Sr Principal Financial Analyst (19346)

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO & Work/Life Solutions

Relocation assistance

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Roy, UT seeks a Senior Principal Financial Analyst to join a high‑impact team supporting the SDS Division. The role requires deep financial analysis, modeling, and cross‑functional collaboration to enable leadership decisions on risk, cost, and performance. The position offers a 9/80 schedule and standard benefits, with relocation assistance possible.

U.S. Citizenship and Security clearance to a Secret level is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years in Business, Aerospace and Defense, or related professional experience; Masters with 6 years; 4 years with PhD.
• Experience in financial analysis and reporting, including preparing in-depth customer presentations and reviewing, analyzing, and critiquing financial statements and investor materials
• Experience with Advanced financial modeling
• Microsoft Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with SAP
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis on Sentinel risk and opportunities and coordinate with the risk team and segments.
• Perform s-curve analysis using updated risks and opportunities.
• Model business cases to support negotiations and future investment decisions.
• Collaborate across organizations to compile data for financial models and leadership reviews.
• Provide clear expectations to gather inputs and deliver timely analyses.
• Support pricing, proposals, and contract negotiations.
• Assist internal and external audits and maintain first-time accuracy.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8 years experience in Business, Aerospace and Defense

Master's degree with 6 years experience

PhD with 4 years experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance required for start: No

Clearance type: Secret

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Financial Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Roy, UT to support the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) Division. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis on Sentinel risk and opportunities – serve as a liaison between the risk and opportunities team and the segments to ensure thoroughness of analysis, review risk and opportunities for executability, cross check ARM ( Active Risk Manager ) - IMS ( Integrated Master Schedule ) inputs for accuracy
• Conduct s-curve analysis utilizing updated risks and opportunities and the PMB (Performance Measurement Baseline)
• Business case modeling to assist in negotiations – this analysis will continue to support future new business/ investment decisions post- Omni-Mod (Omnibus Modification)
• Conduct analysis between all risk informed artifacts for consistency and integration as applicable (S-Curve, SRAs, business case)
• Collaborate across organizations and functions to compile and research all necessary data to complete financial models to support leadership reviews, proposals, what-if analysis, etc.
• Provide clear expectations to other functions to gather necessary inputs to complete analyses in a timely manner
• Proactively present progress, outcomes, and recommendations to various levels of leadership
• Additional support to pricing, proposal activities, and contract negotiations
• Support of internal and external audits
• Work independently to balance multiple projects and prioritize while delivering first time accuracy on-time

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree with 8 years experience in Business, Aerospace and Defense, or related professional experience; Masters degree with 6 years experience ; 4 years experience with PhD.
• Experience in financial analysis and reporting, including preparing in‑depth customer presentations and reviewing, analyzing, and critiquing financial statements and investor materials
• Experience with Advanced financial modeling
• Microsoft Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with SAP
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration
• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
• Defense industry experience
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Program Cost Control experience
• Experience with FAR/DFAR
• Experience with Cobra and/or Primavera
• Able to work independently under minimal supervision
• Ability to perform complex research, prepare final review materials

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Primary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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 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.