Program Cost Control Analyst - Level 5

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 5 located in Linthicum, MD, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.      

This requisition represents multiple existing opportunities within our Space Systems Sector Business Management organization.  Program Cost Control Analyst (PCA) will provide program planning and financial control support within one of the following three sector divisions:

•    Space Superiority Division

•    Multi Domain Operations Division

•    Intelligence Systems Division

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

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The PCA will interface with the program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements.  They will prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.

• The PCA will monitor costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system.  This will include performing perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks such as Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development, and analysis of estimates to complete.

• The PCA will perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines, including maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government. 

• The PCA will support audits and reviews as requested by programs, customers, and company management, support Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long Range Strategic Plan activity, and prepare financial inputs to internal reports and presentations (IPRS, Dashboards, BARs, Etc.)

• The PCA will provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 10 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 8 years of professional experience

• Requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with a willingness and ability to get a SCI clearance

• Experience with Earned Value Management

• Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis

• Strong PC skills - specifically Excel proficiency (including pivot tables, Vlookup, and conditional formatting)

 Preferred Qualifications:  

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or related field

• Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, SAP

• Experience in training and mentoring junior team members

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