Principal Program Cost and Control Analyst

Relocation assistance may be available.

Security

Clearance Required:

No. Clearance Type:
Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

Principal Program Cost Control Analyst (PCA) at Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems, responsible for cost reporting and analysis for Inertial Navigation programs within the Maritime Systems & Integration Operating Unit, located onsite in Charlottesville, VA, with a 9/80 work schedule.

• Interface with program managers, functional management, cost account managers, and business managers to provide financial support and analysis.
• Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work; assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Monitor costs and schedules using a validated cost schedule control system and perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks such as Work Breakdown Structure development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis, and visibility reports.
• Prepare reports to ensure contracts remain within negotiated parameters and government cost control guidelines; maintain records of expenditures and prepare expenditure projections.
• Submit timely requests for additional funding; support audits, reviews, Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long Range Strategic Plan activities.
• Prepare financial inputs for internal and external reports and presentations.

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related professional experience OR Master’s degree with 3 years of related professional experience.
• Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis.
• Experience with Earned Value Management and performance measurement baseline concepts.
• Strong PC skills, especially Excel proficiency (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting).
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance.
• Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• Will consider 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or a related field.
• Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, SAP.
• Current active U.S. Government Secret level security clearance.

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a health plan, savings plan, paid time off, education assistance, training and development, a 9/80 work schedule (where available), and additional benefits.

Primary level salary range: $81,400.00 - $.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For the complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.