Manager Rates & Budget

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman's Defense Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Rates & Budgets Manager, M3 Level for the Weapons Systems Division (WSD), reporting directly to the Division Controller. This position is an onsite position located at our preferred site McLean, VA (Colshire) but can be worked at our Major Defense system sites such as Plymouth, MN;
Rocket Center, WV;
Northridge, CA; or Elkton, MD.

It requires a solid understanding and working knowledge of rates and budget for the Weapons Systems Division and its operating business units. It involves day-to-day supervision, guidance, and development as the team grows and evolves over time. The Manager will also partner with the Sector and Business Unit (BU) business management teams to manage all rates and budget aspects to achieve the Division’s financial and strategic objectives.

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The Sr Manager of Rates and Budgets will serve in a multidimensional role supporting various financial functions such as indirect overhead rate development and monitoring, variance analysis, forecast updates, preparing forward pricing rate proposals (FPRP) and other ad-hoc analyses

• Support executive reviews of rate segment performance and perform frequent ad-hoc analysis for senior leadership pertaining to forecasted changes in business performance, headcount, and changes in allocations

• Manage preparation and quality control of Forward Pricing rate proposal packages to ensure timely and accurate submittals to the Defense Contract Management Association (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Association (DCAA)

• Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers, notably DCMA and DCAA, and lead recurring rate monitoring process in coordination with DCMA

• Provide support for rate segments in all Forward Pricing, Estimating System, and Accounting System related audits by internal and external auditors (DCMA/DCAA, Internal Audit, and D&T)

• Coordinate all Forward Pricing and Billing rate updates with internal organizations. This includes all associated ERP systems, as well as, both Pricing & Estimating and Earned Value Management tools.

• Support system updates to cost structure required to support rate calculations

• Provide accounting related support for allocations, and quarterly and annual entries

• Enforce rates policies and procedures, ensure rate segment compliance with internal SOX controls, and educate peers (both financial and non-financial) about compliance guidelines

• Support Disclosure Statement updates and ensure consistency in Forward Pricing

• Communicate effectively within the team, and with internal and external customers for indirect budget or FPRP support as well as related processes or tools

• Coordinate effectively with all other team members and internal process owners, including, but not limited to, Accounting, Compliance, and FP&A, Sector Rates and Budgets and tools teams

• Support various ad-hoc requests and analyses in support varying organization levels - BU, Division, Sector and Corporation

• Negotiate expected due dates when appropriate and manage tasks to planned completion schedules

Leadership

• Partnership with the Sector, Division and BU business management / Rates & Budget…