Business Management Analyst

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · San Diego, CA +1 · Business Management Mult-Func

This role is for a Business Management Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting Program Cost Control activities within the Mission Systems sector. The analyst will provide financial support, analyze cost data, prepare financial reports, forecast financial statements, and perform Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a business or related field, minimum 2 years of financial work experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. A Secret clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. provide support for Program Cost Control activities within the Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity Division’s Communication Solutions (CS) business unit (BU) or Secure Process and Networks SPAN (BU) as determined by business need, candidate background, and experience.
  2. interface with the program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements.
  3. analyze cost data to prepare program financial reports for internal and external customers relative to program cost incurrence, material tracking and labor expenses to help ensure program contracts perform within negotiated parameters.
  4. forecast financial statements (Income Statement and Balance Sheet), the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan for their program.
  5. perform Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks including developing the performance measurement baseline (PMB), forecasting the Estimate at Complete (EAC), controlling change management processes and preparing internal and external status reports.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration such as Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics, Finance, Management or Marketing, or a related field (e.g., Mathematics, Risk Management)
  • Minimum of 2 years of financial work experience
  • Basic understanding of Government Compliance core concepts and regulations
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, chart generation, VBA macros, etc.)
  • US citizenship is required
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

Nice to have

  • SAP, COGNOS, or similar ERP software experience
  • Minimum of 1 year experience in strong data mining and database management
  • Professional experience in Aerospace & Defense, Financial Services, or Telecommunications
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) customer reporting, COBRA experience
  • Financial Forecasting, Cognos experience
  • A current/active DoD Secret clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance
  • DoD Secret clearance