Business Management Analyst - Accounting

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · MD +2 · Business Management Mult-Func

This role is for a Business Management Analyst - Accounting, supporting the Accounting department and Billing Manager. Responsibilities include assisting with invoice preparation, analysis, and reconciliations, ensuring accurate and timely customer billings, and collaborating with internal teams. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field, with a minimum of 2 years of financial work experience and a basic understanding of Government Compliance. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential, and a Secret security clearance is required. Preferred qualifications include experience with SAP or similar ERP software, billing/finance/accounting experience, data mining, and experience in Aerospace & Defense.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assist with preparation, analysis and reconciliations related to issuing Final Invoices.
  2. Ensure accurate and timely preparation, reconciliation, and submission of customer Billings (Cost Type, time and Material, Firm Fixed Price, Progress payments, Milestones & Performance Based Payments, Shippers) and Intercompany Accounting Transfers, in support of Business Sector contracts.
  3. Work collaboratively with our internal Cost Control Analysts & Program customers to ensure checklists and required supporting documentation and received in a timely manner and are reviewed in detailed to confirm completeness.
  4. Communicate effectively and frequently with Billing Leads and team members as to status and any known issues or delays.
  5. Support internal and external customers' requests regarding billing and related issues.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, etc.) or Business adjacent degree (Mathematics, Risk Management)
  • minimum of 2 years of financial work experience
  • Basic understanding of Government Compliance
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, chart generation, VBA macros, etc.)
  • US citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret level security clearance

Nice to have

  • SAP, COGNOS, or similar ERP software experience
  • Prior billing, finance, economics and or accounting experience
  • Experience in data mining and database management
  • Professional experience in Aerospace & Defense, Financial Services, or Telecommunications
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) customer reporting, COBRA experience

What the JD emphasized

  • US citizenship is required.
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret level security clearance is required.