Financial Analyst - Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Redondo Beach, CA +1 · Finance and Accounting

Financial Analyst role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on strategic planning, reporting, and analysis of key financial metrics for the Intelligence & Sensing Business Unit. Responsibilities include EAC contract profitability assessment, cash flow management, risk assessment, and supporting annual operating and long-range strategic plans. Requires a Top Secret security clearance and proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.

What you'd actually do

  1. Strategic planning, reporting, and analysis of key financial metrics (Sales, Margin, Cash, Awards) for the I&S BU. Includes quarterly Estimate-at-Complete (EAC) contract profitability assessment, cash flow/balance sheet management, risk and opportunity assessment
  2. Support monthly and quarterly financial deliverables and analysis
  3. Support development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP) through collaboration with Business and Program Management
  4. Perform ad-hoc exercises for financial impact/profitability analysis
  5. Collaborative work style: ability to interface with different functions and levels of leadership both within and outside of the BU

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics (or related field) – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
  • Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
  • High proficiency with MS Office tools, especially Excel

Nice to have

  • Experience with Northrop Grumman Space Systems financial reporting tools (SAP, Cobra, Cognos/NGFP)
  • Financial analysis and reporting including development of forecast, profitability, and cash flow analysis
  • Prior experience in the aerospace & defense industry
  • Analytical; makes recommendations using acquired data and experience
  • Detail and results oriented; ability to deliver timely and accurate results under time sensitive conditions
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills

What the JD emphasized

  • Top Secret
  • Top Secret