Financial Analyst - Level 4

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

Financial Analyst role at Northrop Grumman supporting program finances, including forecasting, reporting, cost control, and compliance with government regulations. Requires experience in business management, finance, or accounting, with proficiency in MS Office Suite. Preferred qualifications include experience with EVMS, project management software, and the aerospace and defense industry.

What you'd actually do

  1. Coordinate and prepare program financial forecasting and reporting, including the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP)
  2. Monitor, forecast and manage program financing mechanisms such as Accounts Receivable, Advanced Payments, and Accounts Payable
  3. Support audits, reviews, fact-finding and development of program cost estimates, customer proposals, and negotiations
  4. Perform quarterly Estimates at Complete (EAC), analyzing Estimates to Complete (ETC), variances, risk management reserve (MR) and preparing internal and external status reports
  5. Develop funds run out (FRO) analyses to align program funding needs with government funding availability

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of business management, finance, operations or accounting experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of business management, finance, operations or accounting experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of business management, finance, operations or accounting experience
  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Nice to have

  • Experience briefing complex financial performance, analyses and concepts to executive leadership
  • Experience working with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
  • Experience with project management software (COBRA), SAP Management Project Systems Module and IBM Business Analytics (Cognos)
  • Aerospace and Defense industry experience

What the JD emphasized

  • program contracts remain within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters
  • comply with government cost control requirements
  • program cost and schedule risks