Program Cost Control Analyst - Level 3

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Huntsville, AL +1 · Business Management Mult-Func

This role is a Program Cost Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing budgets, schedules, and financial analyses for government contracts. It involves setting up cost control systems, monitoring expenditures, performing variance analysis, and preparing reports related to Earned Value Management (EVM). The position requires experience in financial analysis and EVM, with a preference for defense industry experience and knowledge of financial systems and regulations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Set up cost control system, monitor and control costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system
  2. Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support
  3. Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
  4. Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development and analysis of estimates to complete

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years of business management or program control experience or Master's degree with 3 years of business management or program control experience
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Experience with financial analysis or reporting
  • Experience with MS Office Suite
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) experience

Nice to have

  • Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration
  • Defense industry experience
  • Program Cost Control experience
  • Experience with FAR/DFAR
  • Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera or SAP
  • Experience with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret security clearance
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) experience