Sentinel - Principal Program Control Analyst (14830)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Business Management Mult-Func

This role is for a Principal Program Control Analyst supporting the Sentinel (GBSD) program in the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division at Northrop Grumman. The analyst will provide financial and administrative support, apply Earned Value Management System (EVMS) concepts, and perform cost performance reporting and analysis. Responsibilities include establishing work breakdown structures, maintaining estimates to complete, supporting budget baselines, funding analysis, cost risk analysis, and preparing government cost performance reports. Requires a bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, or related field with 5 years of experience, or equivalent experience, and the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance. Experience with financial systems like SAP, Deltek Cobra, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Power BI) is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Interface with the program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements.
  2. Apply Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts to multiple contracts for control accounts within an engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT).
  3. Establishment of Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled, assessment and maintenance of objective performance criteria, maintenance and justifications of estimates to complete, and support to internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis.
  4. Budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment and visibility reports, preparation of government cost performance reports and preparation and/or review of performance measurement variance analysis as well as development and analysis of estimates to complete.
  5. Support the development of budget baselines and maintain cost/schedule integration.

Skills

Required

  • SAP
  • SAP Business Warehouse
  • Deltek Cobra
  • MS Project
  • OneIWO
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excel
  • Power BI
  • Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
  • financial systems
  • cost performance reporting/analysis
  • analyze variances/trends
  • budget baseline
  • funding analysis
  • cost risk analysis/assessment
  • government cost performance reports
  • performance measurement variance analysis
  • estimates to complete
  • cost/schedule integration
  • ETC/EAC
  • financial performance analyses

Nice to have

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Business Administration
  • Program Cost Analysis
  • Program Scheduling
  • Aerospace/Defense Industry experience
  • Strong analytical ability
  • Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent problem solving and organizational skills

What the JD emphasized

  • Requires US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related field with 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a master's degree; or 9 years of related experience may be accepted with a HS Diploma (or equivalent) in lieu of a degree
  • Requires experience with SAP, SAP Business Warehouse, Deltek Cobra, MS Project, and/or OneIWO
  • Requires experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Power BI
  • Active Secret level security clearance or higher