
Principal Program Cost Schedule Control Analyst
Required skills
- cost schedule control
- finance
- budgets
- schedules
- contract work
- financial analyses
- funding profiles
- sales outlook
- variance analysis
- expenditures
Nice to have
- team participation
- U.S. Government security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Aerospace
- DoD
- intern
Role summary
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Program Cost Scheduling Control Analyst for their Elkton, Maryland location. This role supports strategic and space-related business programs, working closely with program management, operational leaders, and customers. Responsibilities include preparing budgets and schedules, performing financial analyses (funding profiles, sales outlook, variance analysis), managing expenditures, projecting costs, and requesting funding. The analyst will incorporate contractual changes into control systems to maintain cost and schedule baselines, set up and monitor cost control systems, prepare and analyze financial reports, and provide monthly/quarterly reporting. The position also involves assisting in financial forecasting, strategic planning, investigating variances, analyzing business processes for efficiency improvements, identifying profit impacts, and tracking key performance metrics.
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking an Principal Program Cost Scheduling Control Analyst– Finance for our Elkton, Maryland location.
The Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY, Palm Beach Gardens, FL and San Jose, CA.
Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns. You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line. Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land. Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism
Job Summary:
As a Program Cost Scheduling Control Analyst/ Principal Program Cost Scheduling Control Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting our strategic and space related business programs. This position will work very closely with Northrop Grumman program management, operational leaders, and internal and external customers.
Responsible for the preparation of budgets and schedules for contract work and financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis. Performs data gathering and analysis to ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, preparation of expenditure projections, and submittal of timely requests for additional funding to the government. Aides in incorporating contractual changes into control systems to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines.
Responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following tasks:
- Setting up cost control systems, monitoring and controlling costs and schedules on contracts requiring a validated cost schedule control system.
- Preparing budgets for contract work and performing and/or assisting in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis.
- Preparing and analyzing financial reports and communicate recommendations to management in a clear, organized summary.
- Working with the program team to integrate project cost with scheduled activity.
- Providing monthly / quarterly reporting and analysis to support business processes.
- Assist in planning and forecasting program financial performance. Prepare future strategic plans.
- Serving as a resource to management in understanding results by reporting and investigating variances.
- Analyzing business processes and making recommendations to improve process efficiency and support continuous improvement.
- Identifying potential profit impacts to programs, and making recommendations for mitigation and improving profit margin
- Preparing and tracking key performance metrics to direct management
#NGSkills
Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to deterring and defeating any adversary, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future.
Basic Requirements Principal Program Cost Schedule Control Analyst:
- This position emphasized skills and experience. Must have 9 or more years of finance experience in lieu of degree. Will also consider a Bachelor’s degree in related field and 5 years of experience; or Master' degree in related field with 3 years of experience.
- Knowledge of applications in a computerized environment, including spreadsheet applications and data bases (e.g. MS Excel, and MS Power Point).
- Knowledge of Earned value management systems (EVMS)
- Ability to work in a team environment and build relationships with others.
- Possess excellent analytical, problem solving and reporting skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple assignments in order to meet deadlines. Organize deliverables in a clean and presentable format.
- Must be able to work onsite in Elkton, MD
Preferred Requirements:
- Prior team participation experience (professional/community/extracurricular)
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups
- Aerospace and/or DoD intern/working experience
- Experience executing programs with contractual EVMS requirements.
- Prior Experience with Deltek financial applications (CostPoint, Cobra, OpenPlan, PM Compass).
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