Principal/ Sr Principal Program Cost Schedule Control Analyst

Are you ready to put your experience to work at Northrop Grumman? If so, Our Defense Systems wants you to join our team as a Principal Program Cost/Schedule Control Analyst and to partner with Program Management through the preparation, reporting, and in-depth analysis of actual, Indicated Final (IF), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP) financials. This position is in a fast paced, strategic growth area that will require excellent time management and prioritization skills. This role will be located in Mesa, AZ.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for program portfolio Month End close activities including: preparing financial forecasts, conducting variance analysis and reviewing financial results with Integrated Product Team

• EAC (estimate at complete) preparation and analysis of programs on a quarterly basis to determine if financial profitability obligations will be achieved at program completion

• Establishing program baselines for new awards including: labor and material spend profiles and billing / cash flow forecasts

• Prepare Annual Plan, including orders, sales, profit and cash flow forecasting for program family and bridge analysis to prior plan

• Partnering with Program Manager as integral member of the product family team

• Cost Control reporting

• Tracking and understanding material allocations by project

• Unbilled analysis, backlog review, other miscellaneous tasks

• Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required

• Other duties as assigned

This position can be filled at either level based on the qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications

Principal Program Cost Schedule Control Analyst

• 5 years of experience in accounting and/or finance or other Business Management fields with a Bachelor's, or 3 years of experience with a Masters; Will consider 9 years of experience in lieu of degree with related experience

• Strong Financial modeling skills

• Microsoft Office - Excel skills must be intermediate level or higher

• Must have strong analytical skills in a complex project accounting environment

• Must be an agile learner and able to grasp business processes and concepts easily and quickly

• Must be able to work onsite in Mesa, AZ

Sr Principal Program Cost Schedule Control Analyst

• 8 years of experience in accounting and/or finance or other Business Management fields with a Bachelor's, or 6 years of experience with a Masters; Will consider 12 years of experience in lieu of degree with related experience

• Strong Financial modeling skills

• Microsoft Office - Excel skills must be intermediate level or higher

• Must have strong analytical skills in a complex project accounting environment

• Must be an agile learner and able to grasp business processes and concepts easily and quickly

• Must be able to work onsite in Mesa, AZ

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in SAP, COBRA and TM1

• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to multitask are significant advantages

• Proposal experience in preparation and submittal for multi-million-dollar programs

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, and time management skills