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Sr. Principal Program Cost & Schedule Control Analyst
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Wayzata, MN, USA |
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| Salary | $104900 – $157300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline with 8 plus years of industry related experience or a Master’s degree and 6 plus years related experience. May consider 4 additional years of related experience (12 plus yrs. total) with a HS Diploma/GED.
- Technical skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Proficient with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team environment.
- Experience with Cost Control and Working Capital Management.
- Ability to work well with Operational team/program managers.
- Ability to work independently and proactively.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
Responsibilities
- Partners with Program Management to establish strategy, prioritize requirements, and achieve financial goals while ensuring the integrity of business processes.
- Performs financial analyses and prepares variance explanations, estimates to complete (EACs), and monthly corporate and customer reports related to cost/schedule performance, staffing, and sales outlook.
- Prepares program baselines, maintains artifacts, analyzes monthly performance, and prepares monthly financial reports and customer deliverables.
- Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.
- Annual completion of a strategic 5 year plan for orders, revenue, operating margin, and cash.
- Ad hoc reporting/ cost control reporting including performance measurement and associated analysis, labor and material details by project.
- Be the point of contact for assigned programs/projects audit inquiries as they arise.
- Program cash management and working capital initiatives including cash flow projects for potential/future orders to determine if the pursuit is a good investment of proposal dollars now vs. cash over time.
- Prepares and evaluates ROMs and proposals.
- Works under limited supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- Complete understanding of contract types and terminology
- Experience with Cobra, Cognos, Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX)
- Experience with SAP
- Understanding of DoD contracts, government Cost Accounting Standards, Commercial contracts, and the FAR.
- Experience with Earned Value a plus, but not required
- Strong excel background
