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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Business Management Analyst based out of Salt Lake City. This is an onsite position. This position offers the 9/80 schedule.

What You'll get to Do:

The Business Management Analyst will work within a team structure and interact with various operating units, business areas, and division staff to assist in solving reporting program issues and meeting reporting requirements. The Analyst will interface with program managers, functional management, control account managers (CAMS) and business managers, to provide financial support and analysis in addition to generating program performance measurement baselines (PMB) and implement approved changes.

As part of this role, the Business Management Analyst will perform analyses and prepare program financial reports for internal and external customers relative to program cost incurrence, material tracking, and labor spending to help ensure program contracts are within negotiated, agreed-upon parameters, government cost control guidelines, and accounting guidelines. In addition, this role will work cooperatively with the business, functional, and technical staff to address internal and external customer requests while supporting cost estimate development, customer proposals, negotiations, and various audits.

Through critical thinking and innovative and independent behavior, this role will facilitate, monitor, and forecast program financing mechanisms including Accounts Receivable, Advanced Payments, and Performance Based Payments; coordinate and prepare program financial forecasting and reporting, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan and identify and mitigate program cost and schedule risk.

The Business Management Analyst has responsibility for all aspects of financial administration for the Sector's Operations organization, with specific focus on development of both near term and long term Sector strategy and analysis of alternatives. The position will provide financial oversight in the development and implementation of various projects.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Evaluate processes across the Mission Systems sector with focus on standardization of best practices, processes, tools and procedures
• Financial data collection, consolidation, interpretation, and analysis in an effort to maintain affordability and promote the predictability of future trends
• Assessing impacts of organizational and operational changes to ensure impacts are properly evaluated and incorporated into budgets to ensure recoverability
• Preparing comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds and determining rationale for variances between costs and budget
• Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
• Set up cost control system, monitors and controls costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system
• Perform Monthly Unit Cost financial analysis and provides both external and internal reporting(s) for Operations and Business Management

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Management, Economics or related field from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years of financial work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, chart generation, VBA macros, etc.)
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 10%.
• US citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of Government Compliance.
• SAP, COGNOS, or similar ERP software experience
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Insurance, Financial Services, or Telecommunications.
• Earned Value Management (EVM) customer reporting, MPM, or COBRA experience.
• Current/Active DoD security clearance.

What We Can Offer You

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

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Primary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 - $98,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.