If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Program Control Finance Manager - Manager 1, your role at Dulles, VA will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. This position is 100% onsite.
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Responsibilities include Financial Planning and Reporting, Process Improvements, Profit Analysis / Return on Sales, and Proposal Support
- Interfacing between Program Business Operations, enterprise business system implementation teams, and Program Management including the Customer Program Office
- Facilitating program financial deliverables to customer while staying synchronized with enterprise and program business rhythms and requirements
- Presenting program performance and estimates to customer project management and internal financial management through customizable performance metric dashboards
- Successfully managing and producing data with strict deadlines
- Experience in DoD setting with understanding of government Cost Accounting Standards, FAR & DFARs
- Participate in knowledge transfer and best practices sharing with peers
- Responsible for monitoring cost control guidelines and funding profiles
- Ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from accredited university with a minimum of 5+ years related experience– OR – a Master’s degree with a minimum of 3+ years related experience as outlined above. In lieu of degree, an additional 4+ years of experience may be considered
- Active Top Secret clearance required
- Experience in a lead or supervisory role
- Must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of employee, management and customers regarding financial status, metrics and deliverables
- Proven experience in a team environment and interacting with all levels of management
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills
- Detailed experience with record retention
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years finance/accounting/pricing & estimating experience
- Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) to include Cost Schedule Integration, Integrated Performance Management and Financial reporting requirements
- Experience with baseline planning and scheduling, forecasting and estimating, and/or cost/schedule integration techniques, including subcontractor integration
- Experience with Cobra, MS Project, Costpoint, and/or Cognos
- Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) training, preparation and execution experience
- Supporting program surveillance reviews and oversight using DECM
- Program Management (PMP) and/or Earned Value Management Certification (EVP)
- Have a knowledge of SOW requirements as this is part of the proposal process
- An active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Primary Level Salary Range: $121,000.00 - $181,600.00The 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and at least 5 years of related experience
- Alternatively, a master's degree and at least 3 years of related experience
- Alternatively, an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree
- Active Top Secret clearance
- Experience in a lead or supervisory role
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, management, and customers regarding financial status, metrics, and deliverables
- Experience working in a team environment and interacting with all levels of management
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented approach
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills
- Detailed experience with record retention
- At least 3 years of finance, accounting, pricing, or estimating experience
- Experience with Earned Value Management Systems, including cost schedule integration, integrated performance management, and financial reporting
- Experience with baseline planning, scheduling, forecasting, estimating, cost/schedule integration, or subcontractor integration
- Experience with Cobra, Microsoft Project, Costpoint, or Cognos
- Integrated Baseline Review training, preparation, and execution experience
- Experience supporting program surveillance reviews and oversight using DECM
- Program Management Professional (PMP) or Earned Value Management certification
- Knowledge of statement of work requirements
- Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance, current and within scope, at application
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan options by region alongside dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Recent materials also highlight added family‑building support, including a dedicated fertility benefit.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) savings plan is positioned as competitive with a company match, auto‑escalation features, and access to an employee stock fund/ESPP. Official filings and benefits guides emphasize retirement as a core element of the Total Rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many sites offer a 9/80 schedule, generous PTO, paid holidays, and flexible/telework options where program needs allow. Paid parental and caregiver leave are prominently featured, with recent enhancements for the delivering parent.
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