Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 2, located in Huntsville, AL, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
Our Program Cost Control Analyst will help prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist with financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting and variance analysis. You will also work to ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation for expenditure projections and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government. This position will support intercompany programs and the site General Manager.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Your Role and Impact:
Prepare and present Estimate at Completion in support of Corporate requirements on a quarterly basis
Estimate monthly sales and operating margin by analyzing direct labor hours, raw material dollars, and other direct costs
Manage the day-to-day program control task
Work with the program team and support required program meetings
Maintain project detail with Deltek Cobra/ SAP S4
Support customer required reporting
Forecast and analyze manpower needs based on current and proposed program budgets
Other duties as assigned
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of business management or program control experience or Master’s degree
Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope,
Experience with financial analysis or reporting
Experience with MS Office Suite
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration
Defense industry experience
Program Cost Control experience
Experience with FAR/DFAR
Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera or SAP
Experience with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of business management or program control experience
- Master’s degree may substitute for the bachelor’s degree and experience requirement
- An additional 4+ years of experience may substitute for the degree
- Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance, current and within scope, at time of application
- Experience with financial analysis or reporting
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business Administration
- Defense industry experience
- Program Cost Control experience
- Experience with FAR/DFARS
- Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera, or SAP
- Experience with Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
- Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
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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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We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
