Northrop Grumman Corporate Office is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a Sr. Principal Financial Analyst opening in Falls Church, VA.
This position requires a highly motivated self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail. The selected candidate will directly report to the Director of Financial Strategy and job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Provide analytical support for major corporate actions, including capital management decisions, strategic & M&A transactions (including portfolio optimization projects with targeted asset divestitures, bolt-on & large platform transactions).
- Involvement in confidential & special projects in support of the executive management team and Board of Directors.
- Involvement in long-range strategic/financial planning, setting annual and long term company wide compensation metrics, proxy analysis, performing peer competitive analyses, detailed valuation analyses, and evaluating the position of the company's business portfolio.
- Coordination with internal and external parties, including consultants, corporate and sector strategic and financial planners, and other business management functions.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, or related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of experience in finance, or a Master's degree in related discipline with a minimum of 4 years of experience in finance.
- Perform preliminary and final/detailed valuation analyses
- Able to work independently under minimal supervision
- Ability to perform complex research, prepare final review materials
- Prepare in depth customer presentations and analyze and critique financial statements and investor material
- Advanced financial modeling, MS excel and MS PowerPoint skills required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Data analytics skills preferred
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline with minimum 6 years of experience, or Master's degree with minimum 4 years of experience
- Experience performing preliminary and final/detailed valuation analyses
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision
- Ability to perform complex research and prepare final review materials
- Ability to prepare in-depth customer presentations and analyze and critique financial statements and investor material
- Advanced financial modeling skills
- MS Excel skills
- MS PowerPoint skills
- Data analytics skills
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
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.

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