Program Control Finance Manager - Manager 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At 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. 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, f