Senior Principal Budget Analyst

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None 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. 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 Senior Principal Budget Analyst based out of Linthicum, MD . This is an onsite position that offers the 9/80 schedule.     What You Will Get to Do The Senior Principal Budget Analyst will lead the manufacturing budgeting activities within the Airborne Multifunction Sensors (AMS) Division and report to the AMS Manufacturing & Sector Quality & Mission Assurance Budgeting Manager. This role is responsible for indirect cost estimation, utilization planning, cost allocation, tracking, and analysis.  The analyst will work closely with the AMS Manufacturing functional teams to develop monthly Indicated Finals (IF) and will prepare and present financial data to internal customers, including month-end actuals, variance analysis and forecasts.   The Senior Principal Budget 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 and works closely with Director’s from the various locations across the Sector.   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 • Preparing financial plans and assessing impacts from major program awards on facility utilization and future needs • Preparing regular and special-purpose reports • Assessing impacts of organizational and operational changes to ensure impacts are properly evaluated and incorporated into budgets to ensure recoverability • Presenting results of analysis for evaluation by Director level staff • Preparing comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds and determining rationale for variances between costs and budget • Analyzing trends and review Actuals to Budgets monthly with budget owners; update forecast as needed • Providing financial oversight in the development and implementation of material rates and works closely with both GSC and Rates management.    Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree plus 8 years related work experie

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