Requisition ID: R10181717- Category: Business Management
- Location: Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
- Clearance Type: None
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
- Positions Available: 1
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LMDS has an opening for a Principal Financial Analyst to join the Rates and Budgets team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Chandler, Arizona.
This Senior Principal Financial Analyst will be involved in various financial functions such as rate monitoring, variance analysis, forecast updates, and forward pricing rate proposals (FPRP). A successful candidate should be proactive and self-motivated. Strong written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and technical skills (e.g. Costpoint, Excel, PowerPoint) are essential for this role. Candidate will work in a service-oriented team environment and will regularly interface with various levels of LV Operations and Business Management personnel. Candidate will have the ability to identify opportunities for improvement, understand gaps in the financial or modeling systems, solve problems in a creative manner, and support the development and maintenance of common processes or templates.
In this job, you will:
Coordinate with budget owners and FP&A to prepare annual FPRP submission
Track and analyze monthly variances between actuals and FPRP planned budget. Working with the Accounting team and budget owners to correct charging issues
Prepare and present monthly status and recommended forecast updates (IF) to LV leadership
Support the development of common processes and create or maintain existing process documentation
Support the creation of Rates and Budgets models in Excel and linked with Cognos using PAX.
Provide feedback on forecasting techniques and work with the team to implement new techniques that are CAS/FAR compliant
Prepare monthly and quarterly rate monitoring reports for DCMA/DCAA
Other duties as assigned
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
Why You? Youre the candidate were searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of professional experience in accounting, finance or business – OR – Master’s degree with 3+ years of professional experience in accounting, finance or business
Experience working in a collaborative team environment.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong Leadership Skills
Experience successfully managing and producing data with strict deadlines
Strong PC skills and proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Excel
No clearance required to start
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience using Cognos TM1, Cognos Reports and Costpoint/SAP.
Operational knowledge of manufacturing, engineering and business environments
Defense Industry experience
Masters degree preferred
Salary Range: $78,700 - $118,100
The 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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
