Manager Budgeting 3

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’s Defense Systems Sector has an opening for a Manager Business Management 3 to support the organization’s Rates and Budgets team.  This position will be a direct report to the Director of Functional Business Management and will partner with one or more functional organizations to manage all budgeting activities.

• →Provide direct management for a team of Business Management employees, including mentoring and developing professional and management talent.
• →Lead budgeting cycle and various financial reporting activities for functional organization. Establish reporting rhythm and develop sustainable reports that provide accurate and timely information.
• →Support executive reviews of budget performance and perform frequent ad-hoc analysis for senior leadership.
• →Proactively work to identify risks and opportunities and implement mitigation plans.
• →Conduct affordability studies, cost optimization analysis, benchmarking, and other forms of analysis to support strategic decision making.
• →Collaborate across functional organizations to ensure data integrity and transparency.
• →Harmonize Business Management processes, procedures, and tools in support of indirect cost management.
• →Enforce rate policies and procedures, ensure compliance with internal SOX controls, and educate peers (both financial and non-financial) about compliance guidelines.
• →Provide support for rate segments in all Forward Pricing, Estimating System, and Accounting System related audits by internal and external auditors (DCMA/DCAA, Internal Audit, and D&T).

The successful candidate must have a proven track record in fostering a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around ethics and integrity, employee engagement, affordability, innovation, and continuous improvement. The candidate will maintain the highest level of commitment to quality, compliance, and internal controls in adherence to company values and ethics.  Furthermore, the successful candidate would lead the team in managing task assignments, resource allocation, prioritization and completion dates.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field and 10 years of relevant work experience or a master's degree in a related field and 7 years relevant work experience.
• Prior management experience and demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop talent.
• Budget management and forecasting experience.
• High level of proficiency with SAP, Cognos, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience presenting complex financial analysis to senior leadership.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

• Demonstrated history leading or being a significant contributor on cross functional project teams.
• Experience with Disclosure Statements and Forward Pricing Rate Proposals (FPRP).
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense industry.
• Understanding of SOX, GAAP, CAS, FAR, DFARs, and Company policies and procedures
• Background in other areas of finance: Program Control, Pricing and Estimating, Accounting, Financial Planning, and other related Business Management disciplines.