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. The Principal Program Cost Control Analyst (PCA) will support/lead cost reporting for the Ship Service Turbine Generator (SSTG) Block 6 program within Northrop Grumman's Marine Systems Business Unit. The PCA will interface with the program managers, functional management, cost account managers (CAMs) and business managers to provide financial support and analysis to meet program requirements. They will prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, cash forecasting, and variance analysis. The PCA will monitor costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system. This will include performing perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks such as Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development, and analysis of estimates to complete. The PCA will perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines, including maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government. The PCA will support audits and reviews as requested by programs, customers, and company management, support Annual Operating Plan, Resource Plan, and Long Range Strategic Plan activity, and prepare financial inputs to internal and external reports and presentations. Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 3 years of related professional experience Will consider 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement. Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis Experience with Earned Value Management and performance measurement baseline concepts Strong PC skills - specifically Excel proficiency (including pivot tables, Vlookup, and conditional formatting) Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time. Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or related field Experience with COBRA, COGNOS, SAP