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Program Cost Control Analyst

Northrop Grumman

Aurora, COJob$76–114K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$76–114K/yr
Location
Aurora, CO
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 2 in Aurora, Colorado. The analyst supports budgets and schedules for contract work, financial analyses, funding availability, and intercompany programs. The role includes cost and schedule control, audits and reviews, contract reporting, and Earned Value Management tasks. It follows a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial AnalysisFinancial ReportingMS Office SuiteDefense IndustryEarned Value ManagementProgram Cost ControlFAR/DFARCostpointCobraPrimaveraSAPFinancial Planning and Analysis

Qualifications

Bachelor's+2 or Master's+0 or 4+ Years ExperienceActive DoD Top Secret ClearanceFinance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration Degree

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: No

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 2 located in Aurora, CO, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

Our Program Cost Control Analyst will help prepare budgets and schedules for contract work and assist with financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting and variance analysis. You will also work to ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation for expenditure projections and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government. This position will support intercompany programs and the site General Manager.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your Role and Impact:

  • Set up cost control system, monitor and control costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system

  • Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support

  • Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines

  • Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development and analysis of estimates to complete

  • Other duties as assigned

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience

  • Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree

  • Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope

  • Experience with financial analysis or reporting

  • Experience with MS Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business Administration

  • Defense industry experience

  • Earned Value Management (EVM) experience

  • Program Cost Control experience

  • Experience with FAR/DFAR

  • Experience with Costpoint, Cobra, Primavera or SAP

  • Experience with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $75,800.00 - $113,800.00

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Business Management

How this job compares

Set against the 5,636 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$76–114K/yr
  • Colorado median$85–125K/yr157 salary ranges
  • US median$85–133K/yr3,647 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $95K, is 13% below the Colorado median midpoint ($108K) — in the middle half of Financial Analyst salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 187 open Financial Analyst jobs in Colorado and 5,636 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,458 postings).
Education
3,066 of the 5,636 open Financial Analyst jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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