Principal/Sr Principal Auditor

Internal Audit Position

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 Internal Audit department is seeking a qualified individual to join our diverse audit staff. This role will report to the Manager of Internal Audit. This position will need candidates to be local to Redondo Beach, CA or Baltimore, MD.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• When required, travelling to domestic, international, major program, and/or subsidiary company locations to perform audits of Northrop Grumman programs with other Internal Audit teammates.
• Performing audit procedures to review program related business functions such as:
• Program planning, scheduling, and control, in both fully compliant and tailored Earned Value Management (EVM) implementations to include Estimate at Complete (EAC) review, maintenance, and reporting (internally and externally).
• Substantiation of financial EAC update, reporting and recording with substantiation and reserves assessment, when required.
• Supplier management including supplier performance reporting and management and contract requirements flowdown.
• Financial recording and reporting of financial keyline metrics (Awards, Sales, Margin, and Cash).
• Risk and Opportunity Management process and incorporation into Financial EACs.
• Management reporting of program data both internally and externally
• Technical management of Technical Performance Measures (TPMs), Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), and other technical metrics such as Quality Management, Configuration and Data Management.
• Ensuring proper recording of transactions and compliance with applicable company policies/procedures, related contracts/agreements, and applicable laws.

The above functions are audited by performing the following activities:

• Analyzing functional and financial data either provided by programs under audit or by retrieving from various systems and repositories to validate performance against company/divisions/ subsidiaries objectives goals and reported results, compliance to policies, procedures and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Interviewing and discussing application or processes and execution of controls with responsible personnel.
• Documenting work performed to fieldwork procedures with audit workpapers and issue sheets, when required.
• Incorporating data analytics to identify issues, automate work, improve efficiency and effectiveness and identify risk areas.
• Preparing presentations covering the various phases of the audit cycle and presenting those materials to personnel from programs under review, Sector staff and management, and Internal management.
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with auditees and affected management.
• Assisting with the development and execution of audits topically adjacent to Program Reviews using a risk-based audit approach, including assessment of controls when ongoing risk assessments identify a potential area of risk requiring investigation.
• Experience in performing multiple projects concurrently and leading a highly engaged team.

This requisition may be filled as a Principal level or Sr Principal level based on the requirements below.

Basic Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

Education and experience requirement to be considered at the Principal (03) level:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Quality, or related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's degree in said disciplines with 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 4 or more years in analytical roles within Business Management including cost management, schedule management, pricing/estimating, and finance.
• Working experience with a fully compliant and/or tailored Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation in a financial, cost, or schedule analyst role.
• Working knowledge of business reporting, management, and analytical tools (e.g. SAP- S4 HANA, CostPoint, MS Office, Deltek Cobra, Microsoft Project or Oracle Primavera) to interrogate data from ERP and Program Management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret a wide variety of data/information to identify trends, positive and negative correlations, form valid conclusions and present data to best highlight relevant points.
• Ability to work from Redondo Beach, CA, or Baltimore, MD offices.
• Must have U.S. Citizenship, possess an active and current DoD Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to travel up 50% of the time for up to 1 week at a time, potentially for consecutive weeks.

Education and experience requirement to be considered at the Sr. Principal (04) level:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Quality, or related field with 8 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's degree in said disciplines with 6 years of relevant work experience.
• 6 or more years in analytical roles within Business Management including cost management, schedule management, pricing/estimating, and finance.
• Demonstrated, proven experience with a fully compliant and tailored Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation in a financial, cost, or schedule analyst role.
• Demonstrated, proven knowledge of business reporting, management, and analytical tools (e.g. SAP-S4 HANA, CostPoint, MS Office, Deltek Cobra, Microsoft Project or Oracle Primavera) to interrogate data from ERP and Program Management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret a wide variety of data/information to identify trends, positive and negative correlations, form valid conclusions and present data to best highlight relevant points.
• Ability to work from Redondo Beach, CA or Baltimore, MD offices.
• Must have U.S. Citizenship, possess an active and current DoD Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to travel up 50% of the time for up to 1 week at a time, potentially for consecutive weeks.

Preferred Qualifications for both Principal and Sr. Principal levels:

• Demonstrated 2 or more years of experience on execution of a program with fully compliant EVMS contractual requirements in a control account manager (CAM) role.
• Experience across multiple business management disciplines such as cost management, schedule management, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), Rates and Budgets, Pricing and Cost Estimating, Contracts Administration, etc.
• Demonstrated proficiency in: Deltek COBRA or similar project management software, SAP-S4 HANA, Microsoft Project / Project Server, and/or Oracle Primavera applications.
• Active US Government Top Secret or Top Secret SCI and ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs clearances.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or other similar certification.
• Experience with internal assurance functions such as EVM monitors with ownership of surveillance activities starting with surveillance plan development through internal corrective action request (ICAR) remediation.
• Experience working with DCAA and DCMA (including reporting and successful remediation of CARS).

Salary Range: $91,200.00 - $136,800.00 Salary Range 2: $113,500.00 - $170,300.00 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.