Pricing Analyst/Principal Pricing Analyst

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector is currently seeking a Pricing Analyst/Principal Pricing Analyst to join our growing team of diverse professionals in McLean, Virginia. The selected candidate will report to the Division Manager of Pricing & Estimating.

The Pricing Analyst supports contract proposal preparation, proposal cost volume development, cost estimation, and departmental operations duties. The Pricing Analyst functions in a fast paced proposal environment and works closely with the program/proposal team members developing cost proposals while ensuring compliance and schedule adherence.

Duties entail preparation of new business and follow-on cost proposals, task/delivery orders of various contract types and administrative coordination of the monthly/quarterly proposal reporting requirements, bulletins & memorandums, proposal reviews and audits, and validating the pricing software tools.

• Develops, analyzes, evaluates, coordinates, prepares, and supports cost proposals to government and commercial customers

• Reviews Requests for Proposals (RFP) and proposal documents for compliance to customer specifications/requirements and adherence to company policy

• Ensures Northrop Grumman Estimating System compliance and provides interpretation of RFP requirements

• Interacts with personnel and management at all levels; interfaces and coordinates with other business management personnel on a daily basis

• Provides reviews of all estimates prior to delivery and review by senior management

• Prepares and presents costs estimates to management, customer representatives and government audit agencies

• Ensures adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), and Northrop Grumman policies and procedures with regard to cost proposal preparation, review, compliance, submission, updates/revisions, and negotiations

• Supports audit requests, fact-finding, and negotiation discussions and the program budget baseline process

• Supports various departmental business management & operations functions

Basic Qualifications:

Pricing Analyst:

Must have one of the following:

• High school diploma with a minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Economics or closely related discipline with a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Master's degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Economics or closely related discipline with a minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience

Principal Pricing Analyst:

Must have one of the following:

• High school diploma with a minimum of 11 years of relevant professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Economics or closely related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience
• Master's degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Economics or closely related discipline with a minimum of 4 year of relevant professional experience

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and math skills, and general finance acumen

• Demonstrated self-starter with strong attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and communicate with a variety of stakeholders

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

• Must be able to work on-site in McLean, Virginia

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS and other Government Regulations

• Knowledge of the Service Contract Act and other government-related applicable standards and regulations

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