Business Management Director 1

Relocation assistance is not available. Travel is required, up to 10% of the time.

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Business Management Director 1 to join the Rates and Budgets, and Incurred Cost group in McLean, VA. This leadership role leads the Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector (NGDS) indirect budgeting function, responsible for developing, integrating, and managing indirect cost budgets and forecasts across overhead, G&A, and other indirect pools. Partners with sector, program, and functional leadership to ensure indirect resources align with business strategy, meet affordability targets, and comply with applicable internal controls and government requirements.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage teams to do the same: upholding high ethical standards, facilitating a safe and respectful environment, holding ourselves and others accountable, operating as OneNG, and setting a vision that shapes the future.

Responsibilities

• Define, plan, and shape the annual and long-range functional indirect budget and forecast cycles for Defense Systems.
• Lead functional sector-wide indirect budgets; analyze variances vs. plan, prior year, and forecast; provide actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Ensure indirect budgets support competitive forward pricing rates and program affordability.
• Serve as a primary business partner to functional and program leadership on indirect budgets, headcount, and investment trade-offs.
• Provide financial analysis and scenarios to support decisions on staffing, footprint, capital, and strategic initiatives.
• Define and develop financial metrics to identify cost efficiency opportunities across all functions.
• Maintain strong internal controls around budgeting, forecasting, and rate development in accordance with company standards and government regulations (e.g., CAS, FAR, DFARS).
• Drive continuous improvement in budgeting tools, templates, and processes to increase efficiency, transparency, and accuracy.
• Ensure indirect budgeting practices are consistent with Corporate guidance and sector requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of finance and accounting experience OR Master’s Degree and 8 years of finance and accounting experience.
• Prior experience in a formal leadership role.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working with DCMA / DCAA.
• Experience using SAP S4.
• Familiarity with CAS (Cost Accounting Standards) / FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation).

Pay

Primary level salary range: $185,400.00 - $278,200.00. The above range represents a general guideline; base salary offers consider the scope and responsibilities of the position, as well as 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 reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.