Overview As a Principal Specialist in OSC Finance, you will guide cost controls for the Naval Power NSS portfolio, partnering with MPM and program teams to shape cost forecasts and EACs. You'll analyze variances, support cost reduction initiatives, and maintain cost-reporting processes across factories and programs. This hybrid role blends finance rigor with cross-functional collaboration to meet financial targets. You will help drive efficiencies and provide clear, data-driven insights to leadership, enabling informed decisions that sustain program performance and mission outcomes.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, dental, vision insurance
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- paid time off and holidays
Responsibilities- Develop and maintain Estimates at Complete (EACs) on a quarterly basis including costs, risks, and opportunities for factories and program lines
- Provide cost, schedule, and funding planning, reporting, monitoring, and analysis to GSCM leaders and management using standard tools
- Prepare program financial forecasts, monitor actual costs, and explain variances to plans and forecasts
- Manage cost accumulation methods for material on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
- Support cost reduction projects and lead initiatives based on manufacturing/expertise
- Assist in developing cost estimates for new proposals and justify basis of estimates with Estimating/Program Analysts
- Support Factory and Program activities as a key participant in organizational decisions
- Assist in streamlining GSCM material reports, EAC management, and special projects for internal efficiencies
- Create and maintain the control account structure within a manufacturing-based finance environment
Key requirements- University Degree or equivalent experience with minimum 5 years of relevant experience, or Advanced Degree with minimum 3 years
- Experience in cost allocation across bases, organizations, or products
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Experience in a production or schedule-driven environment in a profit-driven business
- Strong communication and leadership abilities
- Ability to learn advanced financial and planning skills for multitask environments
- Knowledge of P&L relationships from contracts to cost analysis
- Experience in a factory environment with understanding of Ops/production sides
- Ability to develop, update, and status financial and performance metrics and analysis driven reports
- Experience with analysis tools such as APEX and PRISM
- Experience in business management or finance roles
- Flexibility to work in a hybrid onsite/offsite environment
- strong communication and presentation skills
- leadership and confident in meetings
- problem-solving abilities bridging production realities and financial commitments
- Microsoft Excel
- cost control and EAC development
- cost allocation methods
