Cost Account Manager

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Leidos Defense Systems Manufacturing Sector is seeking a Cost Account Manager (CAM) to join our Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Team at our Platform Integration Facility located in Huntsville AL.

This position will manage manufacturing programs and control accounts for the assembly integration and test content associated with a (3) major programs. The CAM will own the planning monitoring and statusing of the content in the control account and the health of each program. The CAM will support and partner with the manufacturing organization to establish schedule and cost positions develop and report variance rationale and develop courses of action to maintain performance to the program plan. The manufacturing content in this control account includes mechanical disassembly component fabrication platform final assembly and acceptance testing. This position will be partnered with Manufacturing and Program leadership to develop material for recurring internal and external customer reviews. This person in this role will collaborate with the Manufacturing Program Integrator and local Site Leadership to communicate program progress constraints risks and potential mitigation plans.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Accountable to the PM and customer to deliver the scope associated within the control account(s)at theagreedcost schedule and technical objectives.

• Managingschedulecost and technicalperformanceagainstthe baselineof the control account(s)including managing resources.

• Aggressively managing the risk and opportunities in the control account(s).

• Weekly reporting of schedule and cost performance of the control account.

• Analyzing schedule and cost performance developing variance rationale and recovery plansas needed.

• Partnering with Manufacturing management and shop personnel to develop courses of action tomaintainprogram schedule and cost baselines.

• Coordinating near term schedule andexecution plans with Manufacturing.

• Supporting proposal activities and business development opportunities.

• Participation in program reviews.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree intechnicalor business discipline with 4 or more years of experience in managing or supporting manufacturing projects or equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

• Working knowledge of EVMS and scheduling processes.

• Previousexperience with developing cost and schedule baselines for manufacturing projects and reporting recurring schedule and cost performance to those baselines.

• Demonstrated experience analyzing manufacturingperformanceon a recurring basis through the life cycle of a program.

• This position requires knowledge in the development maintenance and/or tracking of: Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) the change management process the work authorization process forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs) and implementing corrective actions.

• Candidate must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing torelocateto Huntsville North Alabama AL area.

• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years ofpreviousmanagement of a manufacturing projector program.

• PMI/PMP Certification.

• Manufacturing Engineering Production Control Master Scheduling orpreviousCost Account Management experience.

• MBA or advanced technical degree.

• FamiliaritywithDeltekCostpoint accounting software.

• Familiarity with electronic ManufacturingExecutionSystems.

• Previousexperience on manufacturing programs/projects that include Welding Fabrication Assembly Integration and Final Acceptance Testing.

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