Principal, Government Compliance- Business Systems

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Principal, Government Compliance- Business Systems to oversee regulatory compliance for DFARS contractor business systems. The role is based in Melbourne, FL with remote work eligibility and a demanding schedule.

You will coordinate with DCMA, DCAA and segment compliance leads, prepare reports, update policies GC-51/GC-52, and drive readiness for audits while guiding cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 12+ years in government compliance.
• In lieu of a degree, 16 years of related experience.
• Minimum 12 years of government compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with segment compliance leads and DCMA/DCAA to guide lifecycle of business system engagements.
• Identify and communicate potential DFARS compliance issues to management.
• Prepare and submit recurring reports to system owners and leadership.
• Coordinate DCMA information accuracy and advise on corporate impact when issues arise.
• Lead communities of practice and steering committees and monthly DCMA liaison with headquarters.
• Coordinate responses to DCMA/DCAA audits as required.
• Support readiness for major audits of accounting and estimating systems.
• Maintain currency of GC-51 and GC-52 policies and update SharePoint with system status.
• Ensure Annual Plan details are completed timely with Steering Committee coordination.
• Interface with compliance leads and government liaison representatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

16 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

SAP

Hyperion

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title

Principal, Government Compliance- Business Systems

Job Code

46136

Job Location

Remote Opportunity

Job Schedule

Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description

The Corporate Compliance department, located in Melbourne, FL is seeking a government compliance principal that will be responsible for oversight of all regulatory compliance requirements of L3Harris with DFARS Contractor Business Systems. Responsibilities include compiling information, preparing reports for senior leadership, reviewing data, analyzing deficiencies, and advising on various compliance requirements concerning DFARS Contractor Business Systems. This position is also responsible for enterprise policy, tools and training for business systems compliance.

Essential Functions

• Works closely with business segment compliance leads, functional departments, corporate elements (finance, program management, supply chain management, internal audit, etc.), and DFARS contractor business system owners throughout the life cycle of the business system engagement process. This also entails working with government counterparts, particularly with representatives from DCMA and DCAA.
• Identifying, explaining, communicating and advising management on potential issues related to compliance matters with the DFARS Business Systems.
• Preparing and submitting an array of weekly, monthly and quarterly business system reports and related information to business system owners and senior leadership.
• Coordinating with segment compliance leads to ensure accuracy of DCMA reported information, current status of open issues, and engaging in advisory capacity to ensure consideration of any corporate impact as systems issues are worked at a segment and business unit level.
• Leading meetings such as communities of practice, steering committees, training sub-committees, and performing monthly liaison engagement with DCMA headquarters level representatives.
• Coordinating corporate review of responses to DCMA/DCAA when requested or required on business systems compliance issues, usually in response to a DCAA audit, or DCMA review that has identified a material weakness.
• Supporting business system readiness engagement, most notably for substantive audits such as major accounting system and estimating system audits conducted by DCAA.
• Maintaining currency of corporate business systems policies, GC-51 and GC-52 and ensuring they are updated at prescribed corporate intervals.
• Ensuring that SharePoint site is regularly updated with reliable information on system status and assigned system ownership.
• Ensuring the Annual Plan is completed timely, in sufficient detail and is coordinated with the Business Systems Steering Committee.
• This position will interface with Corporate and Segment Compliance Leads, Functional Leads with business system engagement/ownership responsibilities, and Government liaison representatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum 12 years of prior government compliance experience

Preferred Skills

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skill set, capable of interfacing and forming strategic business partnerships with key stakeholders
• Strong communication skills (Oral, Written and Listening)
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment and be flexible to meet the needs of the customer through detail analysis or summary reporting
• Ability to solve problems, develop and implement innovative and creative solutions to issues and situations that exist in a complex and changing environment
• Must be self-directed, proactive and possess ability to multi-task
• PeopleSoft, SAP and Hyperion experience are preferred, but not required

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $120,500-$223,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $105,000-$195,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays

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