Senior Associate, Program Finance

L3Harris Technologies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Associate, Program Finance to contribute to BOM costing for pricing and proposals and to support production BOM development. The role requires interpreting RFPs, liaising with engineering and supply chain, and ensuring estimating standards are followed.

The successful candidate will assist with material estimates, cost substantiation, and PBOM documentation while maintaining auditable files and ensuring compliance with government

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of related finance experience; Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0–2 years of related finance experience; in lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of related finance experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and understand RFP requirements, proposal assumptions, and ground rules.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Program Management, and IPTs to obtain and validate the latest BOM.
• Identify proposal-specific material needs, including tooling, test units, spares, and other items not included in the baseline BOM.
• Work with functional teams to determine attrition, scrap factors, inventory availability, material transfers, and historical pricing.
• Support supplier quote activity to meet PBOM coverage requirements.
• Evaluate estimates, quotes, and related data for accuracy and completeness; populate the PBOM and apply escalation and quantity factors.
• Prepare PBOM addendums, schedules, and supporting cost documentation.
• Serve as the focal point for material estimates, cost substantiation, PBOM development, and audit files.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/TINA requirements, including basis of estimate, cost or pricing data disclosure, fact-finding, and negotiations support.
• Maintain auditable proposal files and support Government audits.
• Maintain estimating systems, procedures, data, and standards.
• Support process improvement initiatives, systems and procedures audits, and alignment with customer, program, and company requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office suite (Teams, OneNote, Word)

ProPricer

AI tools

Government compliance experience

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: Senior Associate, Program Finance

Job ID: 42883

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

The Senior Associate, Program Finance contributes to costing the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the Pricing and Estimating organization in support of L3Harris Proposals and in compliance with estimating standards and L3Harris procedures. Assists with estimating and costing development and production type BOM’s or may be individually responsible for BOMs of lower degrees of complexity and risk including utilizing appropriate methodology and rationale.

The successful individual will work under moderate supervision of the more senior estimating team members to determine approach to objectives, developing an understanding of and application of basic principles, concepts and practices of material estimating. May provide guidance to entry level estimators on the mechanics of work tasks and strategy.

Essential Functions:

• Review and understand RFP requirements, proposal assumptions, and ground rules.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Program Management, and IPTs to obtain and validate the latest BOM.
• Identify proposal‑specific material needs, including tooling, test units, spares, and other items not included in the baseline BOM.
• Work with functional teams to determine attrition, scrap factors, inventory availability, material transfers, and historical pricing.
• Support supplier quote activity to meet PBOM coverage requirements.
• Evaluate estimates, quotes, and related data for accuracy and completeness; populate the PBOM and apply escalation and quantity factors.
• Prepare PBOM addendums, schedules, and supporting cost documentation.
• Serve as the focal point for material estimates, cost substantiation, PBOM development, and audit files.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/TINA requirements, including basis of estimate, cost or pricing data disclosure, fact‑finding, and negotiations support.
• Maintain auditable proposal files and support Government audits.
• Maintain estimating systems, procedures, data, and standards.
• Support process improvement initiatives, systems and procedures audits, and alignment with customer, program, and company requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related finance experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related finance experience. In lieu of a degree, there is a minimum of 6 years of prior related finance experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with supply chain.
• Microsoft Office suite products (Teams, OneNote, Word).
• Experience with AI tools.
• ProPricer experience.
• Government compliance experience.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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