Senior Assoicate, Program Finance

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

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Associate, Program Finance to manage time-phased budgets, EVMS data, and cost/schedule integration.

The role collaborates with Program Management, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to keep programs on track and deliver accurate internal and customer reporting. The ideal candidate has strong communication, problem-solving, and Excel skills, with experience in government contracts and EVMS.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop time-phased budgets and schedules, EV data compliance and reporting.
• Provide management with early warning of performance issues and risks.
• Budgeting, cost control, variance analysis and internal/external reporting.
• Develop quarterly EACs and projections (ETC, EAC, LRE).
• Maintain monthly financial forecasts for awarded programs and cash flow.
• Create and maintain charge numbers; analyze costs and workforce planning.
• Educate PMO and CAMS with cost/schedule performance reports.
• Communicate changes to practices and processes; suggest improvements.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (program finance or related)

Graduate Degree or equivalent

6+ years experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Office tools

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 Assoicate, Program Finance

Job Code: 46560

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

Our Financial Analysts play a key role in keeping our departments and programs on track. Utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and financial metrics to keep all projects and programs moving in the same direction with accurate and complete information for internal financial tracking and to customers. We are seeking a proactive, self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate with key functional stakeholders including Program Management, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking with the ability to work with general day-to-day supervision. Successful candidates will demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem-solving, and resourcefulness, with a commitment to quality while developing their leadership skills as a key business partner.

Essential Functions:

• Works under general supervision to develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and cost and schedule integration.
• Broad knowledge of financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions.
• Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support.
• Development of quarterly EACs; analyze/assist in accurate projection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data.
• Maintain monthly financial forecasts for projects assigned for anticipated Awards, Sales, Profit and Cash Flow including variance explanations to prior forecast.
• Creation and maintenance of charge numbers.
• Analyze costs and personnel ensuring actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective.
• Analyze workforce planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Accounting data extraction and reconciliation.
• Educate PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
• Communicates within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes.
• Provides suggestions and implementation of new process improvement initiatives.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Qualifications:

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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• A broad experience and understanding with business financial management techniques for government contracts, earned value analysis, cost analysis, financial planning, cash flow to include cost type and fixed price with performance-based-payments/billing milestones and liquidated payments.
• Knowledge of Earned Value and EVMS.
• Experience and skills with MS Excel and general experience with other MS OFFICE tools.
• Experience with creating financial forecasts.
• DoD contractor 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.