Senior Specialist, Program Finance

L3Harris; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is recruiting for a Senior Specialist, Program Finance in Huntsville, AL. This role focuses on EVMS-driven financial performance across programs, with emphasis on budgeting, cost control, and risk management.

The analyst partners with Program Management and Engineering to ensure accurate forecasts and timely reporting. Responsibilities include developing time-phased budgets, EV data compliance, EACs, ETC/EAC projections, and customer briefings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior program finance experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior program finance experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior program finance experience.

Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions.
• Guide program financials including development of time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and ongoing overseeing of cost and schedule integration.
• Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support.
• Development of quarterly EACs; analyze/assist in accurate projection of ETC, EAC and LRE data.
• Support and/or lead financial analysts with organization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), creation and maintenance of charge numbers.
• Support and/or lead financial analysts in monitoring costs and personnel ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective.
• Support and/or lead financial analysts with workforce planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Accounting data extraction and reconciliation
• Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs, and analysis, as required to include customer reporting.
• Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer
• Train or coach PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance
• Provide guidance, coaching and training to finance professionals at lower levels
• 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 FAR, CAS, and GAAP
• Mentoring of Jr. analysts on how to perform extensive investigations and understands root cause of problems
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

EVMS knowledge

Budgeting

Cost control

Financial reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Excel

EVMS 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 Specialist, Program Finance

Job Code: 42856

Job Location: Huntsville, AL HQ

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

Job Description:

Our Financial Analysts play a key role in keeping our departments and programs on track. All departments utilize Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to keep all projects and programs moving in the same direction with accurate and complete information for our 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 and Engineering. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking and the ability to work with moderate 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:

• Strong knowledge of financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions

• Guide program financials including development of time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and ongoing overseeing of cost and schedule integration

• 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

• Support and/or lead financial analysts with organization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), creation and maintenance of charge numbers

• Support and/or lead financial analysts in monitoring costs and personnel ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective

• Support and/or lead financial analysts with workforce planning, forecasting and reporting

• Accounting data extraction and reconciliation

• Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs, and analysis, as required to include customer reporting.

• Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer

• Train or coach PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance

• Provide guidance, coaching and training to finance professionals at lower levels

• 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), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

• Mentoring of Jr. analysts on how to perform extensive investigations and understands root cause of problems

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior program finance experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior program finance experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior program finance experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• A broad experience and understanding with business financial management techniques including government and commercial contracts, earned value analysis, cost analysis, financial planning, cash flow, progress payments and billing milestones

• Strong level knowledge of Earned Value and EVMS highly desired.

• Advanced experience with Excel and other MS OFFICE tools

• Ability to build collaborative relationships, earn trust, and thrive in an inclusive environment

• Experience with creating financial forecasts

• DoD contractor experience preferred

LI-SS3

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.

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