Senior Specialist, Program Finance

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Canoga Park, CA, seeks a Senior Specialist, Program Finance to drive EVMS-based program financials, budgets, and variance analysis.

You will partner with Program Management and Engineering, delivering accurate forecasts and proactive risk mitigation. Responsibilities include leading EAC development, cost control, and performance reporting, while mentoring junior analysts and coaching PMO/CAMS on financial processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of program finance experience or a Graduate Degree with 4+ years of related experience. In lieu of a degree, 10 years of related program finance experience.

Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of financial performance, provide early warning of issues, identify risks, and offer solutions.
• Guide program financials with time-phased budgets and EV data compliance.
• Oversee cost accounting and integration of cost and schedule.
• Budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, internal/external reporting, and risk management.
• Develop quarterly EACs; project ETC, EAC, and Latest Revised Estimate data.
• Support Work Breakdown Structures and charge numbers.
• Monitor costs and personnel; ensure actuals stay within budget and on end objective.
• Forecasting, reporting, and workforce planning.
• Data extraction, reconciliation, and EV reports.
• Present program financial status to customers; briefings as needed.
• Coach PMO/CAMS on internal reports; build financial talent.
• Provide guidance to finance professionals; influence process improvements.
• Ad-hoc analysis and data integrity checks; ensure GAAP compliance.
• Mentor junior analysts on investigations and root-cause analysis.

Skills

EVMS knowledge

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

EVMS reporting

GAAP knowledge

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: 45925

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

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 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

• 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 relevant program finance experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related program fiance experience.In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related 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.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $88,000.00 - $164,000.00. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $76,500.00 - $141,500.00. 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. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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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