Lead, Program Controls- EVM

About the role

The Finance organization within the Missile Solutions (MSL) Segment is seeking an experienced Program Controls Lead to support Earned Value Management (EVM) compliance and program execution excellence.

Responsibilities

• Establish and provide EVM training for Control Account Managers (CAM), Program Finance and Controls, Schedulers, and other program support functions.
• Guide and audit teams on their development and/or execution of the Program Business Rhythm, data analysis, forecasting, variance reporting, review and corrective action of DECM trips, ensuring compliant change control, and comprehensive estimate at complete (CEAC) activities.
• Prepare and support teams during internal and external audits and provide guidance on closure support for any resulting corrective actions.
• Continuous learning of industry standards/best practices and internal policies, procedures, and tools to ensure they are able to provide guidance and bring teams into alignment with industry, customer and L3Harris policies/procedures.
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) of government and company program management/EVM requirements and partnering with program teams to provide guidance on adherence to requirements.
• Provide cross-functional training on EVM policies and best practices.
• Aid program teams with the development of quality, compliant program Baseline plans, utilizing product-based work breakdown structures (WBS), appropriate earned value techniques, and ensuring cost/schedule integration.
• Partner with program teams to improve the quality of variance analysis and program health reporting.
• Perform internal peer reviews (IPR), document continuous improvement opportunities (COI), and assist with the development and implementation of corrective actions.
• Disciplined, self-starting professional who can bring projects to closure with minimum direction, guidance and oversight.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior finance experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior finance experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior finance experience.
• 2+ years of Earned Value Management experience.
• Demonstrated experience on programs with responsibility for development and execution, including setup, baseline management, update/maintenance and CDRL deliveries.
• Experience with program health metrics for Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment (e.g. DCMA 14-Point assessment; DCMA EVMS Compliance Metric (DECM) and Schedule Metric Analysis – such as BEI, CPLI, SPI, etc.).
• Experience developing relationships with geographically dispersed teams.
• Objective thinker with a passion for problem solving and the ability to execute challenging tasks to completion.
• Ability to lead initiatives to develop compliant program controls processes, training material and work instructions.