Sr. Specialist, Program Finance

About the role

The Missile Solutions Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Program Finance to join the team at our Huntsville, AL HQ location. 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.

Responsibilities

• Works under general oversight to develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and cost and schedule integration.
• Comprehensive 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Broad knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant finance experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related finance experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior finance experience.
• 4+ years experience using Excel as a daily tool.
• 2+ years experience with financial analysis, forecasting and reporting to include variance explanations.
• 2+ years experience with budgeting and earned value reporting.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Knowledge of cost/schedule development, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling, corporate forecasting, and/or business acquisitions.
• Familiarity with Contract Compliance and Negotiation.
• Experience with customer/management reporting.
• Ability/desire to mentor less experienced team members.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to accurately perform financial calculations used in cost/budget analysis.
• Computer skills to include Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Access is a plus.
• Proficiency with the use of imported and/or exported data.
• Understanding of general accounting principles and earned value management, including the ability to accurately assess cost data and forecast expenditures.