Job Title: Senior Specialist, Program Finance

Job Code: 18307

Job Location:Mason OH, Palm Bay FL, Salt Lake City UT, Camden NJ, Plano TX or Herndon VA.

Schedule: 9/80 Regular

Job Description:

L3Harris Space & Sensors Division is seeking a Senior Specialist, Program Finance to join its Finance team. The Senior Specialist, Program Finance supports the financial management, review and estimating of assigned programs. This position performs analyses related to programs including profitability, cash flow and quarterly EACs. Responsibility also includes development and distribution of all financial reports to stakeholders for their programs, to include contractual EVMS reporting. The successful candidate understands internal customer requirements and provides useful, timely data to assist in the reporting and decision-making process.

About Space & Sensors:

L3Harris Space & Sensors Division, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, designs, develops, and manufactures complex systems (electronic, avionics, transceivers, transmitters, electro-optical, and electro-mechanical) for the defense, aerospace, and commercial markets. L3Harris is a recognized leader in Electro-Optical  technologies that enable systems to support surveillance, reconnaissance, threat detection, and self-protection missions.  Our world-class Space Avionics systems include equipment for Mars Rover/Landers/Orbiters, Launch Vehicles, and Imaging Satellite Communications. 

Space & Sensors team members bring their passion for innovation and engineering, their desire to push the envelope to adapt, communicate, and deliver on highly-reliable mission-critical systems.  We offer an alternative 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, and the opportunity to work with a talented and diverse group of professionals. Focused on fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where employees can grow and develop professionally, employees can get engaged with several Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), participate in monthly activities hosted by our Employee Engagement Committee or get involved with volunteer opportunities through our L3Harris Investing for Tomorrow community program.

Essential Functions:

• Partner with Program Management to manage all financial actions for their set of programs; including tracking cash flow, financial planning and analysis, and proposing corrective actions as appropriate.
• Ensure financials for Program Management Reviews are accurate and complete.
• Support month end and week soft closing activities including validating actuals, revenue recognition, cost and fee ceilings, and profit bookings.
• Provide Short-Term Forecast (STF) and Estimate at Completion (EAC) for their programs.
• Support and maintain program EVMS Cadence, including responsibility for development of monthly externally reported EVMS CDRLs (IPMR)
• Establish and maintain program baselines in conjunction with CAMs
• Facilitate, analyze, and process CAMs’ status and performance data in EVMS system
• Work with Program Managers, CAMs, and Planners to ensure data integrity
• Ensure EVM compliance to policies and procedures
• Participate in customer meetings as required.
• Identify and develop process improvements to streamline reporting and improve efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• 6+ years of experience with Program Finance. 
• 3+ years experience with Earned Value Management. 

• Must have demonstrated intermediate to expert level Microsoft Office skills, including 6+ years of experience with Microsoft Excel focusing on pivots, vlookups, macros and other features.  
• Due to site requirements, must be a United States Citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) processes and tools. (COBRA/MS Project), and Deltek Costpoint (ERP). Experience with Deltek Costpoint (ERP).
• Experienced DoD programs (all services and agencies) and International programs (DCS and FMS) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Experience collaborating with other Program Managers, Business Development Managers, Product Lines, finance, accounting, FP&A and Engineering functions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Objective thinker, problem solver with ability to execute challenging tasks to completion.