Title:  Manager, Program Finance

Job Title: Manager, Program Finance

Job Code: 30496

Job Location: Ashburn, VA

Job Description:

L3Harris Corporation’s Advanced Combat Systems sector is seeking a Program Finance Manager for the Surveillance and Strike business area. This position will be responsible for managing, preparing, administering, and directing cost control of the budget for large and/or complex programs. This position will report to the Agile Development Group Division Lead.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, direct and review the work of direct report(s) with focus on policy and strategy implementation to ensure that contracts, proposals, pricing, billings and forecasting, are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.
• Support direct reports by clearing any obstacles hindering workflow.
• Develop financials for annual operating plans and strategic plans.
• Provide comprehensive weekly/monthly revenue and project profitability variance analysis against monthly spends, budget and forecasts.
• Maintain Order, Sales, Profit, and Cash Flow weekly tracking sheet to present to Division lead, providing program management and program finance inputs, variance analysis against current year plans.
• Work with program management and functional disciplines to ensure program plans and execution are compliant with company standard practice of integrating cost and schedule using earned value management guidelines
• Assess and quantify cost/schedule/technical status and risk, evaluate program trends, and provide project cost completion estimates.
• Perform analyses, prepare reports and communicate with parties within and outside of the organization which includes customers or vendors on an as-needed basis.
• Problem solve and conduct investigations to identify root-cause and develop improvements to practices or approaches to mitigate scheduling risks.
• Conduct briefings with senior leadership regarding matters of importance to budget control for programs and to explain and influence changes.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Be proactive in introducing changes that will enhance the team’s efficiency.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in Program Financial management.
• Experience setting up and monitoring cost control system on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system.
• Knowledge in Finance program interface for proposals, billings, cost control and other financial controls.
• Experience in the managing of finance in the defense and aerospace industry highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards and Federal Acquisition Regulations.
• Experience in EVMS and/or Microsoft Project a plus.
• Ability to work with management and other functional areas in a fast-paced multiple project environment with changing priorities.