Title:  Program Finance Specialist

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

The role will be part of the Finance Team, reporting directly to the Reporting & Program Finance Manager, and will be responsible for managing assigned customer projects. Specifically, the position ensures financial control and proper integration of data for a complex multi-country project, supporting the Program Manager and collaborating with Program Finance and Program Management teams located in Italy, UK, Canada, and the United States.

Essential Functions:

• Collect, consolidate, and analyze project financial data from multiple teams and international locations.
• Ensure alignment between project financial reporting and corporate guidelines (budget, forecast, KPIs).
• Work closely with the Program Manager to monitor costs, risks, and project financial performance.
• Prepare periodic reports for local management and the international board, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Interface with cross-functional departments (Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations) to gather information for planning and financial control.
• Monitor weekly, monthly, and quarterly cost forecasts against actuals, performing variance analysis for individual programs.
• Calculate and track Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics, including CPI, SPI, BAC, and EAC, to assess project progress and performance.
• Support the creation of time-phased project baseline budgets for performance measurement and maintenance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the maintenance of financial forecasts: Estimates at Completion (EACs) and Latest Revised Estimates (LREs), working with the project team to obtain inputs and meet deadlines.
• Reconcile and track management reserve logs, risk reserves, financial reserves, and undistributed budgets; create and manage the contract budget base log, budget change requests, charge number requests, work authorization documents, and other tracking tools.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in controlling, program finance, or project accounting, preferably in international project-based environments.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, particularly Power Pivot and Power Query.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management techniques and key program performance indicators.
• Preferred knowledge of program management software (e.g., Dynamis COBRA).
• Preferred knowledge of SAP and Access.