Title:  Lead, Program Finance

Job Title: Lead, Program Finance 

Job Code: 25457

Job Location: Huntsville, AL or Melbourne, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris is seaking a Program Finance Business Manager to support DPA Title III.  This role will be responsible for providing financial leadership and support to the program team. This role involves overseeing the financial health of the Title III program, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. Presentation and discussion with LHarris executives and government customers is required. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance or accounting, with experience in government contracting and program management.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and maintain program budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Analyze financial performance against budget and forecast, providing insights and recommendations to program managers and senior leadership.
• Prepare weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with program managers to ensure that financial objectives align with program milestones and deliverables.
• Prepare semi-monthly invoicing supporting documentation and collaborate with government counterparts to facilitate the review and approval of invoices.
• Monitor program funding and expenditures, ensuring compliance with company policies, cooperative agreement, and government regulations.
• Support pricing and proposal efforts for contract modifications.
• Lead the program finance function, providing guidance to Control Account Managers and Program Management Office staff.
• Participate in cross-functional team to achieve program objectives, drive process improvements, and realize operational efficiencies.
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearence. 
• Up to 10% business travel. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant finance experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related finance experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior finance experience.

• 5+ years experience using Excel as a daily tool.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office.

• 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.

• 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.

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