Director, Finance - Profitable Growth Strategy)

L3Harris Technologies•Melbourne, FL

7d•$131,500 - $281,000

About The Position

L3Harris Corporate Headquarters is seeking a Director, Finance to lead a newly established Independent Review function. The role ensures proposal offerings support appropriate long-term financial outcomes by conducting Independent Cost Estimate reviews to assess financial uncertainty during bidding and confidence in execution. The Director partners with functional leaders across the company to set estimating expectations and develop a professional estimating framework for the proposal process. The successful candidate will bring experience with large proposal activities and independent cost or proposal reviews. They should be detail-oriented, organized, able to multitask, and comfortable working with minimal day-to-day supervision. The role requires evaluating proposal financial data, including labor and material estimates, subcontract quotes, special contract clauses, and cash-flow models. The position is located in Melbourne, Florida, or may be remote, follows a 9/80 schedule, and requires travel up to 25% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years of related experience; or a graduate degree and at least 13 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 19 years of related experience.
At least 12 years of experience in a defense contracting environment, proposals, and financial positions.
Experience working on large proposal activities and leading aspects of independent cost or proposal reviews.
Ability to evaluate proposal financial data, including labor and material estimates, subcontract quotes, special contract clauses, and cash-flow models.
Detail-oriented, organized, able to multitask, and capable of working with minimal day-to-day supervision.

Nice To Haves

Good communication and presentation skills.
Strong analytical capabilities.
Capability in modeling and scenario analysis.
Ability to work successfully across multiple functions.
Ability to meet deadlines and operate on short-timeline efforts.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain a Corporate Independent Cost Estimate Review calendar.
Prepare Independent Cost Estimate outputs to support decision-making at Segment and Corporate proposal reviews.
Advise on functional estimating initiatives and help establish estimating factors to evaluate bids.
Partner with the Program Excellence organization to coordinate joint Non-Advocate Reviews, Baseline Reviews, and Program Assessment Reviews as required.
Develop the Independent Review discipline within Finance to build and expand a review team.
Travel up to 25% of the time.