Program Finance Manager

L3Harris•Palm Bay, FL

About The Position

The Program Finance Manager directs financial control for large and/or complex programs and partners with Program Managers and functional teams to establish and maintain program financial plans, conduct analyses, and prepare reports. The role ensures contracts remain within negotiated parameters and government cost-control guidelines. It leads a team of three performing full earned value management and customer reporting for a Cost Plus Award Fee Fixed Fee contract. The manager conducts funding-profile, sales-outlook, and variance analyses; evaluates cost and schedule health; interprets weekly and monthly performance data to provide early indicators of program health; and monitors adherence to approved budgets. The role is responsible for monthly financial forecasting and long-range planning for program Orders, Revenue, Profit, and Cash Flow. Working under general oversight, the position develops time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, supports Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, and integrates cost accounting with cost and schedule management. It provides management with insight into financial performance, potential issues, risks, and possible solutions. The manager also develops quarterly EACs and supports accurate ETC, EAC, and LRE projections; leads and educates financial analysts on WBS organization and charge-number maintenance; analyzes costs, personnel, and workforce plans; reconciles accounting data; produces financial artifacts and customer briefings; supports PMO and CAMS understanding of performance; and contributes to process improvements and ad-hoc financial analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Program Finance.
Experience with EVMS, including COBRA.
Experience with IPM DAR or CPR 1-7.
Experience with people management.

Responsibilities

Direct financial control of large and/or complex programs.
Partner with Program Managers and functional teams to establish and maintain program financial plans, perform analyses, and prepare reports.
Lead a team of three in full earned value management and customer reporting for a Cost Plus Award Fee Fixed Fee contract.
Perform funding-profile, sales-outlook, variance, cost, and schedule analyses.
Interpret weekly and monthly performance data to provide early indicators of program health and monitor adherence to approved budgets.
Perform monthly financial forecasting and long-range planning focused on Orders, Revenue, Profit, and Cash Flow.
Develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules and support EV data compliance and reporting, cost accounting, and cost and schedule integration.
Identify potential performance issues and risks, offer solutions, and provide management with insight into program financial performance.
Develop quarterly EACs and analyze or assist with accurate ETC, EAC, and LRE projections.
Educate and lead financial analysts in organizing WBS structures and creating and maintaining charge numbers.
Analyze costs and personnel to ensure actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective.
Analyze workforce planning, forecasting, and reporting.
Extract and reconcile accounting data.
Generate program financial artifacts, including EV reports, graphs, analyses, and customer reports.
Develop and present program financial status briefings to customers.
Educate PMO and CAMS personnel using internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
Communicate changes to practices and processes and influence their adoption within and outside the organization.
Suggest and implement process improvement initiatives.
Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.