Senior Assoicate, Program Finance

L3Harris•Huntsville, AL

12d

About The Position

The Senior Associate, Program Finance supports departments and programs by using the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and financial metrics to provide accurate, complete information for internal financial tracking and customers. The role works under general supervision and partners with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain. The successful candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, organized, able to multitask, and effective in a team environment, with strong communication and interpersonal skills. The position also offers opportunities to contribute to process improvements and develop leadership skills as a business partner. Responsibilities include developing time-phased integrated budgets and schedules; supporting earned value data compliance and reporting; integrating cost and schedule information; monitoring program financial performance and identifying risks and potential performance issues; preparing forecasts and estimates; analyzing costs, staffing, and variances; and providing financial reporting and support. The role also requires working knowledge of relevant government contracting and accounting standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of prior related program finance experience; alternatively, a graduate degree or equivalent and 0 to 2 years of prior related program finance experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 6 years of prior related program finance experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
Detail orientation, good organizational skills, and ability to multitask and work with general day-to-day supervision.
Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Nice To Haves

Broad experience and understanding of business financial management techniques for government contracts, earned value analysis, cost analysis, financial planning, and cash flow, including cost-type and fixed-price contracts with performance-based payments, billing milestones, and liquidated payments.
Knowledge of Earned Value and EVMS.
Experience and skills with Microsoft Excel and general experience with other Microsoft Office tools.
Experience creating financial forecasts.
DoD contractor experience.

Responsibilities

Develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, and support earned value data compliance and reporting and cost-and-schedule integration.
Monitor program financial performance, provide early warnings of potential performance issues, identify risks, and offer solutions.
Provide budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, internal and external reporting, risk management, and financial support.
Develop quarterly EACs and analyze or assist with accurate projections of ETC, EAC, and LRE data.
Maintain monthly financial forecasts for assigned projects, including anticipated awards, sales, profit, and cash flow, with explanations of variances from prior forecasts.
Create and maintain 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.
Educate PMO and CAMs using internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
Communicate within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes.
Suggest and implement process improvement initiatives.
Perform ad hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.