Senior Specialist, Operational Finance

L3HHCM20•Mason, OH

1d•$76,500 - $164,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Specialist of Operational Finance to join the AE Sector Cost Planning team within the MSL segment of L3Harris. This role has responsibility for financial planning and analysis of discretionary spending, including IRAD, B&P, Direct Sale and Capital Expenditure. This role will work with division leadership responsible for the various discretionary spending to analyze and manage costs within budget limits provided. This role will also assist in aggregating division discretionary spending results into sector level summary reporting to executive leadership. Lastly, this role will help support annual forecasting of strategic long-term (5 year) forecasting and AOP planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience with finance related roles – e.g., program finance analyst, FP&A analyst, etc. – working with budgeting, forecasting, variance explanation.
1 year of experience analyzing discretionary costs, e.g., IRAD, B&P, Direct Sale, Capital Expense
Experience with Oracle ERP, Deltek CostPoint or Hyperion Planning
Exceptional organizational skills, enabling monitoring of key due dates and activities and a flexible planner in terms of daily activities with ability to adapt to changing requirements and priorities
Strong customer service approach, self-directed, assertive, with a positive attitude
Ability to develop broad, cooperative relationships with numerous groups and individuals, at all levels of the organization
Intermediate to expert level Microsoft Office skills, including 5 years of experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint focusing on pivots, vlookups, chart creation and other features.
Experience with use of Power BI, including creation of dashboards for sharing key financial reporting information

Responsibilities

Budgeting, forecasting and analyzing IRAD, including partnering with Engineering, BD and PMO to manage and ensure spend is in line with rates and our strategy.
Budgeting, forecasting and analyzing Capital Expenditure, including partnering with Operations and Facilities teams to manage and ensure spend is in line with cost planning and strategy.
Analysis and Reporting of Element of Cost, including labor utilization analysis and partnering with Supply Chain Management to monitor material trends v. forecasts.
Budgeting, forecasting and analyzing Bid & Proposal and Direct Sale costs, including partnering with BD and executive teams to manage and ensure spend is in line with budget rates and strategy.
Preparing presentations for executive audience on actual v. budget spend, variance analysis – including any necessary charts, graphs to illustrate trends, key insights, etc.