Specialist, Program Finance

L3Harris•Huntsville, AL

10d

About The Position

The Specialist, Program Finance applies Earned Value Management (EVM), finance, and accounting skills to prepare financial reporting for a major defense program. The role uses metrics associated with management best practices and prepares reports covering awards, sales, profit, and cash. The specialist may also support proposal teams by developing bases of estimate, providing actuals data, and assisting with fact-finding and negotiations. Working under general oversight, the specialist develops time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, supports EV data compliance and reporting, and integrates cost and schedule information. The role provides program financial performance insight to management, identifies potential issues and risks, and offers solutions. The specialist supports budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, reporting, risk management, and financial planning, while collaborating with Program Management, Material Planning, Operations, PMO, CAMs, and customers. The position is based in Huntsville, Alabama, and follows a 9/80 schedule: 80 hours over nine workdays in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior finance experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior finance experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior finance experience.
Broad knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with functional stakeholders, including Program Management, Material Planning, and Operations.
Detail orientation, good organizational skills, and the ability to multitask and work with minimal day-to-day supervision.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and demonstrate initiative, problem-solving, and resourcefulness.

Nice To Haves

Ability to accurately perform financial calculations used in cost and budget analysis.
Computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; Microsoft Access is a plus.
Proficiency with imported and/or exported data.
Understanding of general accounting principles and earned value management, including the ability to assess cost data and forecast expenditures accurately.
Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of cost and schedule development, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling, corporate forecasting, and/or business acquisitions.
Familiarity with contract compliance and negotiation.
Experience with customer and management reporting.
Ability and desire to mentor less experienced team members.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, and support Earned Value data compliance and reporting, cost accounting, and cost and schedule integration.
Monitor program financial performance, provide management with early warnings of potential performance issues, identify risks, and offer solutions.
Perform 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.
Educate and lead financial analysts in organizing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) 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, and analysis, as required for customer reporting.
Develop and present briefings on program financial status to customers.
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.
Support proposal teams by developing bases of estimate, providing actuals data, and assisting with fact-finding and negotiations as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.