Specialist, Program Finance

L3Harris•Huntsville, AL

10d

About The Position

The Specialist, Program Finance supports the financial management and performance of assigned projects and programs. Working under general supervision, the role develops time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, supports Earned Value Management System (EVMS) compliance and reporting, and integrates cost and schedule information. The specialist monitors financial performance, alerts management to potential issues, identifies risks, and offers solutions. The position provides budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, risk management, and internal and external reporting support. It develops quarterly estimates at completion and supports accurate projections of estimate to complete, estimate at complete, and latest revised estimate data. The specialist maintains monthly forecasts for anticipated awards, sales, profit, and cash flow, including explanations for variances from prior forecasts. The role also maintains charge numbers; analyzes costs and personnel to ensure actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective; supports workforce planning, forecasting, and reporting; and extracts and reconciles accounting data. It educates the PMO and CAMs using internal reports on cost and schedule performance, communicates changes to practices and processes, contributes process-improvement initiatives, and performs ad hoc analysis, data-integrity checks, and validations related to program financials. The successful candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, organized, and able to multitask and work effectively with general day-to-day supervision. The role involves collaboration with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain, and offers an opportunity to develop leadership skills as a business partner. The work schedule is 9/80: employees work 9 days in each 14-day period, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of prior relevant program finance experience; or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of prior related program finance experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 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 the 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.
Experience with 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 MS Excel and general experience with other MS Office tools.
Experience creating financial forecasts.
DoD contractor experience.
Aptitude for efficiency, problem-solving, and resourcefulness, with a commitment to quality and interest in developing leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules.
Support Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting, and cost and schedule integration.
Monitor program financial performance, alert management to 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 ETC, EAC, and LRE projections.
Maintain monthly financial forecasts for anticipated awards, sales, profit, and cash flow, including 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 the PMO and CAMs using internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
Communicate changes to practices and processes within and outside the organization to explain and influence adoption.
Suggest and implement process-improvement initiatives.
Perform ad hoc analysis, data-integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.