Finance Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

The Finance Manager is a high-impact leader within the Mission Critical Communications (MCC) sector Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team.  This role is responsible for providing financial analysis and insights to drive tactical and strategic decision-making for weekly, monthly and quarterly sector financial consolidation deliverables while overseeing the detailed analysis to support those deliverables. Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to support deliverables and drive accountability of sector annual budgets.  Lead and develop an early career FP&A team of analysts, fostering a culture of technical and financial excellence.  Interface with and influence executive leadership.

Essential Functions:

• Financial Forecasting: Develop comprehensive financial statement forecasts, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows. Maintain and enhance the FP&A processes, tools, and data models needed to produce timely and accurate forecasts, with a strong understanding of underlying drivers.  Ensuring continuous improvement utilizing automation, dashboard development and AI tools.
• Lead Key Financial Deliverables: Own major financial deliverables including the Monthly Business Review (MBR), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and 3-year Joint Strategic Plan (JSP). This includes detailed chart development and oversight of inputs from the broader organization and FP&A team.
• Collaboration: Work closely with program finance and accounting teams to develop robust processes, models, and inputs for financial forecasting, including overhead, sales, profit, operating income, and free cash flow projections.
• Reporting and Deliverables: Lead the preparation of financial forecast reports and deliverables. Coordinate responses to ad hoc financial requests and reports, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Department & Project Budget Management: Manage the tracking of SG&A (indirect) and B&P (direct). Lead monthly forecast reviews and periodic reporting to sector & segment leadership
• Capital Budget Management: Manage the sector capital authorization and spend budget.  Collaborating with functional leads to drive execution of plan.  Lead review of high dollar capital requests.
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Demonstrate flexibility in addressing ad hoc financial analysis needs. Use advanced Excel skills to support a variety of business modeling requirements.
• Process Improvement: Develop tools, templates, and processes to streamline data gathering and report preparation. Ensure the information collected is relevant and at the right level of detail.
• Variance Analysis: Drive understanding of financial variances. Work with stakeholders to identify corrective actions, risks, and opportunities resulting from those variances.
• Presentation and Communication: Prepare impactful presentations and concise analyses. Communicate relevant and actionable information effectively to the appropriate stakeholders.
• System Management: Oversee Hyperion-based forecasting systems.
• Work Planning: Plan and schedule work to meet objectives and deadlines while ensuring compliance with internal, sector, segment, and corporate requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; or graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Prior leadership experience with demonstrated leadership skills within a Finance function
• 9-13 years’ experience and comprehensive knowledge of financial planning and analysis, with the ability to understand and integrate related functional areas
• 9-13 years’ experience and strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated proficiency in financial modeling and executive-level briefing development

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and financial planning software
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical and data-gathering skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Prior defense and aerospace industry experience

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York State is $91,500 - $170,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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