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Sr. Specialist, Program Finance

Melbourne, Florida, Huntsville, Alabama
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

The Missile Solutions Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Program Finance to join the team at our Huntsville, AL HQ location. Our Financial Analysts play a key role in keeping our departments and programs on track. All departments utilize Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to keep all projects and programs moving in the same direction with accurate and complete information for our customers. We are seeking a proactive, self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.  Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate with key functional stakeholders including Program Management and Engineering. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking and the ability to work with minimal day to day supervision.  Successful candidates will demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem-solving, and resourcefulness, with a commitment to quality while developing their leadership skills as a key business partner.  In this role, the individual will serve a vital function by applying Earned Value Management (EVM), Finance, and accounting skills to prepare financial reporting on a major defense program; use metrics associated with management best practices and prepare reports to reflect Awards, Sales, Profit, and Cash. May also assist proposal teams, to develop bases-of-estimate, provide actuals data, and support fact-finding/negotiations as needed.

Essential Functions:

  • Works under general oversight to develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and cost and schedule integration.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions.
  • Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support.
  • Development of quarterly EACs; analyze/assist in accurate projection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data.
  • Educate and lead financial analysts with organization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), creation and maintenance of charge numbers.
  • Analyze costs and personnel ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective.
  • Analyze workforce planning, forecasting and reporting.
  • Accounting data extraction and reconciliation.
  • Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs, and analysis, as required to include customer reporting.
  • Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer.
  • Educate PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
  • Communicates within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes.
  • Provides suggestions and implementation of new process improvement initiatives.
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.
  • Broad knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Up to 5% business travel.
  • Ability to obtain US Security Clearence. 

Qualifications:

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

  • 4+ years experience using Excel as a daily tool.

  • 2+ years experience with financial analysis, forecasting and reporting to include variance explanations.

  • 2+ years experience with budgeting and earned value reporting. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

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

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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