Specialist, Program Finance

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title:

Specialist, Program Finance
Job Code: 37744

Job Location:

Huntsville, AL;
Camden, AR

Job Schedule:

9/80 (HSV), 4/10 Camden

Our Financial Analysts play a key role in keeping our departments and programs on track. With the use of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and other monitoring process, we keep all projects and programs moving in the same direction with accurate and complete information. 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, Material Planning and Operations.

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.

• Work 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
• Provide comprehensive knowledge of financial performance of programs, offering early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions
• Perform budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support
• Develop quarterly EACs; analyze and 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
• Extract and reconcile accounting data
• Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs and analysis, for customer reporting as required
• Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customers
• Educate PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance
• Communicate within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes
• Provide suggestions and implementation of new process improvement initiatives
• Perform ad‑hoc analysis, data integrity checks and validations related to program financials
• Maintain broad knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, or in lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of prior related experience.