Lead, Cost Account Manager

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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:
Lead, Cost Account Manager

Job Code: 43836

Job Location:
Salt Lake City,

Job Schedule: 9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

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Harris is currently seeking Cost Account Managers to support a range of software and hardware development, assembly, integration, and test efforts within the Spectrum Superiority sector. Spectrum Superiority programs design, manufacture, and provide operations and sustainment for resilient communications, telemetry, and electronic attack systems supporting a variety of ISR, Communications, and Networking customers. This position will be based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

• Responsible for managing cost, schedule, and performance for assigned control accounts across one or more programs, ranging from $50M-$750M
• Develops, maintains, and analyzes Control Account Plans (CAPs), budgets, Estimates at Complete (EACs), and forecast data in alignment with program objectives
• Partners with Program Management, Finance, Scheduling, and engineering IPT Leads to ensure accurate planning, baseline management, and execution of program scope
• Reviews control account performance, identifies cost and schedule variances, assesses root causes, and drives corrective actions to improve execution
• Leads monthly EVMS reporting for assigned control accounts including status collection, earned value updates, variance analysis, EAC development, and preparation of Contract Performance Reports and internal management reviews
• Monitors labor, material, subcontract, and other direct cost performance against plan and recommends adjustments as needed
• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, and manages program risks and opportunities that may impact cost, schedule, or technical performance
• Supports change management activities, including baseline change requests and coordination of approvals for changes to technical, cost, and schedule baselines
• Ensures control account activities are compliant with EVMS guidelines and supports DCMA-surveilled program requirements where applicable
• Communicates program financial and execution status clearly to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to support timely, data-driven decisions
• Participates in cross-functional teams and continuous improvement efforts to improve planning, execution, and reporting rigor
• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with internal and external customers
• Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) on development, production, or integration programs
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), cost performance analysis, EACs, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Experience with a variety of tools such as:
  Cobra, Open Plan, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, SAP, Costpoint, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, Codex, etc.
• Demonstrated success managing control account performance and delivering accurate forecasts within an EVMS environment
• Experien…