Job Title:   Specialist, Program Finance

Job Code:  16725

Job Location:    Nashville, TN.

Schedule:  9/80 Regular Schedule

Job Summary:

The Financial Analyst will be responsible for performing various analyses on proposals, contracts and programs. This role is involved in supporting all phases of a contract, from proposal preparation through contract closeout. In addition, the analyst will be responsible for development and distribution of all financial reports to stakeholders throughout the organization. The analyst must also understand the requirements of their internal customers and provide useful, timely data to assist in the decision-making process.  The Financial Analyst, Senior Associate Level is an intermediate professional with practical job knowledge, working under moderate supervision to set objectives for team and job area, achieving operational targets with impact on departmental results.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides financial analysis on programs (External/IR&D), including actuals, estimate to complete (ETC), estimate at complete (EAC) and Earned Value (EV) based on inputs from the program team for regularly occurring program reviews.
• Monitors, analyzes, estimates and reports cost and schedule performance against baseline.
• Prices proposals ranging in size and complexity, adding strategic value beyond the numbers themselves.
• Converts cost proposals to contract budgets and performs financial budget tracking for contracts.
• Participates in the bid process, by assisting program management & project engineering in establishing the cost accounts and earned value criteria for the program.
• Ensures that actual cost reported agree to the general ledger and that all estimates provided by other functional organizations are properly supported.
• Maintains current, accurate and complete files, which support the financial baselines being reported, including the quad chart content.
• Adheres to L3Harris Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFRs) for applicable cycles (EAC, Revenue, etc.) as well as L3Harris Corporate Accounting Policies.
• Recommends and implements process improvements with regard to financial analysis and financial reporting.
• Ad hoc analysis may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field with 4 years minimum prior of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office

Preferred Skills, Experience and Education:

• Expert level Excel skills highly desirable
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint (ERP) and Deltek Cobra highly desirable