Job Title: Specialist Finance Engineering and Sales
Job Code: 22949
Job Location: burg VA
Job Schedule: 9/80Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
Our PSPC (Public Safety) Sector of L3Harris is looking for an experienced Finance professional to join our FP&A team with a focus on Engineering and Sales/Marketing support. The Specialist will play a critical role in monthly closing and reporting processes along with budget forecasting and strategic planning in partnership with the Engineering and Sales/Marketing Leadership teams. This individual is expected to drive process efficiencies through the use of data application/tools and contribute strong communication skills along with technical knowledge in financial reporting budgeting analytics to contribute towards Sector goals.
Essential Functions:
- Forecasting budgeting and strategic planning support for Engineering and Sales and Marketing (S&M) portfolios
- Lead weekly financial reviews over Engineering projects (R&D and Sustainment)
- Budget monitor and drive performance for several business overhead pools including Programs Tech/Training and Engineering
- Support the Engineering team with capital requests new project creations forecast updates ad hoc reports and purchase orders
- Monitor actual spend vs. forecast in both Engineering and S&M budgets on a weekly basis explaining variances and driving cost mitigations to achieve Sector targets
- Work closely with S&M team to align costs in key categories such as travel tradeshows lobbyist professional services and advertising/ marketing
- Partner with SLT to establish Annual Operating Plan with ENG and S&M portfolios.
- Drive understanding in the business goals and objectives to identify risks and opportunities to support achieving those goals
- Develop tools and process improvements to simplify data analysis and variance explanations
- Work closely with Product Managers to define product/engineering financial needs in support of new product launches
- Submit monthly forecast submissions for all R&D data and provide commentary on variances as needed
- Process monthend journal entries and closing duties for both Engineering and S&M teams
- Monitor Overhead absorption variances within the Engineering pool through close monitoring of department expenses and direct labor
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant finance experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related finance experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 8 years of prior related finance experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience with bolton data analytics and forecasting process tools (Power BI Alteryx Tableau Hyperion etc)
- Experience and strength in presentations to Senior Leadership level
- Accounting Systems (ERP/GL) Experience
- Demonstrated proficiency in Excel (Intermediate skills)
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority