Level 3 Communications, Inc

Lead, Operational Finance

Level 3 Communications, Inc$91K — $170K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) with 9+ years in finance-related roles, or 7+ years with a Graduate Degree, or 13+ years in lieu of a degree.
  • 5 years of finance experience in program finance or FP&A roles focusing on budgeting and forecasting.
  • 1 year analyzing discretionary costs, such as IRAD, B&P, and capital expenditures.
  • Familiarity with Oracle ERP, Deltek CostPoint, or Hyperion Planning.
  • Intermediate to expert proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, including advanced features like pivots and chart creation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead budgeting and forecasting processes for IRAD, ensuring alignment with strategy through collaboration with engineering teams.
  • Manage financial tracking for Capital Expenditures, collaborating with operations to ensure compliance with cost planning.
  • Conduct Element of Cost analysis, partnering with Supply Chain to assess material trends against forecasts.
  • Oversee budgeting and forecasting for Bid & Proposal costs, aligning with business development and executive strategies.
  • Create presentations for executive audiences detailing budget versus actuals and variations, highlighting trends and insights.

Benefits

  • Health and disability insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) matching contributions.
  • Flexible spending accounts available.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Education assistance to support professional development.
  • Parental leave and paid time off options.
  • Company-paid holidays throughout the year.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Lead, Operational Finance

Job Code: 40512

Job Location: Mason, OH, Plano, TX, or Richardson, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Specialist of Operational Finance to join the AE Sector Cost Planning team within the MSL segment of L3Harris. This role has responsibility for financial planning and analysis of discretionary spending, including IRAD, B&P, Direct Sale and Capital Expenditure. This role will work with division leadership responsible for the various discretionary spending to analyze and manage costs within budget limits provided. This role will also assist in aggregating division discretionary spending results into sector level summary reporting to executive leadership. Lastly, this role will help support annual forecasting of strategic long-term (5 year) forecasting and AOP planning.

Essential Functions:
  • Budgeting, forecasting and analyzing IRAD, including partnering with Engineering, BD and PMO to manage and ensure spend is in line with rates and our strategy.
  • Budgeting, forecasting and analyzing Capital Expenditure, including partnering with Operations and Facilities teams to manage and ensure spend is in line with cost planning and strategy.
  • Analysis and Reporting of Element of Cost, including labor utilization analysis and partnering with Supply Chain Management to monitor material trends v. forecasts.
  • Budgeting, forecasting and analyzing Bid & Proposal and Direct Sale costs, including partnering with BD and executive teams to manage and ensure spend is in line with budget rates and strategy.
  • Experience preparing presentations for executive audience on actual v. budget spend, variance analysis - including any necessary charts, graphs to illustrate trends, key insights, etc.
  • Role may require limited travel - i.e., 10% travel days per year


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • 5 years of experience with finance related roles - e.g., program finance analyst, FP&A analyst, etc. - working with budgeting, forecasting, variance explanation.
  • 1 year of experience analyzing discretionary costs, e.g., IRAD, B&P, Direct Sale, Capital Expense
  • Experience with Oracle ERP, Deltek CostPoint or Hyperion Planning
  • Exceptional organizational skills, enabling monitoring of key due dates and activities and a flexible planner in terms of daily activities with ability to adapt to changing requirements and priorities
  • Strong customer service approach, self-directed, assertive, with a positive attitude
  • Ability to develop broad, cooperative relationships with numerous groups and individuals, at all levels of the organization
  • Intermediate to expert level Microsoft Office skills, including 5 years of experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint focusing on pivots, vlookups, chart creation and other features.
  • Experience with use of Power BI, including creation of dashboards for sharing key financial reporting information


In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $105,500 - $196,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont, and Virginia is $91,500 - $170,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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