Level 3 Communications, Inc

Principal, Program Finance

Level 3 Communications, Inc$105K — $196K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years relevant experience or Graduate Degree with 10+ years experience, or 16+ years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree
  • 2-6 years in aerospace and government contracting with shown progression

Responsibilities

  • Review RFPs and SOWs to develop proposal pricing structures and identify cost concerns
  • Assist proposal team in creating WBS structures for costing requirements
  • Collaborate with estimators to develop and review cost estimates for accuracy
  • Develop cost/price volumes compliant with RFP, FAR, and CAS
  • Prepare financial materials for management reviews
  • Review cost/price with leadership and support contract negotiations
  • Participate in process improvement initiatives ensuring compliance with business systems

Benefits

  • Health and disability insurance
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Education assistance
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off and company-paid holidays
Full Job Description
Job Title: Principal, Proposal Pricing

Job Code: 39161

Job Location: Rochester, NY; Palm Bay, FL; Wilmington, MA; Fort Wayne, IN; Ashburn, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description: The purpose of this position is to work with the SAS1 Centralized Pricing Team to allow the organization to make effective decisions regarding bid and proposal efforts. The analyst will be responsible for ensuring that proposals are created in accordance with organizational policies, customer requirements and regulatory requirements and will assist in the preparation of management review materials.

Specific responsibilities include:
  • Review Request for Proposals (RFP) and Statement of Work (SOW) for specific cost requirements to assist in developing proposal pricing structure and to identify any cost and pricing concerns arising from the RFP and/or SOW
  • Assist the proposal team with creation of WBS structure that supports RFP and internal costing requirements
  • Work with all estimators on the development of cost estimates and associated basis of those estimates. Will review such cost estimates and basis of estimates (BOEs) to ensure accuracy and adequacy of the estimate and BOEs
  • Develop cost/price volume in compliance with the RFP, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
  • Responsible for preparation of financial portion of management review materials
  • Review cost/price with functional leadership and senior leadership
  • Support negotiating team from fact finding activities through to final contract acceptance. These activities may include such things as preparing and providing responses to fact find or audit questions, assessing cost and pricing impacts of changes (e.g., scope, rates, estimates), updating proposals for changes, etc.
  • Assisting in process improvement initiatives and integration activities as necessary with focus on ensuring compliance with business systems requirements
  • Support all internal and external audits
  • Assisting with ad hoc requests and special projects


Essential Functions:
  • Develop cost/price volume in compliance with the RFP, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
  • Responsible for preparation of financial portion of management review materials
  • Review cost/price with functional leadership and senior leadership
  • Support negotiating teams from fact finding activities through to final contract acceptance. These activities may include such things as preparing and providing responses to fact find or audit questions, assessing cost and pricing impacts of changes (e.g., scope, rates, estimates), updating proposals for changes, etc.
  • Assisting in process improvement initiatives and integration activities as necessary with focus on ensuring compliance with business systems requirements
  • Support all internal and external audits
  • Assisting with ad hoc requests and special projects
  • Experience with FAR and DFARS


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
  • 2 - 6 years in the aerospace and government contracting industry with exhibited progression


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Security Clearance preferred
  • Experience with FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) and DFARS
  • Experience working with DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) & DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency)
  • Strong computer skills
  • Proven proactive, self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • Experience utilizing communication and interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of the organization
  • Must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking
  • Travel to other L3Harris locations on an as-needed basis
  • Demonstrated strong business acumen, collaborative ability, and written communication skills
  • ProPricer experience a plus General understanding/knowledge of defense contractor proposal processes


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, and Vermont 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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