Level 3 Communications, Inc

Senior Associate, Program Finance

Level 3 Communications, Inc$75K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 2+ years of experience, or Graduate Degree with 0-2 years, or 6+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience working with diverse functional teams (Contracts, Operations, etc.) for at least 6 months.
  • Familiarity with various contract types (Cost Plus, Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials) for at least 6 months.
  • US citizenship is mandatory.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and activate assigned projects in the ERP system.
  • Analyze program costs and financial performance against budget.
  • Prepare Estimates at Completion in collaboration with other teams.
  • Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes.
  • Perform variance analysis on financial forecasts, identifying deviation drivers.
  • Review and adjust weekly labor and material charges as necessary.
  • Communicate effectively with management and customers while embracing new challenges.

Benefits

  • Work in a structured 9/80 schedule providing work-life balance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, enhancing professional growth.
  • Gain experience in financial management within the defense industry.
  • Opportunity for continuous learning and tackling diverse tasks.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior Associate, Program FinanceJob Code: 40273Job Location: Greenville, TX (Onsite)Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Program Financial Analyst to support the financial management, review, and estimating of assigned programs. This role will partner with program management teams to analyze and understand their financial position. The analyst will prepare monthly customer financial reports, verify actual cost reporting, provide variance analysis, and support monthly closing activities.

Essential Functions:
  • Project controls analyst responsible for set up and activation of assigned projects, service orders and production work order support in ERP system.
  • Monitor and analyze program costs, perform financial analysis for labor, material, subcontract and ODC estimates against budget and forecast.
  • Prepare Estimates at Completion (EAC) for direct charge programs by working with cross functional IPT.
  • Provide inputs for the monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and cash forecasting process.
  • Perform variance analysis to forecasted results (EAC, Sales, Profit and Cash), identifying specific drivers of deviations from estimates.
  • Review weekly labor/material charges and perform necessary cost transfers.
  • The ideal individual for this job will be an excellent communicator with a desire to learn and be challenged, the ability to work on a range of tasks, and the ability to interact with a variety of management levels and customer counterparts.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
  • Minimum 6 months experience interfacing and conducting business with various functional disciplines (Contracts, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, etc) in program development and execution.
  • Minimum 6 months experience with multiple contract types (CP/FP/T&M).
  • Must be a US citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Active Secret security clearance.
  • SAP/Deltek Cobra Experience.
  • Defense industry experience highly preferred.
  • Experience supporting contractual EVMS programs.
  • Demonstrated strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications (Excel, Powerpoint, Word).
  • Ability to communicate effectively with peers, leadership, and other functions.
  • Experience working independently and with higher levels of management.
  • Ability to effectively work in a challenging and fast paced environment.

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