Provide financial support, guidance, and leadership to the Harris Public Safety & Professional Communication's Engineering and Product Management (60%), Program Finance (30%), and Proposal (10%) teams. High level responsibilities include ROI financial analysis, manpower/resource scheduling, forecasting and tracking budget & schedules, costs-to-complete for programs and IR&D efforts, support of the planning and achievement of key contractual milestones, reporting and analysis of IR&D spend, track and report product delivery anticipated dates vs. contractual delivery dates, and/or financial metrics. Assessing and quantifying the business risk associated with all of the above.
Core engineering and product finance support responsibilities would include: assisting with implementation of an enhanced process of reporting and reviewing of key engineering development metrics, along with improving the organization's resource manpower planning focus in terms of cost, budget, and scheduling. Work with cross-functional team to improve current policy, procedures and applications (primavera). Enhance methodology to measure project success, track and monitor cost and schedule (~$65M / annum) for engineering resources with a focus on increased visibility. Support Mgt reporting on financial metrics in regards to New Product Quote Requests Develop a reporting methodology that tracks Revenue in backlog that is coupled to NPQRs and track the value of bids/opportunities coupled to NPQRS.
Core program finance support responsibilities would include: becoming financial expert on program assignments, financial responsibility for revenue and cost forecasting, accounting, cost control, budgeting, invoicing, and contract administration. Individual would need to support new initiatives such as elevating risk and opportunity analysis and meeting business unit program cash flow targets. Provide financial analysis, support, and guidance to facilitate customer satisfaction, while maintaining cost and schedule controls in alignment w/profitability targets
Core proposal activities would include: Key resources required for engineering development efforts, escalating product (hardware and software) required dates to internal product release dates, key reporting requirements, and financial risk and opportunity assessment, and assist in structuring milestone schedule to limit Harris’s exposure.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree
- Experience in Project Cost Scheduling, Tracking and Reporting, Earned Value Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Contract Administration, Utilization & Overhead Expense, External Audit Support for financials, what-if business modelling and scenario projections
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Primavera Scheduling skills
- Advanced Excel/Database skills
- Ability to build Macros, SAP and/or PeopleSoft Financials
- POC (81-1) Revenue Recgonition
- Good Communication Skills
- Ability to implement new initiatives
- Consensus Builder
- Quick Learner
- Adaptable
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