Job Title: Director of Finance Job Code: 11667 Job Location: Orlando, FL Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off Job Description: The Director of Finance will be responsible for accounting/financial reporting, strategic planning/budgeting, cash management, capital planning, program finance, CAS compliance and new business finance functions. The position will be responsible for providing leadership, financial strategies and the management of financial resources to ensure the achievement of the site’s business plans and objectives. The position will also be responsible for the site’s overall financial plans and policies. A principal responsibility will be to ensure the quality of financial management throughout the organization, including processes and business analysis and providing informative reports to the entire senior management team. Essential Functions:
Provide leadership for significant financial growth
Establish financial policies, practices and procedures for the company
Establish appropriate business controls to engender an appropriate “results focus” in decision making
Lead the business through the challenges of growth and position the business to capitalize on as yet undiscovered opportunities
Understand and analyze financial performance as it relates to forecasted sales, profitability and cash flow
Improve profit as dictated by annual business plans
Manage Indirect Spending & Indirect Rates
Understand the impact of Indirect Rate changes on pricing and on future program performance
Coordinate expenditure programs to coincide with forecasted cash flow
Extensive experience in both cash and treasury management
Personally engage to ensure solid program-level financial performance, and that issues and methods for their containment are identified early
Personally engage in establishing new business financial strategies and ensure that issues and methods for their containment are identified early
Take initiative with ideas and actively help lead the company regarding strategic and tactical management issues, bringing financial and general management expertise to site leadership
Ensure Program Estimate at Completion (EACs) are maintained to accurately reflect financial performance
Ensure Programs requiring customer Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS) reporting are supported with accurate and on-time data.
Manage the company’s compliance with its Disclosure Statement and the government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
Manage Internal Controls and SOX compliance
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior government finance/accounting experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior government finance/accounting experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior government finance/accounting experience
Experience in the defense industry
15 years experience with greater than 100m revenue operations
15 years experience with GAP and closing financials is required
Hands-on pragmatic approach to business, asset management, cash flow and profitability
Ability to identify problems, prioritize what needs to be done, and stay focused on the priority items to meet the division’s financial goals
Strong conceptual and business analytical skills
Experience in a Financial leadership role with both controller and treasury experience
A good background in corporate finance and a leading role in developing internal and external working relationships
Preferred Additional Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting is preferred
A MBA is a plus
Familiarity with the sales and booking process and knowledge of the marketplace for the company’s products and services
Experience in developing, implementing and utilizing of Earned Value Management techniques and processes
Ability to be an agent of change to enhance process and methods
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.