Lead, Program Finance

Lead, Proposal Pricing

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

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 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.
• 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