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Job Details

Senior Specialist, Finance Operations - Productivity / Discretionary Spend Analyst

Job Code: 33754

Job Location: Melbourne, 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 Operational Excellence Support Associate provides financial support for CI activities, operational reporting, SharePoint site maintenance, and best-practice sharing across the organization. This role focuses on maintaining accurate documentation, assisting with reporting and data validation, coordinating communication materials, and providing financial support to CI and Operations teams with tools, templates, and structured processes. A key part of the role is coordinating with sector PFAs to financially validate savings on larger projects. This position will also financially support discretionary spend analysis (IRAD and B&P)

Essential Functions

Support the identification, documentation, and rollout of key CI and Operations projects across the organization.
Financial Planning & Reporting
- Annual target planning
- Manage monthly consolidated reporting (task and risk assessment)
- Support the financial validation of key projects with sector PFAs or cost planning team for OH related projects
- Report on negative EACs to help with project selection
- Ops review reporting as needed
Assist with CI templates, trackers, and tools used at sites and divisions to support consistency and adoption.
Participate in CI team meetings and assist with action items and follow-up.
Support simple updates to existing BI dashboards or spreadsheets under guidance.
Support creation of communication materials and consolidate PowerPoint presentations for CI and Operations.
Working closely with strategy and business development leads, assist in the appropriations of IRAD and B&P funding, managing AOP, forecast and actuals

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

3-5 years’ experience in finance or accounting, operations finance is desired.
Strong organizational and communication skills
Experience financially validating CI projects (e3, LHX NeXt, synergies, etc.)
Ability to manage multiple tasks and work cross-functionally
Continuous Improvement, Operations, or administrative support experience is a plus
Experience financially supporting discretionary spend (IRAD and B&P)
Must have strong planning, organizational, and analytical skills.
Must be self-directed, proactive, and possess leadership skills.
Must be able to work in a team environment.
Proficiency with Excel, SharePoint, Power BI or other reporting tools

Equal Opportunity Employer

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

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Senior Specialist, Finance Operations - Productivity/Discretionary Spend Analyst