Sr. Manager, Finance (FP&A)

Job Title: Senior Manager, Finance (FP&A)

Job Code: 38111

Job Location: Anaheim, CA

Schedule: 9/80- Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide critical financial analysis and insights to drive strategic decision-making


• Lead and enhance FP&A business processes, ensuring continuous improvement


• Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders at all levels of the organization


• Focus on key financial metrics such as indirect expenses, earnings, cash flow, orders, and revenue


• Assess the reasonableness of financial data, understand the drivers behind changes, and develop strategies to achieve desired business outcomes


• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A organization with 3 direct reports


• Interface with and influence executive leadership

Essential Functions:

• Financial Forecasting: Develop comprehensive financial statement forecasts, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows. Maintain and enhance the processes, tools, and data models needed to produce timely and accurate forecasts, with a strong understanding of underlying drivers.


• Lead Key Financial Deliverables: Own major financial deliverables including the Monthly Financial Review (MFR), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and 3-year Joint Strategic Plan (JSP). This includes detailed chart development and oversight of inputs from the broader organization and FP&A team.


• Collaboration: Work closely with program finance and accounting teams to develop robust processes, models, and inputs for financial forecasting, including overhead, sales, profit, operating income, and free cash flow projections.


• Reporting and Deliverables: Lead the preparation of financial forecasting reports and deliverables. Coordinate responses to ad hoc financial requests and reports, ensuring accuracy and relevance.


• Rate Management: Manage the tracking of indirect rates. Lead monthly forecast reviews with responsibility for the balance sheet and P&L.


• Ad Hoc Analysis: Demonstrate flexibility in addressing ad hoc financial analysis needs. Use advanced Excel skills to support a variety of business modeling requirements.


• Performance Tracking: Prepare meaningful weekly financial metrics to monitor key performance indicators and enable early action. Analyze data for reasonableness and appropriateness, collaborating with others to improve information sources.


• Process Improvement: Develop tools, templates, and processes to streamline data gathering and report preparation. Ensure the information collected is relevant and at the right level of detail.


• Variance Analysis: Drive understanding of financial variances. Work with stakeholders to identify corrective actions, risks, and opportunities resulting from those variances.


• Presentation and Communication: Prepare impactful presentations and concise analyses. Communicate relevant and actionable information effectively to the appropriate stakeholders.


• System Management: Oversee Hyperion-based forecasting systems.


• Work Planning: Plan and schedule work to meet objectives and deadlines while ensuring compliance with internal, sector, segment, and corporate requirements.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or graduate degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience


• Prior leadership experience with demonstrated leadership skills within an FP&A function


• 8-16 years’ experience and comprehensive knowledge of financial planning and analysis, with the ability to understand and integrate related functional areas


• 8-16 years’ experience and strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)


• Demonstrated proficiency in financial modeling and executive-level briefing development

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and financial planning software


• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint


• Strong analytical and data-gathering skills


• Excellent communication and presentation skills


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team


• Prior defense and aerospace industry experience

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $109K-$203K.  For California, New Jersey, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $126-$234K.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

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