Director, Finance

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

The L3Harris MAPPS Global business is a leading global supplier of controls and simulation solutions for marine, power and space sectors. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, L3Harris MAPPS Inc. has businesses and sites in Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. L3Harris MAPPS Inc. is a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies.

About your next challenge as Director, Finance :

The L3Harris MAPPS Global business is looking for a Finance Director that will have overall responsibility for the MAPPS Global Finance function including direct responsibility of end to end finance team with a focus on growing and developing talent for the future. This team includes leaders and individual contributors in Program Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and Pricing. The Finance Director will lead and support the MAPPS Global finance organization, and work in partnership with our Division, Sector and Corporate leaders. The Finance Director will require experience in financial data preparation, controlling and process improvement and administration and will be reporting on the business’ Orders, Revenue, EBIT and Cash in accordance with the business plan. The successful candidate will be a highly analytical, self-starter and collaborative problem solver who is accustomed to the cadence of a deadline driven public company.

What You Will Do :

• Serves as the Finance leader for the L3Harris MAPPS Global business;
• Advises on risks and opportunities on business plans and drives action plans to mitigate risks while capitalizing on opportunities;
• Partners with and provides leadership and guidance to Program Managers, Technical Leads, and Division / Sector leadership related to financial and program performance;
• Provides oversight of financials for Orders, Sales, EBIT, and Cash including preparation of financial reports and briefings to leadership;
• Prepares financial statements and financial models when required to depict ‘what-if’ scenarios;
• Leads all MAPPS accounting, pricing and other finance / accounting functions;
• Coordinates with other departments and functions to ensure that all short and long term forecasting is accurate and reported on time to Division / Sector leadership;
• Monitors and proactively manages milestone invoices and program cash forecast;
• Establishes key performance metrics and ongoing reporting of programs’ costs and schedule variances in accordance with company policy and procedures;
• Analyzes and monitors sites’ program EACs – ensuring the preparation, maintenance and timely reporting of program performance data to Division / Sector leadership;
• Ensures finance / accounting regulatory and compliance practices are in place at all international sites including all relevant enterprise-wide finance / accounting policies and procedures;
• Program Finance and Earned Value Management (EVM) experience is a plus.

Required Skills and Experiences :

Eligibility Criteria :

L3Harris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all of its employees and job applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination. Anyone applying for a position will be considered without regard to the following : race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, nationality, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, citizenship status, or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered, or any other characteristic that is protected by applicable human rights legislation.

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