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Job Title – Finance Business Partner
Job Location – Bristol, UK
Job ID – 35978
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.
L3Harris’ Bristol location is the Headquarters for our Maritime UK business – a leading global supplier of integrated marine control systems and simulation products for warships, submarines and high-end commercial marine vessels worldwide. Since its inception, L3Harris has continuously iterated upon our Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) technology and successfully exported and delivered the system to over 300 vessels across 27 navies worldwide. We have additional Maritime UK sites in Burgess Hill, Barrow-In-Furness and Portchester. Together, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers.
A few of our employee benefits are:
1. Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week
2. Half day finish on a Friday
3. 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
4. Private medical insurance with optional family cover
5. Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
6. Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
7. Group income protection
8. Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
9. Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
10. Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)
What the role will involve
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
11. Tasks are performed in conjunction with program managers and functional managers
12. Generate financial reporting packages and provide counsel to program managers on variances
13. Baseline development and maintenance, performance management and estimate at complete development and analysis
14. Implement, monitor, report and analyse program budget and / or schedule
15. Perform earned value management including implementation, maintenance, reporting and analysis
16. Organise cost and / or schedule date for monthly program reviews
17. Prepare and monitor funding plans labour and subcontract / material / ODC forecast plans
18. Complete analyse date for monthly forecast review including orders, sales, operating income and cash
19. Prepare ETC / EAC estimates from program staff input
20. Participate in presentations and group discussions at internal and external financial / schedule meetings
21. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the organisation to maintain a positive and productive work environment
22. Perform other duties as required
What you’ll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills:
23. Preference for a minimum of 2 years’ prior related experience
24. Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant with recognised accountancy qualification
25. Excellent interpersonal skills to achieve effective partnerships and relationships in a multi-discipline environment
26. Displays a high level of respect, diplomacy and tact when dealing with stakeholders
27. Resilient, highly flexible and a naturally inquisitive individual
28. Advanced user of MS Office Suite including Excel modelling
29. Experience with Earned Value Management – preferred but not essential
30. Experience with PowerBI - preferred but not essential
Important to know
Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.