Job Title: Lead, IT Business Analyst (Finance & IT Initiatives) Job Code: 38062 Job Location: Melbourne, FL (On-Site position) 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 Lead IT Business Analyst is part of the Enterprise Services and Strategy - Value Optimization organization. This role will serve as a strategic partner between IT, Finance, and key business stakeholders to drive complex, high-visibility initiatives that improve financial performance, enable cost optimization and support enterprise transformation. This position will lead multiple cross-functional workstreams to ensure initiatives are effectively planned, governed, tracked, and delivered in alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and expected outcomes. The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of project execution, financial analysis, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills. Essential Functions: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead and support complex, high-visibility IT initiatives and projects focused on financial management optimization, cost savings, and enterprise transformation.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Execute core project management activities across cross-functional initiatives, including scope definition, schedule development, risk identification, dependency management, stakeholder communication, and oversight of execution.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Partner with IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to identify, evaluate and advance opportunities IT financial savings and operational efficiency.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Develop and support business cases, financial models, forecasts, and cost-benefit analyses for strategic programs, technology investments and transformational initiatives.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Create, maintain, and manage integrated project plans that align deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and resource needs across multiple workstreams.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Monitor project performance and proactively address, escalate, and help resolve issues that impact scope, schedule, budget, or intended business outcomes.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Identify and analyze project and portfolio interdependencies, including resource constraints, overlapping efforts, and changing cost models, to support informed planning and decision-making.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Review and validate business case assumptions, deliverables, and value realization before, during, and after implementation to ensure expected outcomes are achieved and sustained.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Maintain project documentation, status reporting, governance materials, and executive-ready communications to support effective decision-making and transparency.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Prepare and deliver clear, concise, and compelling recommendations, project updates, financial insights, and strategic considerations to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Facilitate coordination across IT and business teams to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, deliverables, and expected financial and operational results.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Support portfolio-level planning by tracking progress across initiatives and highlighting risks, dependencies, and opportunities that may affect enterprise objectives.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Occasional travel to support summits, planning meetings, conferences or other IT workshops is required.</li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance, or related field, with a minimum of 9 years of experience in contract auditing, project management, or a related role. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Experience managing and tracking IT financial management initiatives from inception through completion, including status reporting and stakeholder follow-through.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt">Strong financial literacy with the ability to independently discuss forecasting, cost structures, and financial terminology.</li> </ul> Preferred Additional Skills: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, coordinate, and drive initiatives to successful completion. </li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external vendors.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Accounting background a plus.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Proficient in contract management software and Microsoft Office Suite.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience in a technology or defense industry.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Minimum of 5 years of experience in program or project management with Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP, PgMP, PfMP).</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to work across regions, sectors and segments to influence change across the organization.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated success leading large IT technology initiatives with enterprise level impact.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Capability to understand and analyze complex business processes/problems and develop clear solution proposals.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to engage internal Business Partners and team members at all levels of the organization, and can clearly present ideas and concepts to executive leaders.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Self-aware individual who has the ability to collaborate and resolve cross-team conflicts.</li> </ul> In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $99,500-$184,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $114,000-$212,000. 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. #LI-IK1

Lead, IT Business Analyst - Finance & IT Initiatives (Melbourne, FL, US, 32919) @ L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

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