Job description
About Us:Lockheed Martin is a dynamic, growing, and energetic organisation offering stimulating, challenging work at the forefront of technology. Lockheed Martin is a leader in Australia’s National Security, and our collaboration with Australian industry spans the Aeronautics, Maritime, Surveillance and Defence domains. We employ approximately 114,000 staff worldwide, and over 1200 staff in Australia across multiple locations. About the role:Primary responsibility of the Program Finance Lead is to oversee financial performance including validating proposed pricing and viability, ensuring appropriate financial baselines are established, ongoing review of financial and Earned Value data and projecting overall financial performance. This will include ownership of all customer financial data prepared by the program including customer invoicing, periodic cost audits, cost models, customer financial reporting. Other day to day tasks include:Provide an expert level of advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders across the Company with respect to Financial mattersManage the analysis of program financial performance and the preparation of associated reports for domestic management, the US Line of Business and the CustomerManage financial inputs from other parts of the business and ensure they meet internal financial and customer invoicing/reporting requirementsManage accurate, timely preparation, analysis and delivery of financial reporting - including Orders, Sales, EBIT & CashTrack and model impact of any futures CCPs including financial impact of incorporating these into the program financial baseline, long range plans and cost modelManage external business engagements (including customers and suppliers) as it relates to program financial mattersProvide support and guidance to future pricing activities. About you:Experience in a similar role within a project environment ensuring contractual compliance, cost management, budget development and analysis, financial estimating, configuration management, and proposal support (preferably within the defence industry)Significant experience building and operating models for tracking and reporting financial performance on complex acquisition programs to meet business and customer requirementsAbility to work successfully with multiple stakeholders and locations in a fast-paced and complex environmentExperience reviewing, interpreting and reporting on Earned Value performance on programs including ability to review and interrogate subcontractor Earned Value performanceExperience in building and maintaining strong customer and supplier relationshipsExperience in the negotiation and resolution of complex financial issues to achieve a positive, commercially focused outcomeExpertise in establishing and applying structures for evaluating financial viability, rates/pricing and financial reporting/management frameworksAbility to review and validate ongoing financial performance and forecastingExperience in successfully developing and communicating strategies and plans What we offer you:At Lockheed Martin we value our team and the contribution they make every day. We offer rewarding career pathways working on interesting projects that make a difference, continuous professional development and the opportunity to learn from a diverse team of talented individuals.In return we offer:Competitive RemunerationOptions for genuine work/life flexibility including a 9 day, compacted fortnightMembership to Destination Discounts – that saves you money on many every day purchases including supermarkets, petrol, department stores to name a fewAnnual flu vaccinationsSalary packaging for car leasing Special conditions:Applicants are required to be Australian Citizens and hold a current or re-instatable NV1 Defence Security Clearance