Principal Specialist P3 – IEO Finance

RTX

Principal Specialist overseeing financials for aerospace and defense programs at RTX. Managing budget, cost control, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRichardson • Colorado, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee financials for one or multiple programs in the portfolio area
Care for program financials including development of time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, cost accounting, and ongoing management of cost and schedule integration
Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external risk management and financial support
Development of quarterly EACs; analysis/assist in accurate projection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data
Assist/create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and job cost accumulation
Assist with RPlan inputs to include manpower planning, forecasting and reporting
Accounting data extraction and reconciliation to include LAT and Cost Transfer submittals
Assist in monitoring costs and manpower ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective
Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer monthly
Provide PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost performance, special emphasis items, etc.
Support to the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) lead with estimation activities
Support supply-chain management in financial controls of subcontracts and material procurement forecasting
Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials
Provide internal FP&A support for programs/portfolio; assist with forecasting, reporting and adhoc requests
Support AOP/ Long Range Planning development

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a Bachelor’s and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years experience
Experience with MS Office ex. Excel (to include Lookup/Index/Sum functions and pivot tables)
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to manage priorities in order to meet deadlines
Possess good oral and written communication skills
Thorough attention to detail and work quality
Knowledge of concepts and techniques related to program controls
Experience with APEX transactions; knowledgeable in working with SAP/AO reporting, Rplan inputs and analysis and CDRL preparation
Current SSBI clearance desired
Experience or exposure to performing cost control and analysis functions in a U.S. Government, multi-CLIN contracting environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays
annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

budgetingcost controlvariance analysisfinancial forecastingdata reconciliationWork Breakdown Structures (WBS)program controlscost accountingad-hoc analysisfinancial reporting

Soft Skills

communication skillsattention to detailprioritizationdeadline management

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeAdvanced degreeSSBI clearance