Dennis Hernandez
Principle Specialist
Tarpon Springs,Florida
Summary
Experienced Financial Analyst – Six Sigma and Earned Value with over 6 years of experience in areas of business investment, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, P&L reporting, FP&A, and controls. Proven ability to drive and manage finances in a Fortune 500 business within a variety of financial roles.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst (Engineering Business Analyst)
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Woburn, MA
01.2021 - Current
- 57B Global Aerospace and Defense, Provide leadership and direction for the financial and program analysis functions of the organization by working closely with functional and management leads throughout the company
- Assure sound business judgement and relevant analysis while maintaining compliance with policies and procedures
- Prepare weekly and monthly financial reports and conduct analysis to ensure that contracts are within the negotiated or agreed upon cost parameters and Government cost Control Guidelines
- Provide trending for forecasts on programs, provide analysis and offer recommendations for continuous improvement
- Worked to convert legacy programs forecasting system to latest Tool Suite
- Support the preparation of cost estimates for new business proposals and assist estimating and proposal analysts in developing rationale for basis of estimates
- Collaborated with CONUS and OCONUS team members to execute multiple concurrent schedules.
Senior Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon, Space
Largo, FL
01.2019 - 01.2021
- 27B Defense Contractor and Aerospace Company), Largo Manufacturing Finance)
- Supported Protected Communications Systems (PCS) in $70 Million business area with responsibility to multiple program managers in preparing strategies and execution plans for proposals and program execution, inclusive of implementation and maintenance of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Estimate At Completions (EACs)
- Developed cost plans and monitored actions with supply chain integration, contracts, billings, and various execution teams
- Interacted closely with Regional major subcontractor for contract start-up and on-going business issues, participated in periodic meetings held in Norway and in the US, and negotiated contractual terms with customers
- Awarded achievement awards in 2020
- Managed day-to-day business aspects of contracts valued in excess of $30 Million
- Generated monthly departmental financial reports and participated in variance analysis
- Actively participated and coordinated proposal activities and on-going customer relationships
Contractor, Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst II
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Tewksbury, MA
01.2018 - 01.2019
- 25B Defense, and Aerospace Company), Worked closely with Business Development leaders, their teams, and finance partners within business to ensure investment plans support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and 5 Year Plan via concurrent planning practices
- Maintained integrity of data and the alignment between investment decisions and promised results and presented weekly/monthly reporting Partner with programs, accounting, FP&A and various satellite sites by coordinating and communicating monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc deadlines
- Forecasting of key financial metrics at the program level (including Bookings/New orders, Sales, Profit and Cash)
- Executive-level summary and communication of quarterly results and forecasts
- Develop program budgets, review actual costs, independently ensure company policies are followed and financial discipline is maintained
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel, including pivot tables, database management and report formatting.
Contractor, Program Cost Schedule and Control
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Andover, MA
01.2017 - 01.2018
- 24B Defense, and Aerospace Company), Analyst II (Patriot Product Line Business Ops Finance), Managed $200+ Million in contract value across multiple business focus areas by preparing proposals to customers, developing implementation plans and program execution and control strategies, developing cost plans and monitoring costs to those plans (inclusive of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Estimate At Completion (EAC) development and maintenance), and coordinating activities with contracts, billings, supply chain integration, and financial planning and analysis groups while ensuring compliance to DCAA, DCMA, and FAR requirements
- Worked closely with major foreign subcontractors for contract start-up and on- going business issues and participated in periodic meetings held globally
- Awarded two achievement awards in 2017-18
- Perform SAP APEX and PRISM Earned Value Reporting for various Manufacturing programs
- Served as Subject Matter Expert for Supply Chain Finance point of contact
- Provide trending for forecasts on programs, provide analysis and offer recommendations for continuous improvement.
Financial Analyst
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Performed the plant budget process, including cost development, capital planning, and measurement against budget, as well as period - end closing duties
- Streamlined the month-end close process to completion in two days from three days
- Drove cross-functional team to forecast and review expenditures on programs
- Developed and maintained standard material, labor and overhead costs
- Collaborated with support teams in enhancement of performance management reporting
Education
MBA -
University of Massachusetts
Lowell, MA 09.2021 - 10.2022
BS - Accounting
Southern New Hampshire University
AS - Accounting
Southern New Hampshire University
Skills
Financial ReportingBudget and ForecastPresentations to Senior ExecutivesAudit SupportFinancial and MRP SystemsFinancial ControlsSOFTWARE PROFICIENCIESSAP for EVMS Compliance (APEX/PRISM EV), Microsoft Office Suite, RTX Tool Suite (Analysis for Office/RPlan/EDIT)
Additional Information
- CERTIFICATIONS/CREDENTIALS: , Secret Security, clearance , Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Six Sigma (R6S)
Timeline
MBA -
University of Massachusetts
09.2021 - 10.2022
Principal Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst (Engineering Business Analyst)
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
01.2021 - Current
Senior Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon, Space
01.2019 - 01.2021
Contractor, Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst II
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
01.2018 - 01.2019
Contractor, Program Cost Schedule and Control
Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
01.2017 - 01.2018
Financial Analyst
01.2015 - 01.2017
BS - Accounting
Southern New Hampshire University
AS - Accounting
Southern New Hampshire University