Program Finance Analyst, Lead

Description

Leidos currently has an opening for a Program Finance Analyst, Lead. The Program Finance Analyst participates in the financial planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of a portfolio of programs.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination, development, and presentation of the project’s financial status to both internal and external customers.

Primary Responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities of this position include:

With oversight by the Financial Business Operations Manager, the candidate will support the project team members in the planning, tracking, analysis, financial planning, and reporting of the program.  Requires hands-on leadership in the development, maintenance, work authorization process, funding management, cost collection, technical performance, integrated analysis /reporting, forecasting, pricing, and assist with quarterly Estimates at Completion (EACs) analysis.

This position involves significant interaction with the FB&O Manager and Program Managers, and will also involve interaction with Ops/Line Management, Finance personnel, Contracts personnel, Procurement, senior technical personnel, and various other functional or support organizations. This individual will work independently while contributing to the team through reporting, analyzing, estimating, and auditing. Responsibilities will include preparation of written and verbal reports to program team and management regarding program performance.

Required Qualifications

• Requires a broad knowledge of this field and the ability to complete difficult assignments. Must have ability to analyze problems for root cause and identify corrective actions.

• Requires a comprehensive understanding of cost and schedule development and controls. 

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills to carry out and understand assignments, and/or convey or exchange routine information. 

• Must have the ability to work independently and as key member of a team.

• Must possess a strong background working with multiple contract types: Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Material (T&M), Cost Plus (CPF), and hybrid contracts. 

• The position requires project management cost accounting and financial management systems, work authorizations, process management systems, and/or reporting. 

• Applying principles of finance and accounting to analyze financial statements for monthly/quarterly/annual financial Outlooks, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Estimates at Complete (EAC) and contractual deliverables;

• Internal financial activities such as invoicing support, accruals, and program financial revenue projections and variance analysis;

• Ad-hoc cost and performance analysis;

• The candidate should be extremely comfortable with MS Excel or other similar desktop tools that provide capabilities to collect and analyze information.

• Strong organization, analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting with 4-8 years professional experience or Masters level degree with 2-6 years professional experience. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

• Comprehensive Program Finance experience; familiar with multiple contract types

• Detail oriented, independent worker, with a strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Must have strong Microsoft Excel experience

• Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific experience with the Leidos tool suite to include CostPoint/Deltek, Fusion, OAC highly desirable and Contract Setup Processes

• Planning and Forecasting

• Government contracting experience

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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