Financial Analyst Lead

Leidos has an opening in our Digital Modernization Sector for a talented and energetic Financial Analyst Lead to work with the best and brightest employees around the country in creating innovative all-encompassing solutions for our programs.  You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment, enjoy flexible work arrangements, and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth.  This is a key contributor role for a Leidos focus program with total contract value of $2.5B and annual revenue north of $200M that delivers IT solutions to our NASA customer.

Primary Responsibilities:

•    Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting (net bookings, revenue, OI/fee and cash), and effectively managing financial risks and opportunities.
•    Collaborate with program team and across Leidos functions to define program goals, establish budget, and prepare and maintain EAC.
•    Make recommendations to leadership for making business decisions.
•    Proposal involvement (pricing and cost volume leadership) and building internal and external relationships to grow the program and achieve strategic goals.
•    Continuously drive reporting process and system enhancements to increase speed, consistency and accuracy of KPI reporting.
•    Support ad-hoc cost reporting and performance analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field and 4 to 8 years of experience. A master’s degree may be substituted for years of experience.
•    Must be able to perform functions such as financial planning, financial analysis, and general accounting. Must be able to extract data from multiple sources and effectively summarize the current financial position of the program.
•    Have a comprehensive knowledge of the project finance field and the ability to complete difficult and complex assignments.  This position requires a problem solver that can pull together knowledge from a broad range of subjects to produce thorough analysis of multifaceted, challenging issues, and use those analyses to find solutions.
•    Must be committed to customer service, be well organized, be able to plan and prioritize assignments, and be able to successfully handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
•    Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, be courteous and professional.
•    Have the ability to work with remote teams and in a fast-paced environment. 
•    Proposed and implemented project/program improvements.
•    Strong background in the entire Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Excel, particularly in the development of formulas, v-lookups, and macros.
•    Demonstrate advanced analytical skills.
•    Positive can-do attitude, excellent communication, and problem solving skills.
•    US Citizenship is required and able to obtain at minimum Public Trust clearance.  

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Knowledge of Leidos Financial Systems such as Costpoint, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Cognos, Power BI, and ServiceNow.
•    Microsoft Excel (Advanced Level)
 

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

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.