Lead FP&A Analyst

Leidos' Commercial and International Sector has an exciting opportunity for a Lead FP&A Analyst to join our Security Enterprise Solutions Business Area. In this role, you will lead the financial planning and analysis activities with a focus on indirect budget management and analysis. 

Leidos SES is a leading global provider of comprehensive security and detection solutions globally for airports, ports and borders and other critical infrastructure. We deliver fast, frictionless and fully integrated solutions that secure the movement of people and commerce around the world.

As a critical member of the finance team, you will work cross functionally with line budget owners, technical representatives, division F&BO finance leads, program financial analysts, and other FP&A analysts. You will also work closely with the business area Director of FP&A/Supply Chain Finance to tackle challenging problems and provide recommendations leveraging financially driven metrics. With complex business needs and a fast-paced, dynamic environment, this position offers a unique opportunity for career development.

Please note that the actual salary for this role is closer to the middle of the posted pay range.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Leverage a thorough understanding of FP&A policies, procedures, directives, reporting, and experienced with FP&A concepts to accomplish business and performance management goal
• Lead optimization initiatives to provide recommendations on cost reduction measures and margin improvement and drive automation across the business area
• Consolidate and present financial forecasts, reports and analysis for assigned budget areas
• Maintain forecasting system inputs for assigned budget areas
• Responsible for expense planning for assigned budget areas for forecast cycles of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Monthly/Quarterly forecasts.
• Month-end closings and variance/trend analyses
• Trusted financial partner to indirect budget owners, providing data driven insights to proactively manage expenses
• Present business insights and recommendations to senior leadership to contribute to the process of determining a company's financial needs or goals for the future

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or relevant field and 4+ years of financial planning and analysis experience. Additional years of FP&A experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Understanding of Government Contracting Regulations, such as DFAR, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and other government compliance standards.
• Strong analytical abilities to interpret financial data, prepare forecasts, conduct variance analyses, and develop financial models.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments to support financial planning and strategy. ​
• Strong presentation skills and able to present financial information clearly to stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of financial systems and applications; such as: Cost Point, Hyperion, OBI, Cognos, Fusion, and Cost Point. 
• Proficient in Microsoft applications; such as: Project, Excel, Power Point and Word.
• Manufacturing experience and experience with international business arrangements preferred.
• PowerBI experience

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: 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.