Program Financial Analyst

The Leidos Civil Group currently has an opening for a Finance and Business Operations Analyst supporting programs in the eDiscovery portfolio in the FED CIV IT Business Area. This analyst will support multiple eDiscovery and IT oriented contracts. We are looking for a strong detail-oriented program financial analyst who has excellent communication skills and can support all aspects of financial control including planning, tracking, analysis, reporting, and invoicing. This position serves as liaison between the project management teams, finance and line management. The position will review the status of projects and budgets, manage schedules, prepare status reports as well as develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers and customers.

The successful candidate will work independently to support the objectives of the assigned projects. The position will have measurable impact on the project’s operational accomplishments and will be responsible for specific processes within the project. This position requires a problem solver that can pull together knowledge from a broad range of subjects to produce thorough analyses of complex, challenging issues, and use those analyses to find solutions. Excellent communication skills both internally and externally are essential to the success of this position as we work with all functional peers along with the project teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

The roles and responsibilities of this position include and are not limited to:
• Continuous monitoring of contract actuals and performance
• Month-end analysis of plan vs actuals with an understanding of variance drivers
• Monthly invoice review, detailed backup preparation, and approval.
• Tracking A/R for assigned contracts.
• Prepare monthly program reporting for monthly operating review (MOR) & In Process Review (IPR)
• Prepare Quarterly Financial Status Review (QFSR) preparation & Quarterly Forecast preparation for assigned contracts.
• Ad Hoc Reporting for assigned contracts.
• Regular Communication with management team, providing management with timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to monitor financial results and enable strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate all aspects of annual planning and quarterly forecast processes, including review of summary financials, establishing timelines, preparing presentations for management.
Assist with identifying potential accounting issues and driving the resolution.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skillset
• Knowledge of multiple contract types especially FFP and T&M
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