Program Finance Analyst Lead
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a Lead Program Finance Analyst to support the Kinetic Effects Business Area within the Small Cruise Missile Program. The role involves comprehensive financial planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting for contract costs and financial performance. You will work closely with the F&BO Manager to drive forecasting, budgeting, and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Manage EAC, budgeting, and financial forecasting
- Analyze contract costs and program revenue
- Manage month-end close and variance analysis
- Support program invoicing and accruals
- Provide financial reporting for program reviews
Required Skills
- 4+ years of program finance experience
- Defense industry contract knowledge
- EAC management proficiency
- Knowledge of FFP, T&M, and Cost Plus contracts
- Secret security clearance eligibility
Job Details
Primary Responsibilities:
- EAC management, budgeting, forecasting, managing subcontractor hours, costs, and funding needs, as well as analysis of all contract cost and financial data.
- Developing and driving financial forecasts and analyzing the program's revenue and costs.
- Communicating key business insights and recommendations to achieve the program's current and future goals and making specific recommendations that will result in cost reduction and profit/process improvements.
- Participate in the scheduling, planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of the travel dollars on the program.
- Provide backup and calculation of accruals every period and support program invoicing.
- Managing the month-end close process and performing variance/trend analyses as it relates to the financial performance.
- Provide data and reporting formats for all types and levels of program financial reviews.
- Evaluate, monitor, and implement policies, practices, and functional performance standards.
- Interface with Program Managers, Contracts, FP&A, IT, Logistics, Procurement, Quality and other Support organizations.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of program finance experience.
- Experience supporting programs in defense contract industry.
- Must have experience with EAC management, budgeting, forecasting, managing subcontractor hours, costs, and funding needs, as well as analysis of all contract cost and financial data.
- Hands-on experience with developing and driving financial forecasts and analyzing the program's revenue and costs.
- Extensive knowledge of multiple contract types: FFP, FPLOE, T&M, Cost Plus, and hybrid contracts.
- Analytical with strong communication and presentation skills.
- US citizenship is required and able to obtain SECRET security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Leidos financial systems and applications; such as OAC, Fusion, Insight, Cost Point, and Cognos.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications; such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.