Senior Financial Analyst

Leidos Defense Systems Sector has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Financial Analyst to support the Persistent Surveillance Division. As a key member of the program team, you will work directly with the program managers to help define each program's financial goals and objectives; create and maintain a program's budget, analyze progress reported against the program baseline; identify risks and opportunities against the program baseline; and recommend actions to improve progress to achieve flawless program execution. While we prefer candidates who can work onsite in Huntsville - AL, we are open to considering remote candidates with directly relevant defense contracting industry experience and qualifications. Additional Responsibilities: - Prepare and present financial forecasts, reports, and analysis. - Work closely with other functional areas on financial related elements while managing a program general ledger, and monitoring programs cash flow. - Develop and drive financial forecasts, EACs; manage subcontractors and analyze the program's revenue and costs. - Help program managers identify programmatic risks and opportunities that will impact program financials while recommending cost reductions and ways to mitigate risk. - Responsible for financial performance of the program to include the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Monthly/Quarterly forecast and FP&A activities. - Month-end closings and variance/trend analyses - Cash management to Inventory analysis as well as timely submittal of invoices, collections, and unbilled reduction. Deliverables: - Estimate at Completion (EACs), Quarterly Financial Status Reviews (QFSR), monthly and quarterly business reviews (IPR), and Annual Operating Plan (AOP). - Pricing for on-contract growth. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or a related discipline plus 8 years' related program finance experience. - Demonstrated knowledge of multiple contract types: FFP, FPLOE, T&M, Cost Plus and hybrid contracts. - Analytical, communication, and presentations skills needed. - Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles. - Experience with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) milestone contracts and cash/balance sheet forecasting. - US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed. Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of Leidos financial systems such as: CostPoint, Cognos, Fusion, and Insight. - Proficient in Microsoft applications, such as: Project, Excel, Power Point and Word. - Manufacturing experience and experience with international business arrangements preferred. - Experience with Capex & Inventory accounting.