Financial Planning & Analysis Senior - Military veterans preferred

Description

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.

Leidos Defense Systems Sector is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Senior to support a major manufacturing program within our Land Systems division. We are looking for a proactive, results-driven finance professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and can independently drive financial strategy and insights to support program execution. This position plays a critical role in delivering timely, accurate, and actionable financial analysis to support decision-making for leadership across one of our most complex portfolios.

About Land Systems

Our mission is to develop next-generation technologies and integrated systems that protect warfighters from evolving threats across air, space, and cyber domains. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in national defense by enabling the success of cutting-edge programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis activities including forecasting, tracking, reporting, and analysis of program performance.

• Independently develop and maintain financial models for monthly/quarterly outlooks, Estimates at Complete (EACs), and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP).

• Analyze revenue, costs, and profitability to support strategic decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborate closely with program and functional leads to ensure alignment between operational execution and financial performance.

• Manage cash flow through timely invoice submission, collections, and unbilled reduction. Own the monthly balance sheet forecast updates.

• Conduct variance and trend analyses to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide recommendations to leadership.

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards—must be capable of building reports from the ground up to visualize financial and operational performance.

• Support month-end closing activities and prepare accurate and detailed invoices in compliance with contract requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience (or 6+ years with a Master’s degree).

• Strong background in Financial Planning & Analysis, with the ability to work independently and proactively drive initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial results and provide strategic recommendations to leadership.

• Experience with multiple contract types (FFP, FPLOE, T&M, Cost Plus, hybrid).

• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.

• Strong knowledge of revenue recognition and commercial financial processes.

• Proficiency in Power BI with the ability to create custom dashboards and visualizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Leidos financial systems: Costpoint, Insight, OAC, Cognos, and Fusion.

• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Word.

• Prior experience in a defense or manufacturing environment highly desirable.

This role is ideal for someone who is not only skilled in financial analysis but also takes initiative, communicates effectively, and enjoys creating visual tools to improve transparency and decision-making. If you’re ready to take ownership and make a tangible impact, we encourage you to apply.

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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.