Program Finance Analyst - Military veterans preferred

Description

Leidos Defense Systems Sector has an immediate opening for a Program Financial Analyst. 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.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Prepare financial forecasts, reports, and analysis.
• Work closely with other functional areas on financial related elements while, managing a programs general ledger, and monitoring a programs cash flow.
• Help develop and drive financial forecasts, EACs; manage subcontractor and analyze the programs revenue and costs.
• Help program managers identify programmatic risk and opportunities that will impact program financials while recommending cost reductions and ways to mitigate risk.
• 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).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or a related discipline plus 2+ years of program financial control experience. 
• Knowledge of multiple contract types: FFP, FPLOE, T&M, Cost Plus and hybrid contracts.
• Strong analytical, communication and presentations skills needed as well as being able to operate independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Leidos financial systems such as:  CostPoint, Cognos, Fusion, and Insight.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, such as: Excel, Power Point and Word.

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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.