We are seeking a highly motivated Program Financial Analyst to support a large, high-visibility defense manufacturing program. The candidate will help forecasting, analyze cost performance, and prepare certified program financials, including Certified EACs and balance sheet forecasts.
This position is ideal for a resource seeking visibility and growth within defense program finance.
Program Financial Management
- Leverage your prior experience in finance and accounting to analyze financial statements for monthly/quarterly/annual financial outlooks, support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and complete Estimates at Complete (EAC)
- Responsible for the month-end closing process. Validate awards/bookings, backlog, revenue & Operating Income, and cash for the assigned CRNs.
- Responsible for contract set up and close out.
- Develop and drive financial forecasts, EACs; Manage subcontractor and analyzing the programs revenue and costs.
- Help Program Managers identify program risks and opportunities that will impact program financials while recommending cost reductions and strategies to mitigate identified risk.
- Month-end closings and variance/trend analysis
- Prepare detailed and accurate invoices.
- Cash management to include timely submittal of invoices, collections and unbilled reduction.
- Monitor key performance indicators, highlighting any trends and investigating causes of unexpected variances to forecast.
- Help improve financial status for the division by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending improvements to management.
- Perform analysis that delivers insights to key stakeholders for critical business decisions.
- Analyze direct actuals for accuracy, identify errors, ensure errors are corrected timely.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of program financial control experience, or 2+ years of experience with a Master's degree.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
- Advanced level Excel skills (Vlookup, pivot table, macros, etc).
- Strong organization, analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Good communication skills both verbally and written to clearly provide detailed analysis.
- Ability to work independently, or in a team environment and with various organizational levels
Preferred Qualifications:
- Program Finance experience with multiple contract types.
- Excellent analytical skills, able to identify financial drivers and perform high level and detailed analysis.
- Microsoft Power BI development
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Original Posting:
December 5, 2025
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.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $72,150.00 - $130,425.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.