Senior Financial Analyst

Leidos Digital Sector has an immediate opening for a Senior Financial Analyst to support NASA End-user Service and Technology (NEST) Program. Working with the best and brightest employees around the country in creating innovative all-encompassing solutions for our programs. You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth. This is a key contributor role for a Leidos focus program with $2B total contract value and annual revenue of $87M that delivers IT solutions to our NASA customer.

NOTE: This position is 100% telework, with preference given to candidates located in or near Huntsville, AL; Reston, VA; Gaithersburg, MD; or San Diego, CA.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting (inventory, cash, capital), and risk/opportunity management.
• Partner with program teams and cross-functional stakeholders to set cash goals, establish inventory budgets, and support EAC development.
• Execute monthly close activities, including revenue recognition, subcontractor accruals, and journal entries to ensure proper cost cutoff.
• Perform pricing and cost volume support for proposals and strengthen internal/external relationships to drive program growth.
• Manage and enhance Power BI dashboards and operational metric reporting; continuously improve reporting processes and systems to increase speed and accuracy.
• Provide ad-hoc cost reporting, performance & profitability analysis, and actionable financial insights to leadership.
• Support annual planning efforts and perform quarterly inventory and cash flow forecasting; update models as business conditions evolve.
• Develop internal reporting and recommendations to support senior management decision-making.
• Provide management with timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to monitor inventory results and enable strategic decision-making.
• Assist with identifying potential accounting issues and driving the resolution to ground.
• Provide inventory guidance to Warehouse, Supply Chain, and Service Delivery to ensure correct charging and process compliance.
• Review inventory balances for accuracy and compliance; run inventory-related close activities and JE preparations.
• Perform slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserve analysis and quarterly updates.
• Support special projects focused on the best financial practices, internal controls, and inventory/DOS optimization.
• Collaborate across the finance organization to drive process and system improvements.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree with at least 8-12 years of finance experience (Inventory Management, Program Finance, General Accounting, FP&A).
• Must be able to perform functions such as inventory management, financial planning & forecasting, financial analysis, and general accounting. Must be able to extract data from multiple sources and effectively summarize the current financial position of the program.
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of the project finance field and the ability to complete difficult and complex assignments. This position requires a problem solver that can pull together knowledge from a broad range of subjects to produce thorough analysis of multifaceted, challenging issues, and use those analyses to find solutions.
• Must be committed to customer service, be well organized, be able to plan and prioritize assignments, and be able to successfully handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, be courteous and professional.
• Can work with remote teams and in a fast-paced environment.
• Propose and implement project/program improvements.
• Strong background in the entire Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Excel, particularly in the development of formulas, v-lookups, and macros.
• Demonstrate advanced analytical skills.
• Positive can-do attitude, excellent communication, and problem-solving skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of Leidos Financial Systems such as Costpoint, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Cognos, Power BI, and ServiceNow.
• Microsoft Excel (Advanced Level).

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain at minimum a Public Trust clearance.

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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.

Pay Range:

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.

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