Senior Program Financial Analyst

Leidos Defense Systems Sector has an immediate opening for a Program Financial Analyst to support the Open Air Sensors division in our Huntsville - AL office. 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 and present 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. 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. 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 and 8+ years experience related to program financial control. Strong knowledge of multiple contract types: FFP, FPLOE, T&M, Cost Plus and hybrid contracts. Excellent analytical, communication, and presentations skills needed. Must have 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. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: June 9, 2026 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 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. Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to View email address on click.appcast.io. 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