Company Description
Leidos is a Fortune 500® Technology, Engineering, and Science Solutions and Services leader. Leidos' 47,000 global employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos Australia has been a trusted partner to the Australian Government, including the Department of Defence, for more than 25 years, having delivered some of the most complex software and systems integration projects in Australia. With a local workforce of around 2,000, of which 85% hold a government security clearance, we have one of the largest security-cleared workforces in Australia. Our team is also backed by Leidos' global expertise, experience and capabilities.
Job Description
Job Description
The Program Financial Analyst supports the Finance Operations team to provide expert financial advice and reporting services. This role supports financial management of program budgets through analysis, risk management and modelling to support objectives and inform effective decision making.
In this role you will have the opportunity to leverage a hybrid working arrangement.
Specific Functions
* Partner with the business to provide sound financial advice to meet organisational goals.
* Monthly variance analysis and financial reporting across programs and overheads,
* Compilation and review of budgets/ forecasts using actual performance, previous budget figures, etc
* Coordinate multiple financial cost analysis functions, including cost allocation, setting up cost control systems, collecting data, controlling costs and preparing reports that maintain the Company’s cost accounting system,
* Liaison to the business for accurate cost allocations and cost rates, compliance with Cost Principles.
Qualifications
About You and What You'll Bring
At Leidos we value curiosity and the ability to collaboratively ask why. You will have a positive, proactive nature to your work.
A Bachelors’ Degree in a related discipline, coupled with demonstrable finance experience (2-4 years) from a project based, complex business environment, including budget development, financial control, forecasting, variance analysis and business partnering.
Working toward certification and professional memberships (CPA/CA) is desired for this role.
Experience
You will demonstrate a pro-active approach with the ability to understand financial concepts, identify issues and develop relationships to achieve the company’s objectives. You will also have:
* Some familiarity working with systems such as CostPoint (or similar complex ERPs) and OAC/OBI.
* Strong working knowledge of and skills in MS Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) is essential.
* Knowledge of financial management, reporting and governance.
* Some experience understanding and controlling costs across projects and project delivery teams to success.
Additional Information
What You'll Love
At Leidos, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.
You will be valued, included and supported. So if you are open-minded and keen to Be the difference, we look forward to welcoming you.
Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.