Program Financial Analyst

We are seeking a Program Financial Analyst to work in our Reston, VA headquarters. As a key member of the program team, you will support a portfolio of programs by providing financial analysis, reporting, billing, and forecasting to keep our programs on track.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Compile and analyze weekly cost, labor, and subcontractor data against the program baseline, identifying risks, opportunities, and unexpected variances, and recommending actions to program managers.
• Prepare and present monthly financial reports and customer-facing cost reports, and support internal and customer review meetings.
• Develop, maintain, and update program forecasts, including Estimates to Complete (ETC) and Estimates at Completion (EAC).
• Prepare and review invoices and billing data in accordance with contract terms, resolving billing discrepancies and timesheet or charge code errors, and supporting program cash flow.
• Support financial tracking, billing, and reporting across multiple contract types, such as cost-plus, firm-fixed-price, and time-and-materials contracts.
• Set up charge numbers, labor categories, and timekeeping actions for new programs.
• Respond to data calls and ad hoc requests from program management, and provide financial input to proposals and business cases.
• Serve as the liaison between the program team and cross-functional departments such as Contracts, invoicing, and accounting for financial research and issue resolution.
• Work independently with limited supervision and assist other analysts and finance interns as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience in program finance, financial analysis, or cost accounting; or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Working knowledge of financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Working knowledge of multiple contract types, such as cost-plus, firm-fixed-price, and time-and-materials contracts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills and the ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule, three days per week on-site in Reston, VA.
• US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in government contracting, including cost-reimbursable and fixed-price contracts, billing, and invoicing.
• Knowledge of Leidos financial systems such as Costpoint, Cognos, Fusion, OAC, Power BI, and Insight.
• Experience preparing monthly customer reports and program forecasts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including intermediate to advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, and experience building analyses or dashboards.