Senior Manager, Finance, and Business Operations

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

Unleash your potential at Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos has an opening in our Digital Modernization Sector for a talented and energetic Senior Manager, Finance and Business Operations to work 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, enjoy flexible work arrangements, and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth.  This is a key role for a Leidos focus program with total contract value of $2.5B and annual revenue north of $200M that delivers IT solutions to our NASA customer.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage all financial responsibilities for a Leidos focus program with total contract value over $2B and annual revenue north of $200M.

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting (net bookings, revenue, OI/fee and cash), and effectively managing financial risks and opportunities.

• Collaborate with program team and across Leidos functions to maintain Budget/EAC in compliance with contract and internal/external policies.

• Make recommendations to senior leadership for making critical business decisions.

• Proposal involvement (pricing and cost volume leadership) and building internal and external relationships to grow the program and achieve strategic goals.

• Continuously drive reporting process and system enhancements to increase speed, consistency and accuracy of KPI reporting.

• Team development including employee career development (mentoring, training, skills development) and talent management (recruitment and retention).

Please Note:  This is 100% Telework role.  While this is a remote position, the preference is for the successful candidate to be geographically close to a NASA center, at least within 50 miles.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with at least 10+ years of relevant finance experience (Example:  FP&A, Pricing, Program Finance) OR a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. 

• Positive can-do attitude with success leading diverse teams or projects under tight timelines.

• Strategic vision with ability to drive new business captures and develop business case analyses.

• Ability to analyze financials and advise senior management on financial and strategic issues.

• Experience in financial analysis and reporting, forecasting, and Annual Operating Plan.

• Earned Value Management Systems/Process/Tools.

• Understanding of accounting, EACs, and booking rates.

• Knowledge in government contracting and FAR.

• Excellent communications and problem solving skills.

• US Citizenship is required and able to obtain at minimum Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Leidos Financial Systems such as Costpoint, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Cognos, Power BI, and ServiceNow.

• Experience and knowledge of GAAP financial statement reporting and accounting methods.

• Microsoft Excel (Advanced Level)

Please Note:  The program budget salary for this role could fall anywhere between mid $150,000 to low $180,000 with a slight wiggle room (no guarantees) based on relevant experience and assessment.  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.

Why Leidos?

• Grow with Us: Be part of a company that values innovation and encourages professional development.

• Make a Difference: Your work will directly contribute to safer, more efficient airspace for everyone.

Ready to take your career to new heights? Join Leidos and help us transform the future!

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.

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.