Division Finance & Business Operations Senior Manager

Leidos•Gaithersburg, MD

About The Position

The Air Traffic business area at Leidos has an opportunity for a Division Finance & Business Operations Senior Manager. This position is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing a diverse portfolio that includes mission critical long-standing, mature contracts as well as key strategic growth initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of one of the main strategic growth areas within Leidos and have the opportunity to help lead and shape the future of air traffic in the United States. The Division Finance & Business Operations Senior Manager is responsible for advising line management on all financial aspects of their organizational unit including developing and driving financial forecasts and analyzing the organization’s financial metrics. Duties may include interpreting operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the business, evaluating and approving expenditure decisions, identifying operational risk factors that may impact the business performance of the organization and presenting key business insights and recommendations to achieve the organization’s current and future goals. Other duties include making specific recommendations which will result in cost reduction and both profit and process improvements. Responsibilities include: Responsible for financial performance of the operating unit to include Annual Operating Plan, monthly forecasts, and FP&A activities. Managing a team of business finance professional staff to ensure contractual compliance, cost management, budget development and proposal support. Establishment/tracking of indirect rates and expenses (recent consolidation of OH rates and sharing of OH by multiple programs resulting in more competitive bids.). Manage EVM team and contract deliverables Work closely with business development, capture management, and pricing teams on new business strategy, cost volume reviews, and preparation of cash flow for Executive briefings External and internal customer interface. Month-end closings and variance/trend analyses Deliverables: Estimate at Completion (EACs), quarterly financial status reviews (QFSR), monthly and quarterly business reviews (IPR, QPR).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience in finance operation. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
4+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
Strong analytical, communication and presentations skills needed as well as being able to operate independently
Must have Government contracting experience leading and managing large financial operations or portfolios.
US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance if needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience in EVM processes and deliverables
Experience with proposal process and large capture activities
Experience with Technical Accounting
Experience in managing balance sheet and cash application metrics.
Experience in managing invoice processes.
Financial modeling
Proven experience in working and communicating business cases, variance analysis, and evaluating cost benefit models
Knowledge of Leidos financial systems such as: Cobra, CostPoint, Cognos, PowerBI

Responsibilities

Responsible for financial performance of the operating unit to include Annual Operating Plan, monthly forecasts, and FP&A activities.
Managing a team of business finance professional staff to ensure contractual compliance, cost management, budget development and proposal support.
Establishment/tracking of indirect rates and expenses (recent consolidation of OH rates and sharing of OH by multiple programs resulting in more competitive bids.).
Manage EVM team and contract deliverables
Work closely with business development, capture management, and pricing teams on new business strategy, cost volume reviews, and preparation of cash flow for Executive briefings
External and internal customer interface.
Month-end closings and variance/trend analyses
Deliverables: Estimate at Completion (EACs), quarterly financial status reviews (QFSR), monthly and quarterly business reviews (IPR, QPR).