Program Finance Senior Manager
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 112450 - 203275
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a highly motivated Program Finance Senior Manager to support a large high-visibility defense manufacturing program. This role provides critical financial business operations earned value and reporting support to the Business Area Finance Manager and PMO. The candidate will help lead forecasting support Control Account Managers (CAMs) analyze manufacturing cost performance and prepare certified program financials including Certified EACs and balance sheet forecasts.
This position is ideal for a senior-level resource seeking ownership visibility and growth within defense program finance.
Program Financial Management
- Build analyze and maintain full program financial forecasts across labor material subcontract and ODCs.
- Develop and update monthly and quarterly balance sheet forecasts including inventory WIP material liability and contract assets/liabilities.
- Prepare and submit Certified Estimates at Completion (EACs) ensuring accuracy traceability and compliance with corporate and government requirements.
- Conduct detailed variance analysis (cost schedule and financial) and prepare program health metrics for leadership.
- Support preparation of financial inputs for Program Management Reviews customer meetings and executive briefings.
Earned Value Management (EVM) Support
- Support CAMs through the monthly EVM cycle including ETC updates data validation and performance analysis.
- Ensure EVM data integrity across systems (IMS cost tool MRP material systems) and assist in developing IPMDAR/IPMR/CPR reporting.
- Support root-cause analysis for performance variances and work closely with engineering/manufacturing leads to implement corrective actions.
Material & Manufacturing Cost Management
- Partner with Supply Chain and MRP teams to reconcile PO commitments delivery schedules lead-time risks and material liability.
- Lead material and inventory inputs into the balance sheet forecast ensuring accuracy for audits and monthly close cycles.
Business Operations & Program Execution
- Support development of staffing plans indirect budgeting inputs and labor resource analyses.
- Integrate financial impacts of contract mods REAs ECPs and proposals into the overall program forecast and EAC.
- Contribute to BOE development and cost model updates for future program scope.
- Support risk and opportunity financial modeling and integrate impacts into EAC and balance sheet positions.
- Provide proactive financial recommendations to PMs and functional leads for improved program execution.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or related field with 8 years of relevant experience or Masters Degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence at all levels including directors CAMs auditors and government customers.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze financial results and provide strategic recommendations to leadership.
- Experience with multiple contract types (FFP FPLOE T&M Cost Plus hybrid).
- Excellent analytical communication and presentation skills.
- Experience preparing Certified EACs and supporting enterprise-level financial reviews.
- Familiarity with balance sheet forecasting including inventory WIP material liability and contract asset/liability positions.
- Strong understanding of EVM principles forecasting budgeting and defense manufacturing cost structures.
- Proficiency with cost and EVMS tools (COBRA SAP/Costpoint).
- Ability to present complex data clearly to program leadership CAMs and functional stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with a proactive mindset and ability to independently solve problems.
- Highly organized; able to prioritize competing deadlines and manage large datasets.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on large defense manufacturing or production programs.
- Knowledge of FAR/DFARS cost principles and government customer reporting requirements.
- Understanding of IMS logic schedule-to-cost integration and BOE methodologies.
- Strong Excel/PBI skills for modeling and data visualization.
- Active security clearance (Secret or higher) or ability to obtain one.
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Original Posting:
December 4 2025For 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 $112450.00 - $203275.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
