Manufacturing Operations Financial Analyst

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through diverse talented teams committed to our customers success our people and our communities. Our Mission Vision and Values guide how we do business.

Leidos is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Financial Analyst to support high-priority defense manufacturing programs. This finance-led role connects FP&A discipline with manufacturing operations: forecasts budgets EACs ETCs variance analysis and risk visibility. Use finance to make manufacturing better not just report what happened. You will work shoulder to shoulder with Manufacturing Program Management Supply Chain and Engineering to turn shop-floor signals into practical recommendations that improve cost schedule throughput margin and delivery performance.

This position is based in the Huntsville AL area and offers flexible/hybrid work options with purposeful on-site time tied to manufacturing collaboration learning and program execution.

What You Will Gain:

• Visible impact: your analysis will help leaders make real production decisions on cost schedule throughput and delivery.

• Practical growth in forecasting EAC/ETC discipline manufacturing finance Power BI variance analysis and executive-ready communication.

• A hybrid rhythm that combines focused analysis with meaningful time alongside the teams building the product.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own budgets forecasts EACs and ETCs for assigned manufacturing programs; keep assumptions current and make risks and opportunities visible.

• Analyze labor efficiency material usage yield scrap/rework and throughput trends to explain cost margin schedule and delivery impacts.

• Investigate variances at the point of execution identify root causes and recommend corrective actions before issues become larger program risks.

• Partner with Program Management Manufacturing Supply Chain and Engineering to evaluate cost capacity labor material and schedule trade-offs.

• Build dashboards review packages and briefings that turn data into clear decisions for program and operations leaders.

• Support financial reviews audits and compliance with Leidos financial policies and manufacturing cost controls.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Business or a related field and 4 years of experience directly relevant to program finance and analysis.

• Forecasting cost analysis variance analysis and financial modeling experience.

• Strong Excel skills and working knowledge of Power BI database or reporting tools.

• Ability to connect manufacturing metrics to financial outcomes such as cost margin schedule and delivery performance.

• Clear communication skills including the ability to explain trends risks and recommended actions to cross-functional stakeholders.

• US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in defense aerospace or regulated manufacturing environments.

• Experience supporting manufacturing production hardware delivery or supply chain programs.

• Experience preparing or contributing to Earned Value Management reporting.

• Familiarity with labor standards learning curves routings bills of material material cost drivers yield scrap rework or throughput metrics.

• Experience using data visualization automation or direct cross-functional partnership to improve reporting speed accuracy and decision quality.

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The 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.