Financial Planning & Analysis, Lead Analyst
Great Falls, VA, United States
- Full-time
- FP&A
- financial forecasting
- variance analysis
Lead FP&A Analyst responsible for financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, reporting, and budget maintenance for the Real Estate and Workplace Solutions corporate function. Acts as a finance business partner delivering actionable insights, month/quarter close support, journal entry preparation, and ad hoc modeling using Power Platform and Excel. Requires 4+ years FP&A experience (or 2+ with Master's), strong analytical and communication skills, and U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain security clearance.
Description
Leidos Real Estate and Workplace Solutions Corporate Finance is actively seeking a Lead FP&A Analyst to join our Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to hone your financial story telling skills starting from detailed analysis and planning to presenting to Senior Leadership. You will consider yourself a Finance Business Partner to the Real Estate and Workplace Solutions Corporate Function, ensuring that functional spending is aligned with company strategy. Responsibilities will include planning, forecasting, reporting, and overall budget maintenance.
In addition, you can expect to perform ad hoc modeling and other requests that drive operational and strategic efficiencies within the business. We are looking for someone who has a strong focus on providing professional customer service to line finance teams, program managers, and Directors of Real Estate, ensuring their financial needs are met with accuracy and efficiency. You will have strong communication skills to effectively interpret and summarize financial results, tailoring insights to meet the needs of diverse audiences, including line finance teams, program managers, and senior leadership.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support, enhance and maintain financial reporting
- Collaborate with Senior Leadership to formulate accurate expense forecast
- Prepare and review journal entries to ensure accurate financial recording
- Update and maintain quarterly forecast in financial system
- Deliver monthly expense variance analysis
- Support month-end and quarter-end close processes
- Provide analytical support and actionable financial insights using Real Estate-specific tools and systems to drive operational and strategic efficiencies
- Finance Business Partner to the function and line organizations
- Provide professional customer service and financial support to line finance teams, program managers, and Directors of Real Estate, addressing inquiries and delivering actionable insights
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of relevant corporate FP&A experience or Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant corporate FP&A experience
- Prior experience should include financial forecasting, financial reporting and variance analysis
- Basic accounting knowledge and experience, including journal entry preparation, general ledger, and month-end close processes
- Strong skills in Power Platform (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Microsoft SharePoint, and ability to learn new applications
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, using advanced formulas to generate efficiency
- Demonstrated analytical ability
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Creative thinking and problem-solving ability
- Excellent communication skills
- US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- User of Leidos Financial systems including Costpoint, Insight, OAC
- Knowledge of database management systems and data warehousing concepts
- Data/configuration management experience
- Working knowledge of government accounting regulations (CAS, FAR, GAAP)
At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”
If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.
Original Posting:
January 13, 2026For 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 $73,450.00 - $132,775.00The 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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
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