Budget & Financial Strategist

Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' 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.

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The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector has an opening for a Budget & Financial Strategist to support one of our critical programs. The individual in this position will provide support and maintenance of the Government financial investments and reports. Provide guidance and produce reports related to budget and financial activities. Support budget program execution, ensuring alignment with available resources and programmatic goals. Generate budget reports for customer offices, components, and other programs, including funding and activity summary profiles. Assist in developing, reviewing, and responding to budget exercise submission.

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THE MISSION

The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.
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Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist the customer's PPBE efforts through advising during internal budget formulation and execution, annual budget certification requirements under 10 U.S.C. Section 142, annual Capability Programming Guidance development and publication, and information technology/cyberspace activities budget formulation.
• Review and analyze current budget plans and historical data to provide recommendations for improvements.
• Develop and implement processes for tracking and managing budget execution.
• Conduct regular financial analyses to assess budget performance and identify variances.
• Ensure all budget activities comply with relevant regulations and internal policies.
• Facilitate effective communication with stakeholders regarding budget status and financial performance.
• Support efforts to ensure customer's capabilities align to programmatic and budget guidance.
• Serves as a lead on large, complex projects as requested by Leidos or customer.
• Provide budget and financial information to Government personnel in a regular basis.
• Provide financial reports to support the formulation of the Program, Planning, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) documents.
• Analyze and provide financial highlights to the Government including discrepancies with proper justifications.
• Review and assess financial reports including fund status, operational plans, and historical information required to determine financial trends.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience Government budget formulation.
• BA degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
• U.S. Citizenship with an active Secret clearance.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Proven experience with budget analysis and formulation and PPBE processes.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and excellent time-management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Excellent time-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact with senior Government leaders, develop and present information/decision briefings.
• Solid organization skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with federal organization and interacting with senior civilian and military personnel.

Original Posting Date: 2024-07-23While 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 $68,900.00 - $124,550.00
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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500 innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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