Financial Analyst

Company Description
**About Us**

People join Leidos Australia for many different reasons. The interesting projects. Supportive and open-minded colleagues. The opportunities to develop. What unites us is the fact that everything we do benefits and safeguards Australia in some way. We’re proud of our Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient, and every Leidos team member has a valued role to play - to Be the difference.

**Job Description**:
**Your New Role**

Leidos Australia, is seeking an experienced Program Financial Analyst to support program activities including the financial management of multiple IT projects, annual budgets, monthly forecasts, month end closing including accruals, program performance reporting and project profitability analysis.

You will work both from home and from the office each week.

**Specific Functions**
- Monthly variance analysis and financial reporting across a range of programs and projects.
- Compilation and review of budgets using actual performance, previous budget figures,
- Coordinate multiple financial cost analysis functions, including cost allocation, setting up cost control systems, collecting data, controlling costs and preparing reports that maintain the Company’s cost accounting system.
- Responsible for administration and reporting of overhead budgets, charge codes and cost allocation.
- Liaison to the business for indirect cost rates, compliance with Cost Principles.
- Business partnering with delivery and operations personnel to provide financial advice to meet organisational goals

**Qualifications**:
**About You and What You'll Bring**

At least a Bachelors Degree in a related discipline, coupled with demonstrable finance experience (2-3 years) from a IT project based environment, including budget development, financial control, forecasting, variance analysis and business partnering.

Relevant certification and professional memberships (CPA/CA) is desirable.

**Experience**

You will demonstrate a pro-active approach with the ability to understand the business, identify issues and develop relationships to achieve the company’s objectives. You will also have:

- Experience in a global business would be valuable, along with familiarity with systems such as CostPoint or similar and OAC/OBI.
- An ability to balance competing priorities and meet tight deadlines is essential along with strong relationship skills, a proactive attitude and an ability to quickly learn new system and processes.
- Strong working knowledge of and skills in MS Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) is essential.
- Financial management, reporting and governance.
- Proven experience in managing projects and project delivery teams to success.

**Skills**
- A strong ability to contribute independently and as a member of a high function close knit team in a professional environment
- High Level communication (verbal & written) with high level interpersonal skills
- Excellent Planning, organisational and time management capabilities
- A proactive attitude that seeks to develop & improving systems and procedures and find solutions to complex problems.
- Excellent attention to detail
- An ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across all levels and influence key stakeholders

Additional Information
**What You'll Love**

Over the last year, we have successfully adapted our approach to enable everyone - whether working remotely from home, an office or a customer site - to continue to be collaborative, productive and, above all, safe and healthy. We proudly embrace diversity and support our people at every stage of their Leidos journey in terms of inclusion, accessibility and flexibility.

At Leidos, you will be valued, included and supported. So if you are open-minded and keen to Be the difference, we look forward to welcoming you.
- Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1._