Programme Finance Analyst

Leidos; Winchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Programme Finance Analyst, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring financial integrity across Defence Portfolio programmes. This position offers the chance to work with a dynamic team, providing financial control and analysis while supporting various stakeholders. You'll be responsible for pricing new business opportunities, tracking actual costs, and producing financial deliverables. With a commitment to diversity and a collaborative culture, this innovative firm nurtures your career goals and promotes a healthy work-life balance. If you're ready to make a difference in a meaningful role, apply today!

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Dynamic Working

Qualifications

• Experience in project/programme accounting with strong analytical skills.
• Recognised accounting qualification or studying towards one.

Responsibilities

• Provide Programme Financial Control and ensure financial integrity.
• Support financial presentation for programme or operational reviews.

Skills

Project/programme accounting experience

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Recognised accounting qualification

Good time management

Education

Studying towards CIMA, ACCA, ACA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

Description

Programme Finance Analyst

Location: Whiteley, Hampshire, UK

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Role Overview:

Reporting to the UK Defence Portfolio Programme Finance Manager the Programme Financial Analyst (PFA) will be responsible for providing Programme Financial Control and ensuring the integrity of the financials on programmes across the Defence Portfolio, which sits within the National Security and Defence (NS&D) Division, based in the Southeast of England.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Be a key member of the Programme Management Team and act as a Finance Business Partner
• Provide highest level of customer service to all customers and stakeholders
• Responsible for the pricing of new business opportunities when required
• Develop, track and update programme baseline including tracking actual costs against baseline, development and overall management of programme Estimate At Complete (EAC)
• Analysis of programme actuals for accuracy, identifying & correcting errors, and communicating issues to Programme Management to prevent future errors
• Responsibility for producing programme financial customer deliverables
• Supporting financial presentation for programme or operational reviews
• Performing both short- and long-term forecasting for corporate metrics (Awards, Revenue, Operating Income and Operating Cash Flow) at the programme level. Providing commentary on variances and of any financial Risks & Opportunities against financial forecast
• Accountable for programme billing, cash collection, analysis and clearing of unbilled receivables
• Support the validation of awards/bookings, backlog, revenue & operating income
• Provide excellent ad hoc support to a wide variety of stakeholders both within the finance leadership team, and within wider operational teams
• You will be expected to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and to show a degree of flexibility in working hours when required to meet project and finance deadlines
• You will take ownership of decisions made

Skills Required:

• Project/programme accounting experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organised and thorough, with attention to detail
• Team player but able to work independently and proactively
• Ability to work effectively across organisations and with multiple locations
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively to complete work assignments
• Good time management with the ability to achieve deadlines
• Capable of operating to tight schedules in a demanding environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel – intermediate to advanced level
• Experienced in using other MS tools, including PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
• Recognised accounting qualification, or studying towards qualification e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA

Desirable Skills:

• UK MoD SC clearance
• Pricing/Cost Estimating experience
• Knowledge of management accounting and absorption costing
• Experienced in using financial management software
  

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS Pre-screening required to Start

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What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

• Dynamic Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the worldsafer,healthier, andmore efficient through technology, engineering andscience.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting:

For 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:

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.