Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

KBR Careers; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Arlington, VA seeks an FP&A Analyst to drive financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, performance reporting, and strategic decision support across the enterprise. This role partners with finance leaders and business stakeholders to deliver insights, build robust models, and support long-range planning during a pivotal transformation as Trinzic becomes independent.

You will work on corporate financial analyses and provide actionable recommendations while collaborating across functions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, accounting, consulting, investment banking, or a related financial discipline.
• Experience supporting annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes within a corporate FP&A or related finance environment.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Experience presenting financial analyses and recommendations to management and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting process, including preparation, consolidation, analysis, and reporting for corporate functions and business initiatives.
• Develop and maintain short- and long-term financial forecasts, leveraging financial models and business assumptions to support planning activities.
• Perform monthly and quarterly variance analyses comparing actual results to budget and forecast, identifying key drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with business leaders, department budget owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop budgets, evaluate financial performance, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate business performance, highlight emerging trends, and support strategic decision-making by senior leadership.
• Assist in the development and enhancement of financial models, planning tools and reporting processes to improve forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Support month-end and quarter-end financial review activities, ensuring data accuracy and timely analysis of results.
• Contribute to the preparation of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), periodic forecasts, long-range plans, and strategic financial analyses.
• Evaluate financial performance against established targets and assist in identifying corrective actions to address budget variances and improvement business outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Accounting and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment between financial plans, forecasts, operating performance, and strategic objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes through automation, standardization, and best practices.
• Assist in evaluating business performance through trend analysis, scenario modeling, and key performance indicators (KPIs), providing insights that support enterprise planning and value creation initiatives.
• Lead and support financial analyses, business cases, and scenario modeling efforts that evaluate strategic initiatives, resource allocations, investments, and growth opportunities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

ERP systems

Data visualization

Communication skills

Presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

MBA

CPA/CMA/CFA (preferred)

Tools

Anaplan

Workday Adaptive Planning

Oracle EPM

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Title: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst plays a critical role in driving financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, performance reporting, and strategic decision support. This highly visible position partners closely with finance leaders and business stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, evaluate business performance, and influence key operational and strategic decisions. The role supports the annual budgeting process, periodic forecasts, long-range planning activities, and management reporting while helping shape the financial foundation of a newly independent public company. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities with intellectual curiosity, business acumen, and the ability to translate complex financial data into meaningful recommendations that drive performance and growth. This role will support a strategic business unit while partnering closely with the Corporate FP&A organization to drive planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and decision support across the enterprise. Opportunities exist to support either Exploration and Logistics (E&L), which delivers global mission operations, space exploration, engineering, and logistics solutions, or Defense and Intel (D&I), which provides mission‑critical capabilities across complex defense, intelligence, and classified environments. Trinzic is being established as an independent public company through the planned separation of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, which is expected to be completed on January 4, 2027. This role offers a rare opportunity to join the organization during a pivotal period of growth and transformation, helping establish and mature the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management capabilities of a newly independent public company while supporting critical government and commercial missions around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting process, including preparation, consolidation, analysis, and reporting for corporate functions and business initiatives.
• Develop and maintain short- and long-term financial forecasts, leveraging financial models and business assumptions to support planning activities.
• Perform monthly and quarterly variance analyses comparing actual results to budget and forecast, identifying key drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with business leaders, department budget owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop budgets, evaluate financial performance, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare executive‑level financial reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate business performance, highlight emerging trends, and support strategic decision‑making by senior leadership.
• Assist in the development and enhancement of financial models, planning tools and reporting processes to improve forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Support month‑end and quarter‑end financial review activities, ensuring data accuracy and timely analysis of results.
• Contribute to the preparation of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), periodic forecasts, long‑range plans, and strategic financial analyses.
• Evaluate financial performance against established targets and assist in identifying corrective actions to address budget variances and improvement business outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Accounting and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment between financial plans, forecasts, operating performance, and strategic objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes through automation, standardization, and best practices.
• Assist in evaluating business performance through trend analysis, scenario modeling, and key performance indicators (KPIs), providing insights that support enterprise planning and value creation initiatives.
• Lead and support financial analyses, business cases, and scenario modeling efforts that evaluate strategic initiatives, resource allocations, investments, and growth opportunities.

Basic Qualifications

• Education & Experience Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, accounting, consulting, investment banking, or a related financial discipline.
• Experience supporting annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes within a corporate FP&A or related finance environment.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Experience presenting financial analyses and recommendations to management and business stakeholders.

Technical & Leadership Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex financial models, scenario analysis, and data manipulation.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with ERP, financial planning, and reporting systems.
• Ability to synthesize large data sets and communicate insights effectively to both finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across functions and levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
• CPA, CMA, CFA, or progress toward a professional finance certification.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting complex budgeting and forecasting processes and delivering actionable financial insights to business stakeholders.
• Experience supporting a publicly traded company.
• Experience within government contracting, aerospace, defense, engineering, technology, or professional services industries.
• Experience supporting investor relations, board reporting, or SEC‑related financial analysis.
• Experience with financial planning platforms such as Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, Oracle EPM, Hyperion, or similar tools.
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Exposure to long‑range planning, strategic finance, and corporate development activities.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

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KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high‑quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function.

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