Financial Specialist

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

The Leidos Digital Sector is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Financial Specialist to support all phases of the IT financial management lifecycle, including budget planning and formulation, execution monitoring, contract funding alignment, capital investment planning, financial reporting, and audit readiness. Working closely with technical and program leadership, this position integrates financial oversight with operational and program requirements to enable accurate forecasting, lifecycle cost optimization, performance measurement, and informed decision making. This position also ensures IT resources are strategically aligned with mission priorities while maintaining compliance with federal financial management standards, cybersecurity mandates, cloud optimization strategies, and long-term system sustainment objectives.

The Financial Specialist will:

• Provide direct support in budget formulation, execution tracking, and financial analysis in support of IT programs, system sustainment, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain spend plans aligned with IT project schedules, acquisition milestones, and contract funding allocations.
• Track and reconcile obligations, expenditures, and accruals for hardware, software, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, and IT service contracts.
• Support lifecycle cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) assessments, and cost-benefit evaluations for IT investments.
• Coordinate with Program Managers, CORs, Contracting Officers, and technical leads to ensure funding alignment with IT deliverables and performance objectives.
• Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and briefings reflecting IT portfolio execution status, burn rates, and funding gaps.
• Support audit readiness by providing documentation and traceability of IT expenditures, system funding sources, and contract modifications.
• Provide financial impact analysis for IT change requests, system upgrades, cybersecurity enhancements, and cloud migration efforts.
• Utilize government provided financial management systems (e.g., GFEBS, DTS) to process, record, and reconcile financial transactions, including purchase requests and travel orders.
• Assist in the preparation of Unfunded Requirements (UFRs) and reprogramming requests by gathering and validating supporting data.
• Support the end-of-year closeout process by ensuring all financial actions are completed, documented, and reconciled in a timely manner.

Education and Experience:

• Requires a current Secret Security Clearance.
• Requires a BA degree with 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience.

Required Skills:

• Ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects with multiple deadlines.
• Experienced in MS Office and the ability to navigate between multiple programs simultaneously

Clearance Required:

• Must possess an active Secret security clearance at time of consideration

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Pay Range:

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.