Senior Manufacturing Operations Financial Analyst

Leidos is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Financial Analyst to support high-priority defense manufacturing programs. This finance-led role connects FP&A discipline with manufacturing operations: forecasts, budgets, EACs, ETCs, variance analysis, and risk visibility. The Position involves a hybrid rhythm that combines focused analysis with meaningful time alongside the teams building the product to use finance to make manufacturing better, not just report what happened.

You will work shoulder to shoulder with Manufacturing, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Engineering to turn shop-floor signals into practical recommendations that improve cost, schedule, throughput, margin, and delivery performance. Your analysis will help leaders make real production decisions on cost, schedule, throughput, and delivery. You will gain practical growth in forecasting, EAC/ETC discipline, manufacturing finance, Power BI, variance analysis, and executive-ready communication.

This position is based in the Huntsville, AL area and offers flexible/hybrid work options, with purposeful on-site time tied to manufacturing collaboration, learning, and program execution.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own budgets, forecasts, EACs, and ETCs for assigned manufacturing programs; keep assumptions current and make risks and opportunities visible.
• Analyze labor efficiency, material usage, yield, scrap/rework, and throughput trends to explain cost, margin, schedule, and delivery impacts.
• Investigate variances at the point of execution, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions before issues become larger program risks.
• Partner with Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering to evaluate cost, capacity, labor, material, and schedule trade-offs.
• Build dashboards, review packages, and briefings that turn data into clear decisions for program and operations leaders.
• Support financial reviews, audits, and compliance with Leidos financial policies and manufacturing cost controls.
• Lead or mentor junior analysts.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field and 8+ years of experience directly relevant to program financial control.
• Forecasting, cost analysis, variance analysis, and financial modeling experience.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Power BI, database, or reporting tools.
• Ability to connect manufacturing metrics to financial outcomes such as cost, margin, schedule, and delivery performance.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain trends, risks, and recommended actions to cross-functional stakeholders.
• US citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in defense, aerospace, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, hardware delivery, or supply chain programs.
• Experience preparing or contributing to Earned Value Management reporting.
• Familiarity with labor standards, learning curves, routings, bills of material, material cost drivers, yield, scrap, rework, or throughput metrics.
• Experience using data visualization, automation, or direct cross-functional partnership to improve reporting speed, accuracy, and decision quality.

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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.