Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst at Leidos summary:

Senior FP&A Analyst to lead an AI-first transformation of financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support within Leidos’ Homeland Sector. Role combines traditional FP&A responsibilities (planning, forecasting, variance analysis, CapEx, month/quarter close) with designing, piloting, and scaling AI/automation and advanced analytics to eliminate manual processes and improve executive insights. Requires strong finance background, experience with AI/automation or advanced analytics, stakeholder engagement, and executive-level communication skills.

Description

Looking for an opportunity to redefine FP&A?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business as we modernize how we operate, decide, and deliver value.

Are you ready to lead the future of FP&A?

Leidos is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to join the Homeland Sector FP&A team as a change agent for an AI-first FP&A culture. This role goes beyond traditional financial analysis—you will help redesign how FP&A operates by embedding artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics into the core of financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support.

In this role, you will own the transformation of FP&A workflows, leveraging AI to eliminate manual processes, accelerate insight generation, improve forecast accuracy, and elevate financial storytelling for senior leadership. You will partner closely with business leaders, IT, and analytics teams to identify, pilot, and scale AI-enabled solutions that fundamentally change how financial information is produced and consumed.

Success in this role requires someone who is comfortable challenging legacy processes, experimenting responsibly with emerging technologies, and translating AI-driven outputs into trusted, actionable insights for executives.

This position is ideal for a finance professional who sees AI not as a tool, but as a new operating model for FP&A.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a change leader for an AI-first FP&A operating model, redefining how planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting are performed

• Identify, design, pilot, and scale AI-enabled automation across FP&A, including forecasting, variance analysis, financial narratives, and leadership reporting

• Eliminate manual, spreadsheet-driven processes by deploying intelligent automation and advanced analytics

• Transform financial and operational data into predictive, forward-looking insights using AI, machine learning, and advanced visualization

• Lead key components of Sector planning, forecasting, and long-range financial analysis

• Partner with functional leaders and senior leadership to embed AI-driven insights into decision-making and accountability

• Manage approvals and Insight hierarchy

• Lead indirect rate planning, forecasting, analysis, and executive-level messaging

• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A governance, tools, and processes through innovation and automation

• Support month-end and quarter-end close while continuously reducing cycle time through automation

• Lead CapEx and investment planning, forecasting and performance tracking

• Build trust and credibility with non-finance stakeholders by clearly explaining financial performance and impact

Why This Role Is Different

• You will shape the future of FP&A, not inherit the past

• You will be empowered to experiment, pilot, and scale AI solutions

• You will influence how leaders think, decide, and plan using finance as a strategic lever

• You will help establish a repeatable AI-first FP&A model that can scale across the enterprise

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience (or 6+ years with a Master’s degree)

• Strong FP&A background with demonstrated success leading process transformation and modernization

• Proven ability to leverage AI, automation, or advanced analytics to improve financial processes, insight quality, and decision speed

• Experience translating complex, AI-driven analyses into clear, trusted recommendations for senior leadership

• Experience supporting multiple contract types (FFP, FP LOE, T&M, Cost Plus, hybrid)

• Advanced analytical, communication, and executive-level presentation skills

• Strong understanding of revenue recognition and commercial financial processes

• Experience with Power BI dashboards and data models

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience applying generative AI, predictive analytics, or intelligent automation within finance or FP&A

• Familiarity with data science concepts, prompt engineering, or AI-enabled analytics platforms

• Experience with Leidos financial systems (Costpoint, Insight, OAC)

• Knowledge of data warehousing, data governance, and financial data architectures

• Working knowledge of government accounting regulations (CAS, FAR, GAAP)

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at .

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Keywords:

FP&A, financial planning and analysis, AI-enabled finance, financial forecasting, automation, advanced analytics, financial reporting, Power BI, variance analysis