Finance Business Partner (P3M) - 11 Month FTC

Programme Name: LCST

Location: Hybrid - Remote/Bristol Office 2-3 days per week

Duration: 11 Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

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The Role:

Leidos is seeking an experienced Programme Finance Analyst to support the P3M team with management of change initiatives within the Mission Systems & Integrated Logistics division, and specifically on the Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) programme.  You will support a multifaceted portfolio spanning Storage, Logistics, Global Operations, Commodity Procurement and Strategic Programme Initiatives.

This role is integral to the financial management of our programmes supporting critical initiatives in support of UK Defence, driving increased value for our customer.

You will work with Project and Programme Managers to define goals, manage budgets and track programme performance against established baselines to ensure flawless execution.

What will I be doing?

• Serve as the Finance Business Partner to the P3M team, providing financial challenge, cost management and support P3M team with forecasting, ensuring time, schedule and operational progress of projects aligns with, and is accurately reflected in, the financial results and cost forecasts to completion
• Collaborate with programme managers to develop and maintain detailed resource plans, schedules and cost budgets.  Analyse financial performance against the project/programme baseline to identify variances and trends
• Identify financial risks and opportunities within programmes and recommend proactive strategies to enhance financial performance and achieve programme objectives
• Prepare and present detailed financial forecasts, reports, and analysis to support variance analysis and decision-making processes for each programme and ensure accuracy and timeliness in the provision of all financial documentation
• Participate in the development of new business proposals and the preparation of on-contract growth proposals for customers, ensuring alignment with programme goals and compliance with financial criteria
• Drive consistency and standardisation across the wider Leidos Finance Team, ensuring compliance with corporate standards, policies and requirements
• Own, take responsibility for and update integrated financial dashboards using PowerBi
• Support P3M transformation into new reports including EVM and integrated schedule loaded resourcing and forecasting
• Facilitate/contribute to internal and external audits as/when required

What does Leidos need from me?

• Demonstrable experience working as a Finance Analyst/Accountant in a project environment supporting multiple concurrent programmes
• Track record of managing budgets, financial forecasting, reporting, and participation in the preparation of financial proposals and supporting programme audits
• Keen Business (Financial) Acumen and a strong understanding of budgeting, financial forecasting, and reporting principles
• Proficient in the use of financial software systems (eg Oracle, Cobra, Power BI)
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, capable of presenting financial data and engaging with non-financial stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Qualification/intent to qualify with a Professional body for Accounting (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS pre-screening required to start

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Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

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)

•   Flexible Working Scheme

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:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

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.

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.

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.