IT Business Manager

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Job description

Description

Job Description:

Leidos Corporate is looking for an IT Business Manager to coordinate strategic planning, financial forecasts, budgets, and resource management related activities in CIO Services Group. In this role, you will serve as Business Partner for assigned IT business area(s) and are expected to collaborate with other functional support leaders and compile effective solutions for the group. This position is based in Reston - VA with occasional telework allowed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Budgeting, forecasting, processing of accruals and journal entries for an infrastructure area
• Financial analysis identifying financial drivers, providing high level and detailed analysis
• Create and present monthly customer financial report and analysis
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, or customers
• Support ad hoc requests
• Review of monthly close and financial results, including variance reporting and explanations
• Assist in managing and reconciling business costs
• Serve as the primarily POC for all financial questions/inquires to include indirect cost classifications, service centers, inventory, prepaid expenses, accruals, IWOS and more
• Planning of AOP and quarterly forecasts for Direct Costs, Indirect Expense elements, and project expenses, establishes and assures adherence to budgets and forecast
• Active Management of prepaid expenses and expense accruals, in support of corporate FP&A
• Executive level reporting
• Compliance with all applicable Leidos financial policies and procedures
• Support the management of resources against the Workforce Strategy
• Assist Asset Management and Project Controller with project resource allocations, acquisitions, and associated spend plan information, as needed
• Facilitate infrastructure area strategic business planning and change management initiatives, including strategic roadmaps and work plans
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executives on matters concerning several functional areas

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 8 years of experience in business management area. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree
• Experience in IT / business operations analysis and management, which includes review of monthly close and financial results, managing and reconciling infrastructure costs, planning and forecasts for project expenses, as well as develop and deliver executive level reporting.
• Solid collaborating and analytical skills with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives.
• Strong understanding of financial processes, strong communication skills (written and oral), and strong analytic skills
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills (to include pivot tables, advanced formulas, and executive level reporting)
• Ability to think strategically, lead and provide direction to indirect reports, and grasp a firm understanding of the division goals and priorities and what it takes to execute
• A self-starter with the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to relationship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing IT type work
• Knowledge of TBM and Apptio a plus
• Experience with Costpoint, financial modeling, and knowledge of other financial systems

Pay Range: