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The Opportunity
Are you ready to shape the future of global security? Are you ready to shape the future of global security? The Intelligence Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Lead Finance Manager to work in our Linthicum, MD location. This is an exciting opportunity to support a U.S. Government partner’s financial planning, budgeting, and execution oversight mission. In this role, you will provide analytical insight that enables leadership to make informed, data-driven resource decisions. You will work within a complex federal budgeting environment supporting long-range planning and financial transparency initiatives. This role directly impacts strategic resource allocation and operational effectiveness across enterprise programs.
Join a team where your "greatest work" isn't just a slogan—it’s our daily standard.
Contract Status: Proposal Phase/Contingent Upon Award.
Security Clearance: U.S Citizenship with Active or Current DoD TS/SCI required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.
What you'll be doing:
The Lead Finance Manager conducts comprehensive financial research and analysis on complex budget execution and planning issues. This includes analyzing obligations, burn rates, forecasts, and historical trends using government-provided systems and financial data. Responsibilities include identifying funding gaps, risks, and opportunities while maintaining detailed financial matrices and projection models.
The individual manages financial planning projects from start to finish, developing multi-year resource models and performance metrics. They establish enterprise reporting processes to support leadership decision-making and monitor financial execution throughout the fiscal year. This role involves coordinating with stakeholders, preparing executive briefings, and ensuring compliance with federal financial management standards.
Needed Experience, Skills, and Education:
Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of relevant financial management experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Experience with federal budget formulation and execution
Experience with planning, budgeting, and execution processes
Strong financial modeling and forecasting skills
Experience using government financial systems
Strong written and oral communication skills
Clearance Needed:
U.S. Citizenship with an Active or Current DoD TS/SCI required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.
Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:
Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business
Experience supporting federal defense budgeting environments
Knowledge of manpower and appropriations tracking
Preferred Tool Experience:
Advanced Excel modeling
Financial management systems
Data visualization tools
PowerPoint
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:March 10, 2026For 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.
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.
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What We Do
We Are Leidos
For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world.
OUR MISSION
Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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