Vice President, Finance & Business Operations: Kinetic Effects Business Area

Shape the financial and operational strategy of one of Leidos’ key growth areas. As Vice President, Finance & Business Operations (F&BO) for the Kinetic Effects Business Area (BA), you will be the senior F&BO executive for a $600M+ business positioned for exponential growth over the next several years. The portfolio spans Munitions/Effectors and Hypersonics manufactured products.

As a core member of the Kinetic Effects leadership team, you will partner directly with the BA Senior Vice President of Operations to guide growth strategy, investment decisions, operating performance, and the capabilities needed to scale.

Who You Are

You are a business-minded leader with strong financial acumen, sound operational instincts, and executive presence. You influence outcomes across complex organizations and turn data into insight, insight into action, and action into results.

What You Will Do

You will lead a team of Division F&BO Leaders and Program Finance Analysts and serve as finance business partner to the Kinetic Effects Senior Vice President. You will drive profitable growth and data-driven decision-making while building strong relationships with internal and external customers.

Strategy and Growth

• Advise on business planning, profitability, growth targets, and revenue goals.
• Provide financial leadership on new business, recompete, take-away, and on-contract growth captures and proposals, including ownership of business cases and strategic proposal decisions.
• Act as a change agent for the enterprise by driving process improvements and presenting business cases for strategic investments.

Financial Operations

• Direct the BA’s financial operations, including forecasting, accounting, expense control, financial planning, and cash flow management.
• Implement and execute indirect expense controls.
• Manage the balance sheet and cash, including billings, collections, unbilled receivables, aged accounts receivable, and inventory.
• Lead capital efficiency initiatives, optimizing inventory, supply chain, manufacturing delivery, and capital requirements.
• Strong knowledge of production and manufacturing operations.

Program Performance

• Own the Estimate at Completion (EAC) process, including EAC reviews.
• Oversee program performance management, including Earned Value Management where applicable.
• Resolve complex program issues.

Governance and Leadership

• Serve as the primary interface with internal and external auditors and take ownership of audit results.
• Grow and develop first-line leaders and financial analysts.
• Contribute to a team-oriented culture committed to professional excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline, and 15+ years of relevant financial management experience in roles of increasing responsibility, or Master’s degree with 13+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to analyze financial results and advise senior management on financial and strategic matters.
• Proven record of growing revenue, improving profit margins, and supporting complex financial transactions, including international operations.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to build and communicate data-driven business cases that shape executive decisions.
• Experience leading large teams and developing future leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced degree.
• Experience supporting businesses through periods of significant growth and scale.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled operating models, advanced analytics, or digital transformation initiatives.

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