Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.  

• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation. 

• We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the diverse roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.  

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers  

Do Work That Matters 

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life.  Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.  

Your New Role and Responsibilities  

As Head of Financial Planning & Analyst (FP&A), you will sit at the centre of enterprise performance, shaping how financial insight informs strategy, investment decisions, and operational execution across the Australian business. Reporting to the Vice President – Finance, you will lead a high-performing FP&A function, modernise planning and reporting capability, and elevate finance as a strategic partner to the executive team. 

• Lead and evolve the FP&A function into an insight-led, commercially focused partner to the business. 

• Own the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts and monthly performance reporting at enterprise level. 

• Drive forecasting discipline and scenario modelling to strengthen forward-looking decision quality. 

• Modernise reporting capability through automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled finance. 

• Build and mentor a high-performing FP&A team with strong capability in data analytics and commercial storytelling. 

• Improve reporting efficiency, governance and integrity while reducing cycle times. 

• Align pricing strategy and rate updates with broader commercial and growth objectives. 

What You’ll Bring to Make an Impact  

You are a commercially astute finance leader who combines technical depth with enterprise perspective. You operate comfortably at executive level, translate complexity into clarity, and bring a track record of strengthening financial capability within sophisticated, multi-stakeholder environments. 

• Significant experience within a complex, matrixed or multi-business environment. 

• Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to translate financial data into strategic insight and executive narrative. 

• Demonstrated experience modernising finance through automation, analytics, or AI-enabled tools. 

• Experience influencing senior executives and contributing at leadership team level. 

• Proven ability to build, develop and lead high-performing finance teams. 

• Deep understanding of budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and financial governance frameworks. 

• Degree qualification in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline 

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application.  We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.  

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen. 

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose 

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia. 

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.  

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community. 

Next Steps 

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.  

• Recruitment process – typically includes two interviews, a potential case study discussion, and background checks (varies by role). The Talent Acquisition team will brief you in detail before the commencement of interviews. 

• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1. 

• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team [email protected] if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.