Senior Manager, FP&A

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Program Summary

KBR's Readiness and Sustainment (R&S) division is the Team Behind the Mission®. We deliver mission critical services to the U.S. military and coalition partners around the world. Our key capabilities include base operations; contingency and expeditionary support; next generation asset management; digitally focused logistics; prepositioned stock; and integrated supply chain management.

Job Summary

As a Senior Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will be instrumental in shaping the financial performance and guiding the strategic direction of the Readiness and Sustainment (R&S) business unit. The position will report to the business unit CFO with dotted-line functional responsibilities at the segment level. The position requires a strong analytical mindset, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments.

**Although KBR is headquartered in Houston, this role has flexibility to be fully remote. The successful candidate can work from any location within the Continental United States

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Develop and maintain financial models, including long-term trends and scenarios, to aid strategic planning and decision-making.

• Partner with division and functional leadership on budgets and forecasts. Conduct variance analysis to track performance against metrics at the division, functional, and project levels, highlighting key factors impacting performance.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to support both segment and corporate reporting processes.

• Track business unit cash flow performance against the budget and forecast, with close monitoring of project-level cash conversion, and understanding of how balance sheet items impact cash flow timing.

• Regularly review business unit indirect rate variances and as needed, perform rate impact analyses to evaluate how business volume fluctuations affect rates.

• Enhance financial planning and reporting processes by driving improvements and as needed, leveraging data aggregation and visualization technologies to develop automated reporting solutions.

• Collaborate with the Government Compliance function to ensure the effects of government regulations, including FAR, DFAR, and CAS, are understood and accurately integrated into budgets and forecasts.

• Provide financial guidance and support for contract negotiations, pricing strategies, and resource allocation as needed.

• Mentor and lead a team of FP&A analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, predominantly within government contracting environments.

• Functional understanding of government regulations, including FAR, CAS and DFARS.

• Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting tools e.g. Excel

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Costpoint, COBRA and EPM applications is preferred.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.