Leidos is seeking a SOX Compliance Senior Analyst to join our team of financial professionals. In this role, you will serve as a key advisor to process owners across the organization on best practices for SOX, recommend opportunities for improvements for existing process and assist management in designing/updating the SOX process documentation for new system implementations, accounting pronouncements and/or newly acquired companies. You will work with process and control owners to assess control deficiencies considering consistency and aggregation across Leidos, and ensure deficiencies are satisfactorily remediated in a timely manner.

This is a mostly telework position that requires onsite work typically once a week from Reston – VA.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify key Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) risks and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain SOX risk and control matrices. Prepare/update SOX process flow charts.
• Design new controls/update existing controls for new/changes to business processes, new system implementations, new accounting pronouncements, and/or acquisitions/divestitures, as applicable. Review control evidence for sufficiency, completeness, and accuracy.
• Evaluate control deficiencies, propose remediation action plans, and validate the completion of remediation action.
• Perform special projects related to department administration, financial analysis, policies and procedures, accounting thresholds, etc.
• Key contributor to analyze, design and advise the implementation of control framework for acquired companies and global locations.
• Train process and control owners on their responsibilities related to SOX.
• Use time wisely by prioritizing tasks according to risk and demonstrate ability to manage time, working independently, and facilitating a team environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration and minimum of 4 years of relevant SOX compliance experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Effective oral and written communication skills are also required to allow the candidate to effectively interact with various levels of management and members of Leidos’ operating organizations
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset, and possess assessment and process-oriented background with ability to adapt in a dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Public accounting experience preferred.
• CPA or candidate actively seeking a CPA is preferred.

We’re not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. We’re looking for people who break limits, ask hard questions, and don’t wait to be told what’s next. At Leidos, we’re not following the roadmap — we’re redrawing it. 

Original Posting:

November 5, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $63,700.00 - $115,150.00

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.