Lead, IT Business Analyst - Finance & IT Initiatives

Job Title:

Lead, IT Business Analyst (Finance & IT Initiatives)

Job Code: 38062

Job Location:

Melbourne, FL (On‑Site)

Job Schedule:

9/80;
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

The Lead IT Business Analyst is part of the Enterprise Services and Strategy – Value Optimization organization. This role acts as a strategic partner between IT, Finance, and key business stakeholders to drive complex, high‑visibility initiatives that improve financial performance, enable cost optimization and support enterprise transformation.

• Lead and support complex, high‑visibility IT initiatives and projects focused on financial management optimization, cost savings, and enterprise transformation.
• Execute core project management activities across cross‑functional initiatives, including scope definition, schedule development, risk identification, dependency management, stakeholder communication, and oversight of execution.
• Partner with IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to identify, evaluate and advance opportunities for IT financial savings and operational efficiency.
• Develop and support business cases, financial models, forecasts, and cost‑benefit analyses for strategic programs, technology investments and transformational initiatives.
• Create, maintain, and manage integrated project plans that align deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and resource needs across multiple work streams.
• Monitor project performance and proactively address, elevate, and help resolve issues that impact scope, schedule, budget, or intended business outcomes.
• Identify and analyze project and portfolio interdependencies, including resource constraints, overlapping efforts, and changing cost models, to support informed planning and decision‑making.
• Review and validate business case assumptions, deliverables, and value realization before, during, and after implementation to ensure expected outcomes are achieved and sustained.
• Maintain project documentation, status reporting, governance materials, and executive‑ready communications to support effective decision‑making and transparency.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise, and compelling recommendations, project updates, financial insights, and strategic considerations to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Facilitate coordination across IT and business teams to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, deliverables, and expected financial and operational results.
• Support portfolio‑level planning by tracking progress across initiatives and highlighting risks, dependencies, and opportunities that may affect enterprise objectives.
• Occasional travel to support summits, planning meetings, conferences or other IT workshops is required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance, or related field, with a minimum of 9 years of experience in contract auditing, project management, or a related role;
  Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience managing and tracking IT financial management initiatives from inception through completion, including status reporting and stakeholder follow‑through.
• Strong financial literacy with the ability to independently discuss forecasting, cost structures, and financial terminology.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, coordinate, and drive initiatives to successful completion.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external vendors.
• Accounting background is a plus.
• Detail‑oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Proficient in contract management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in a technology or defense industry.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program or project management with Cost Account Manager responsibilities.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PMI‑ACP, PgMP, PfMP).
• Ability to work across regions, sectors and segments to influence change across the organization.
• Demonstrated success leading large IT technology…