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Cost Account Manager

Leidos

Huntsville, ALJob$66–119K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$66–119K/yr
Location
Huntsville, AL
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Leidos seeks a Cost Account Manager for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability team at its Platform Integration Facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The role manages manufacturing control accounts across three major programs, overseeing planning, schedule and cost performance, risks, and recovery actions. The manager partners with manufacturing and program leadership to communicate progress and prepare for customer reviews.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

EVMSScheduling ProcessesCost and Schedule BaselinesSchedule and Cost Performance ReportingManufacturing Performance AnalysisIntegrated Master SchedulingPerformance Measurement BaselinesChange ManagementWork AuthorizationEAC ForecastingCorrective ActionsManufacturing Program ManagementManufacturing EngineeringProduction ControlMaster SchedulingCost Account ManagementDeltek CostpointManufacturing Execution SystemsWeldingFabricationAssemblyIntegrationFinal Acceptance Testing

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical or Business Discipline or Equivalent Experience4+ Years Relevant ExperienceMaster's or Equivalent Experience2+ Years Relevant ExperienceNorth Alabama Residency or RelocationUS CitizenshipFinal Secret Clearance or Eligibility3+ Years Manufacturing Program ManagementPMI/PMP CertificationMBA or Advanced Technical Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Manufacturing Sector is seeking a Cost Account Manager (CAM) to join our Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Team at our Platform Integration Facility located in Huntsville, AL.

This position will manage manufacturing programs and control accounts for the assembly, integration, and test content associated with a (3) major programs. The CAM will own the planning, monitoring, and statusing of the content in the control account and the health of each program. The CAM will support and partner with the manufacturing organization to establish schedule and cost positions, develop and report variance rationale, and develop courses of action to maintain performance to the program plan. The manufacturing content in this control account includes mechanical disassembly, component fabrication, platform final assembly, and acceptance testing. This position will be partnered with Manufacturing and Program leadership to develop material for recurring internal and external customer reviews. This person in this role will collaborate with the Manufacturing Program Integrator and local Site Leadership to communicate program progress, constraints, risks, and potential mitigation plans.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here (https://www.leidos.com/company/our-business/defense) !

Are you ready to make an impact? Apply and share your resume with us today!

Primary Responsibilities

  • Accountable to the PM and customer to deliver the scope associated within the control account(s)at theagreedcost, schedule and technical objectives.

  • Managingschedule,cost, and technicalperformanceagainstthe baselineof the control account(s)including managing resources.

  • Aggressively managing the risk and opportunities in the control account(s).

  • Weekly reporting of schedule and cost performance of the control account.

  • Analyzing schedule and cost performance, developing variance rationale and recovery plans,as needed.

  • Partnering with Manufacturing management and shop personnel to develop courses of action tomaintainprogram schedule and cost baselines.

  • Coordinating near term schedule andexecution plans with Manufacturing.

  • Supporting proposal activities and business development opportunities.

  • Participation in program reviews.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree intechnicalor business discipline with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

  • Working knowledge of EVMS and scheduling processes.

  • Previousexperience with developing cost and schedule baselines for manufacturing projects and reporting recurring schedule and cost performance to those baselines.

  • Demonstrated experience analyzing manufacturingperformanceon a recurring basis through the life cycle of a program.

  • This position requires knowledge in the development, maintenance, and/or tracking of: Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), the change management process, the work authorization process, forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs), and implementing corrective actions.

  • Candidate must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing torelocateto Huntsville – North Alabama, AL area.

  • Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Three or more years ofpreviousmanagement of a manufacturing projector program.

  • PMI/PMP Certification.

  • Manufacturing Engineering, Production Control, Master Scheduling, orpreviousCost Account Management experience.

  • MBA or advanced technical degree.

  • FamiliaritywithDeltekCostpoint accounting software.

  • Familiarity with electronic ManufacturingExecutionSystems.

  • Previousexperience on manufacturing programs/projects that include Welding, Fabrication, Assembly, Integration, and Final Acceptance Testing.

HuntsvilleManufacturing

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

October 26, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

REQNUMBER: R-00195411

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,683 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$66–119K/yr
  • Alabama median$120–205K/yr100 salary ranges
  • US median$126–201K/yr7,722 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $92K, is 41% below the Alabama median midpoint ($157K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Management salary ranges in Alabama.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 156 open Program Management jobs in Alabama and 10,683 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Alabama
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,110 postings).
Education
4,182 of the 10,683 open Program Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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