Finance Manager, Intel

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

As a Finance Manager, you will be responsible for business line financials under Anduril Frontier Systems Division. This role will lead a team to own core FP&A responsibilities, including close insights, income statement and balance sheet forecasting, EAC budgeting, and executive reporting, while partnering closely with business line program management and engineering leadership.

Business Line FP&A (Forecasting, Budgeting, Close Insights)

• Own financial operating rhythm: monthly close insights, forecasting, and variance drivers
• Lead annual and quarterly planning cycles, including target setting, resource allocation, and performance tracking against business objectives
• Develop executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and narratives for AFS leadership to drive decision-making
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to surface risks and opportunities early and drive corrective actions

IRAD & Internal Investment Management

• Partner closely with business line leadership to create comprehensive budgeting plans for IRAD programs and strategic initiatives
• Manage IRAD budget tracking, including burn, staffing mix, milestone outcomes, and post-gate spend visibility

Program / Customer Execution Finance (Plus: Proposals and Pricing Support)

• Support program performance management by tracking actuals vs. forecast for key cost elements and deliverables; provide actionable insights to Program Management and Engineering leaders
• Develop metrics and a monitoring plan to ensure effective implementation of program financial plans while identifying ways to continually improve performance
• Support pricing strategy and proposal development for pursuits as needed, including modeling scope assumptions and post-award baseline set-up
• Partner with Growth, Contracts, and Program teams to support deal constructs, assumptions, and change management to improve deliverability and financial outcome

Process Improvement and Tooling

• Establish and continuously improve reporting processes and tools to increase transparency, speed, and decision quality
• Drive process improvements across planning, forecasting, and performance management; standardize recurring deliverables where possible

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA) is a plus
• 4+ years experience in financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting within a corporate FP&A
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment
• Experience supporting program finance, program execution cadence, or defense contracting environments is a plus
• Strong time management skills with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines under pressure
• Able to understand and communicate financial performance and variance analysis to stakeholders
• Customer service mindset
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, and data analysis tools