Program Finance Manager, AD&S

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

The Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) team delivers autonomous aircraft, advanced effects, and mission autonomy software. The Program Finance Manager will own end-to-end financial leadership for complex Commercial and U.S. Government / DoD programs.

Responsibilities

• Own program financial performance for single or multiple complex commercial and government contracts.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking.
• Partner with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing/invoicing, contract modifications, and required program financial reporting.
• Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process with a focus on understanding program changes that drive financial changes.
• Drive production and unit-economics insights: margin and COGS analysis, inventory and working-capital impacts, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Support planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for your program(s): consolidate bottoms-up program outlooks and align to leadership commitments.
• Operate performance management (EVM where applicable): support baseline management and interpret key variances.
• Build scalable processes and tooling: standard templates, dashboards, models, and mechanisms that improve speed, accuracy, and governance.
• Communicate clearly to leadership: deliver crisp narratives and decision memos.
• Hire and develop talent: manage and mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management.
• Ad-hoc analysis for Business Cases and other studies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline.
• Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts).
• Experience supporting manufacturing/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics) in a hardware or production environment.
• Advanced Excel/modeling skills; strong systems orientation (ERP + reporting/tooling).
• Track record of leading cross-functional workstreams with Program, Engineering, Ops, and Contracts stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Program EAC finance.
• Scaling from an idea (IRAD) to full rate Production.
• FAR knowledge or DAU Financial Management certification and/or PMP.
• Experience with EVM tools (e.g., Deltek Cobra) and program scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project).
• Experience scaling finance processes in a high-growth environment.