Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) delivers autonomous aircraft, advanced effects, and mission autonomy software. Program Finance partners with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and Contracts to ensure program execution translates into predictable financial outcomes.
As a Senior Manager, Program Finance, you will own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of complex Commercial and U.S. Government / DoD programs across multiple contract types.
Responsibilities:
- Own program financial performance for a portfolio of complex commercial and government contracts across contract types; drive predictable outcomes from award through execution and closeout.
- Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking with mitigation actions.
- Partner deeply 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 with Ops/Supply Chain.
- Own planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for your portfolio: consolidate bottoms-up program outlooks (revenue, cost, margin, working capital) and align to leadership commitments.
- Operate performance management (EVM where applicable): support baseline management and interpret key variances (CV/SV/CPI/SPI); prepare content for internal/external reviews and audits.
- Build scalable processes and tooling: standard templates, dashboards, models, and mechanisms that improve speed, accuracy, and governance as program volume increases.
- Communicate clearly to leadership: deliver crisp narratives and decision memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance.
- 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, with understanding of broader impacts to financial results
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 8–12+ years of progressive experience in DoD/government contract finance or program finance, including ownership of large/complex programs.
- Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline, including proactive risk identification and corrective action follow-through.
- Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts) and strong partnership instincts with Contracts and Program Management.
- 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 full P&L management AND 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 (templates, workflows, controls, and training).
Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) that ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.