Finance Manager, SG&A Finance

As a Finance Manager of SG&A Finance, you will serve as a strategic finance partner to corporate functions while owning the enterprise-level view of labor and workforce planning.

You will drive SG&A financial performance through business partnership, management reporting, and the financial inputs that support annual budgeting and long-range planning.

You will manage a team of analysts and set the standard for how SG&A spend,particularly our investment in people,is planned, measured, and optimized across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a finance business partner to SG&A departments, providing financial guidance, spend visibility, and decision support to functional leaders
• Own enterprise headcount planning and forecasting, building the frameworks and processes that scale with a hypergrowth defense technology company
• Develop and maintain labor cost models, scenario analysis, and workforce ramp plans to support scaling across all functions
• Drive SG&A budget ownership and variance analysis, partnering with department leads to manage spend and identify efficiency opportunities
• Build workforce cost analytics and benchmarking against defense, aerospace, and high-growth tech peers, including productivity metrics such as revenue per employee, ACV per employee, and department ratio analysis
• Align workforce investments with business strategy, growth objectives, and government contract requirements
• Systematize workforce data to establish a single source of truth, partnering with HR, IT, and Finance to ensure data integrity and drive automation
• Own annual headcount and compensation planning cycles, including merit increase, promotion budgeting, and contingent workforce spend management
• Create executive-level financial models and reporting across SG&A and workforce; lead monthly presentations to business partners and senior leadership
• Lead and develop a team of analysts, setting expectations and creating room for growth

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related field, with at least 2 years managing or leading a team
• Experience as a finance business partner to corporate or SG&A functions
• Strong understanding of SG&A cost structures, workforce planning, and how corporate costs connect to divisional and program performance
• Experience designing financial reporting, planning processes, or allocation models at an enterprise level
• Ability to synthesize complex financial data into clear narratives for executive audiences
• Experience with financial planning systems, ERP platforms, and enterprise data management
• Proven ability to operate with significant autonomy in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Experience with government contract cost accounting (FAR/DCAA) and labor allocation principles
• Background in defense, aerospace, or government contracting
• Familiarity with workforce benchmarking, cost allocation methodologies, and organizational design analytics