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Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology, AI, autonomy, and computer vision. The Frontier Systems Division is seeking a Finance Manager to lead business line financials and own core FP&A responsibilities.
In this role, you will lead a team responsible for close insights, income statement and balance sheet forecasting, EAC budgeting, and executive reporting. You will partner closely with business line program management and engineering leadership to understand programmatic and business line OpEx performance and translate that into achievable financial plans and forecasts.
Key responsibilities include:
**Business Line FP&A (Forecasting, Budgeting, Close Insights)**
- Own the financial operating rhythm: monthly close insights, forecasting, and variance driver analysis
- 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 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**
- 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 monitoring plans to ensure effective implementation of program financial plans
- Support pricing strategy and proposal development for pursuits, 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
**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
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA or relevant professional certification such as CPA or CFA is a plus)
- 4+ years of experience in financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting within a corporate FP&A environment
- 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
- Ability to understand and communicate financial performance and variance analysis to stakeholders
- Customer service mindset
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, and data analysis tools
- TS/SCI clearance desired
