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Salary: USD 150,000 - 171,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company develops Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that integrates thousands of data streams into real-time 3D command and control centers, bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking to military systems.
As 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 financial inputs supporting annual budgeting and long-range planning. You will manage a team of analysts and establish standards for how SG&A spend—particularly workforce investment—is planned, measured, and optimized across the enterprise.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as 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 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
REQUIREMENTS:
- 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
