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Salary: USD 88,000 - 120,000 / annual
CHAOS Industries is a defense technology company founded in 2022 and backed by $1 billion in funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company develops a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) for warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams. CHAOS is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, and London, and currently employs 500+ people across five global offices.
As an FP&A Analyst, you will serve as a dedicated financial business partner to functional leaders across Engineering, G&A, and Sales & Marketing. You will own the long-range planning, company-wide forecasting, and board/investor materials for your assigned partner areas. Your role bridges finance and operations, translating financial and operational data into actionable insights for leadership.
Key responsibilities include: managing rolling forecast inputs from partner areas into the company-wide forecast; producing monthly variance reporting and headcount cost reconciliation; building and maintaining partner dashboards and recurring analyses on the Datarails platform; partnering with functional leaders on budget ownership, headcount decisions, and vendor spend tradeoffs; identifying and implementing process improvements to streamline workflows; tracking actuals against plan and driving root-cause conversations; and preparing analysis and talking points for leadership and board materials.
You will operate with significant independence, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, scaling environment. The role requires strong business partnering and communication skills to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 2+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical role supporting forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Comfort with AI tools and automation of manual work
- Familiarity with finance systems (ERP such as NetSuite; FP&A planning tools such as Datarails)
- Ability to operate independently and carry projects forward with minimal direction
- Comfort in fast-paced, changing environment managing multiple priorities
- Exceptional business partnering and communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
PREFERRED:
- Aerospace, defense, or hardware/manufacturing finance experience
- Familiarity with Foundry or similar data platforms
- Exposure to international or multi-region financial reporting
