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Program Finance Manager, AD&S

Anduril - Costa Mesa, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-09-08

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Salary: USD 129,000 - 0 / annual

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology, AI, autonomy, and computer vision. The Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) division delivers autonomous aircraft, advanced effects, and mission autonomy software. As Program Finance Manager, you will own end-to-end financial leadership for single or multiple complex commercial and U.S. Government/DoD programs across various contract types (CPFF, FFP, T&M). You will lead the operating cadence for program financial management, including product costing, capital deployment, EAC rigor, funding/billing discipline, and leadership-ready analytics. You'll scale processes, tooling, and talent to support rapid growth. Key responsibilities include: owning program financial performance from award through execution and closeout; leading EAC and forecast governance with variance/root-cause analysis; partnering with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, billing, and contract modifications; leading monthly FP&A forecasting; driving production and unit-economics insights (margin, COGS, inventory, working capital); supporting planning deliverables (AOP/LRP); operating performance management with EVM where applicable; building scalable processes and tooling (templates, dashboards, models); communicating clearly to leadership through decision memos; hiring and developing analyst talent; and conducting ad-hoc analysis for business cases. Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline; working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (FAR/DFARS); experience supporting manufacturing/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics); advanced Excel/modeling skills and strong systems orientation (ERP + reporting/tooling); track record leading cross-functional workstreams with Program, Engineering, Ops, and Contracts stakeholders. Preferred: Program EAC finance experience; scaling from IRAD to full-rate production; FAR knowledge or DAU Financial Management certification and/or PMP; experience with EVM tools (Deltek Cobra) and program scheduling tools (Microsoft Project); experience scaling finance processes in high-growth environments.

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