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Salary: USD 88,000 - 117,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Autonomous Airpower (AA) business line develops and manufactures next-generation unmanned aircraft. The AA program finance team is embedded with engineering, program management, and operations to ensure disciplined planning, execution, and reporting of contract value.
As a Program Financial Analyst, you will own the financial health of one or more AA contracts end-to-end. You will partner daily with Program Managers, Engineering Leads, and the Finance/Accounting organization to build and maintain bottoms-up forecasts, maintain contract budget baselines, execute earned value reporting, and drive margin performance. This role sits at the intersection of FP&A and Program Controls—you will spend as much time managing financial models in Excel as working strategically with cross-functional partners. You will work closely with data analysis, data upload and validation in Oracle, and use generative AI to automate and streamline business processes. You should be comfortable defending your numbers to your manager and presenting them in an organized, clear, and informative manner.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support contract-level financial management across assigned AA programs, including monthly EAC/ETC management and cost/schedule variance analysis
- Maintain the contract value baseline in Excel/Oracle, navigating varying contract types (FFP/CPFF), BCWS phasing, reforecasting processes, change control, and monthly status reports
- Work closely with Program Managers, Engineering Leads, and cross-functional teams to build and challenge bottoms-up forecasts for remaining work (labor hours, materials, subcontracts, ODCs)
- Prepare monthly program financial reporting deliverables, gross profit margin and gross margin surveillance, monthly and cumulative actuals-to-forecast variance explanation, and funding/billing position
- Reconcile monthly billings to cost performance; support unbilled AR, revenue recognition inputs, and month-end close deliverables
- Track and analyze unit cost trends versus forecast, and surface drivers to program and engineering leadership
- Support pricing, proposals, and ROM estimates for contract modifications and follow-on work
- Build and maintain reporting in Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry to automate recurring program financial deliverables
- Contribute to long-range planning and the annual operating plan for the AA business line
- Drive continuous improvement in program controls tools, templates, and procedures
Note: Per Anduril's expansion plans, this role is anticipated to be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 1–2 years of experience in program finance, program controls, FP&A, or a related finance/accounting role
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- Strong Microsoft Office and Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
- Grit and determination to excel in a self-starting environment
- Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- DoD/aerospace & defense industry experience, particularly on cost-type (CPFF, CPIF) or FFP development contracts
- Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts—CPI/SPI, BCWS/BCWP/ACWP, VAC, EAC/ETC
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion, Oracle EPM, or equivalent program controls/ERP tooling
- Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and CAS-covered contracting environments
- Experience using Databricks, Foundry, and Claude Cowork/Code
