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Senior Finance Manager, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril - Costa Mesa, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-09-29

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Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 / annual

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Maneuver Dominance (MD) business delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects in the Group 3/4/5 aviation domains, with autonomous vehicles as the cornerstone of capabilities. You will own the P&L for a portfolio of autonomous aircraft product lines on the MD Finance team, providing leadership and management of product- and program-level finance teams as MD scales. You will have full accountability for top- and bottom-line performance of your product portfolio. Key responsibilities include: - Own end-to-end P&L for your product portfolio, including top-line growth, gross margin, and capital allocation across the product life cycle - Manage financial forecasting and budgeting processes; oversee product- and program-level financial reporting - Evaluate financial performance by comparing actual results with forecasts, highlighting trends and analyzing variances - Partner with senior MD and corporate finance leaders to identify and implement improvements to business performance and finance systems - Build executive-level reporting and translate complex financial performance into clear, actionable insights - Develop bottoms-up, data-driven models to understand segmentation, pricing optimization, scenarios, and financial returns - Own performance dashboards and KPI alerting; assess impact of financial decisions on metrics - Develop relationships with internal and external customers; oversee customer program reporting, invoicing, and monthly financial status reporting This role requires strong interest in solving operational and financial puzzles with ability to recognize patterns and collaborate cross-functionally to drive decision-making. You will create frameworks for assessing investment and capital allocation decisions and partner with senior leadership to operationalize hypotheses and takeaways. REQUIREMENTS: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA) is a plus - 7+ years of experience in financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting within an FP&A or consulting environment - Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling and data analysis tools, and experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems (Anaplan, Netsuite, Oracle, Foundry) - Demonstrated ability to lead programs and strategic initiatives in a finance function - Proven ownership of a full P&L at scale, ideally in hardware, manufacturing, or capital-intensive product business - Intellectually curious with ability to understand the why behind numbers - Highly technical with value for precision and accuracy; ability to rapidly dissect complex quantitative problems - Critical thinker who considers problems from all angles to remove bias - Results-oriented with can-do attitude and tenacity to see initiatives through - Driven and ambitious - Exceptional written and oral communication skills; ability to drive consensus through grounded arguments and negotiation - Creative problem-solver able to identify obstacles and present viable solutions - Comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous environment - Excited by large breadth of problems - Confidence to execute in highly visible and accountable positions - Must be security clearance eligible - Must be authorized to work in the United States

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